[p2pu-webcraft] Feedback for text about badges that goes in the front page of SoW

[Janet Swisher]

I wouldn't want to imply that "a SoW JavaScript badge means that 
*Mozilla says* I know JavaScript". It's a more subtle message "a SoW 
JavaScript badge means that my peers say I know JavaScript, and Mozilla 
says that matters".

--Janet

On 11/30/11 1:31 PM, Erin Knight wrote:
> There are actually two separate things at play here. 1) There is the 
> Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure that these badges get pushed into. 
> In this case P2PU is simply an issuer in the ecosystem. But 2) SoW is 
> a partnership between Mozilla and P2PU so the SoW skill badges are in 
> fact backed by Mozilla - they even carry Mozilla branding. Mozilla 
> reviews the assessments/challenges and in that sense 'backs' them.
>
> On the certification authority front - there are no formal 
> certification authorities for badges yet so it may be that there are 
> more informal certification authority relationships like this. Or or 
> may turn out that the endorsement functionality serves this function 
> as well - we'll have to see.
>
> -E
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Janet Swisher <jswisher at mozilla.com 
> <mailto:jswisher at mozilla.com>> wrote:
>
>     I agree with Dan that putting together "certification" and "backed
>     by Mozilla" is misleading. I suggest something like this:
>
>     Earn Merit Badges
>     Show off your web and community skills to friends, teachers, and
>     potential employers through School of Webcraft merit badges. Merit
>     badges show that your peers have assessed your work as meeting
>     specific quality criteria. These badges are issued by School of
>     Webcraft using the Open Badges framework, which is supported by
>     Mozilla, the global non-profit dedicated to shaping the future of
>     the Web for the public good, and to helping everyone become a Web
>     maker. Badges are easy to display on your personal website, online
>     profiles, and CV or resumé.
>
>
>     On 11/30/11 6:32 AM, Chloe Varelidi wrote:
>>     ok, i see what you are saying. let me know if you have a
>>     suggestion for an improved text
>>     thanks,
>>     Chloe
>>
>>     On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Dan Diebolt
>>     <dandiebolt at gmail.com <mailto:dandiebolt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         The implication of the narrative is that Mozilla is acting as
>>         some type of certification authority which is simply not
>>         true. The document I referenced has definitions for various
>>         stakeholders/roles (User, Issuer, Displayer, Signer,
>>         Endorser) none of which equate to the implication that
>>         Mozilla is a certification authority.
>>

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