# Social Media Access Policy Proposal

The goal of this policy is to document and streamline who should get access to the Fedora Project social media accounts. The policy should protect against spreading account access too broadly by preventing access of accounts to too many people or to individuals who need to be shown as trustworthy. By outlining a process, we help to make it impartial, transparent, and clear to those who my want to contribute through social media content.

One of the first pieces of feedback we got was to leverage the Marketing Team as a way of vetting potential candidates for social media access. That is why the process for joining, leaving, and adjusting the Marketing Team and its structure is part of this policy.

First you have to join the Marketing Team, then you have to qualify for nomination, and then you're nominated for access to a specific account and the Mindshare Committee will make a decision.

## [Mindshare Policy Proposal] How to get social media access

To become a member of the social media access group:

1. You must have been involved in the Fedora Project for 9 months at least.
2. You must be a member of the Marketing Team for at least 3 months.
3. There must be a need for someone to gain access to a social media account as judged by the Marketing Team or Mindshare Committee.
4. Then someone from the Marketing Team would nominate you to be added to the social media group and the Mindshare Committee would vote on that.

## Related info for context

### How to join the Marketing Team

In order to join the Marketing Team:

1. You must have been collaborating with the Marketing Team for at least a month.
2. After that, someone in the team can nominate you to join the team.
3. Your nomination will be presented to the team, and if no one objects to to your addition within 1 week, you will be admited to the team. At that point you will be added to the Marketing Team FAS group. If an objection is raised, then the team will discuss further to try to reach consensus.
4. In order for a team member to be removed from the Marketing Team, a 2/3 vote must pass to remove the person in question. At least 1/3 of all team members must vote to reach a quorum.
5. Every year after the April release of Fedora Linux, all members of the Marketing Team will be contacted to confirm their continued membership. If there's no response after multiple attempts, or if they decline to stay on the team, those members will be marked inactive by removing them from the Marketing Team FAS group and the social media access group (if relevent).

### How to change the rules for the Marketing Team

1. Team member suggests a change to the rules, policy, or structure.
2. Team votes on the change and passes with a majority vote. A minimum of 1/3 of the Marketing Team must vote in order for the motion to be valid.