Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread Belayet Hossain
I am very shocked. :( I'll definitely miss you my friend. Belayet [[User:Bellayet]] -- Belayet Hossain http://www.facebook.com/bellayet http://twitter.com/bellayet http://bellayet.wordpress.com (Bangla) Knowledge is universal ...so share it. Hillel If I am not for myself, who

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread Huib Laurens
Cary, I don't know what to say, I will miss you :( -- Huib Abigor Laurens Tech team www.wikiweet.nl - www.llamadawiki.nl - www.forgotten-beauty.com - www.wickedway.nl - www.huiblaurens.nl - www.wikiweet.org ___ foundation-l mailing list

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread Raimond Spekking
Cary, I will miss you. It is/was/will be a pleasure to work with you. I wish you all the best for your next phase of life. Hope to see you in Haifa :) Raymond. Am 03.08.2010 00:01, schrieb Cary Bass: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
That's shocking, indeed. What about all those pages on WMF sites who say if you don't know who to ask, ask Cary and similar things? :-/ Thomas Dalton, 03/08/2010 01:12: On 2 August 2010 23:51, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: Cary, you'll be missed. The WMF absolutely should try to replace you,

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread church.of.emacs.ml
On 08/03/2010 12:01 AM, Cary Bass wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of December. Hi Cary, this is truly sad news for us! I'm not sure how the foundation is supposed to replace you. (I'm guessing a piece of

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread CherianTinu Abraham
+ all of us ! :( On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Belayet Hossain bella...@gmail.com wrote: I am very shocked. :( I'll definitely miss you my friend. Belayet [[User:Bellayet]] -- Belayet Hossain http://www.facebook.com/bellayet http://twitter.com/bellayet http://bellayet.wordpress.com

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-03 Thread AGK
On 2 August 2010 23:01, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: I enjoy working with each and every one of you. Likewise. Thanks for everything you've done for us, Cary, and good luck with your studies. AGK ___ foundation-l mailing list

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Sebastian Moleski
Hi Cary, Thank you for everything you've done for the Foundation, the projects, but also the chapters. I will definitely miss you. Best wishes for your new degree. Sebastian On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 2 August 2010 23:01, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of December. I'm very sorry to hear this! I'm not sure how the Foundation is going to survive without you... thank you enormously

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Jon Davis
It won't. We're doomed. Cary was the glue that held everything together! /me sobs On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 15:05, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 August 2010 23:01, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread George Herbert
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Cary Bass c...@wikimedia.org wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of December. I'm leaving the staff, but I will continue to be involved with the Wikimedia movement as a volunteer, both

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Keegan Peterzell
I've enjoyed working with you on a few projects and learning about the Foundation from you, and the couple chances I've had to see you in person have always been fun. Thanks, Cary. -- ~Keegan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan ___ foundation-l

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Victor Vasiliev
On 08/03/2010 02:01 AM, Cary Bass wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of December. Cary, You just managed to write the first mailing list post that ever managed to shock me deeply. I do not think I'm able to express

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Kwan Ting Chan
Thank you for all you have done, and the very best of wish for all your future endeavours. KTC -- Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe:

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Dan Rosenthal
Cary, Hopefully, your successor will be even a fraction of you, in every way. Dan Rosenthal On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Kwan Ting Chan k...@ktchan.info wrote: Thank you for all you have done, and the very best of wish for all your future endeavours. KTC -- Experience is a good

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Nathan
Cary, you'll be missed. The WMF absolutely should try to replace you, although I doubt they'll find someone who can do the job as well as you have done. Good luck going back to school, and maybe you can get into editing some of the articles about Levant religions on the English Wikipedia... I hear

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Patricio Lorente
Cary, it is very nice to read you are returning to your studies, but we will miss you. Really. Good luck and hope to see you soon. Un abrazo! Patricio -- Patricio Lorente Mensajería Instantánea: patricio_lore...@jabber.org Blog:

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 2 August 2010 23:51, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote: Cary, you'll be missed. The WMF absolutely should try to replace you, although I doubt they'll find someone who can do the job as well as you have done. Just to clarify, my understanding is that the plan is to replace Cary with multiple

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Voice of All
This shocked me :/ Will you be in the office the week of Aug 30th when I visit? Cary Bass-4 wrote: It is with deep regret that I tell you I will be leaving the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation at the end of December. I'm leaving the staff, but I will continue to be involved with the

Re: [Foundation-l] Announcing my departure from the Wikimedia Foundation

2010-08-02 Thread Ray Saintonge
Cary Bass wrote: I'm leaving the staff, but I will continue to be involved with the Wikimedia movement as a volunteer, both as a contributor and in the organization of the annual Wikimania conference. Much of my work with Wikimedia will continue, except now I will be doing it as a