Hey Rob, It's been a pleasure meeting you and working with you! Do stay in touch!
Steph On 28 July 2012 05:11, Rob Schnautz <[email protected]> wrote: > Ladies and Gentlemen: > > Beginning Wednesday (August 1st), two-way communication between English > Wikipedia editors and Wikipedia Education Program staff in the San > Francisco office will no longer need to be directed through a middle-man > anymore for translation. I encourage anyone of either party needing to > communicate to the other party to check out the new Google Translate option > that translates between WMFese English and Wikipedian English. > > I’d like to thank everyone I’ve worked with and around who has helped > make this one of the most enjoyable jobs I’ve ever worked. I’ve had a > wonderful time working with the amazing folks at the Foundation on the > United States, Canada, and India Education Programs, as well as with the > other community liaisons. I’ve never had the opportunity to work in such a > cheerful and supportive environment as this. I wish all of you the best as > you fill in any gaps I leave behind—I know you’ve got some big challenges > ahead of you the next several months. > > English Wikipedians, you haven’t seen the last of me yet! [[:en:User:Bob > the Wikipedian]] is about to come out of hibernation. As for the IRC clan, > it was great getting to know you, and I sure hope this won’t be the last > opportunity I get to interact with most of you. You may now resume normal > chat (if there’s such a thing) knowing that the only staff watching you > during my former office hours is Ironholds. (Please be gentle with him on > occasion, though!) > > It’s been very exciting to see the Wikipedia Education Program from a > staff perspective and to relay messages to the community. Likewise, it was > interesting to see how the editing community felt about the Wikipedia > Education Program, and to share those feelings with my manager and > coworkers—that’s an experience they don’t teach you in computer science > courses! From questions and comments to even the biggest complaints—I’ve > enjoyed providing my services to you all. This job has opened my eyes to a > whole new career path for me to explore in online community liaising. > > I think any of you Wikipedia editors and staff will agree with me that > having a roof over one’s head and a working Internet connection are two of > the most valuable privileges life has to offer, so I’ve attached my résumé > in the event someone out there has (or knows of) an opening for which > they’d like to consider me. > > If you do plan on responding to this email, please make sure you include > my permanent email address [email protected] —thanks! > > Adios, y’all! > > Rob Schnautz > Online Communications Contractor > Global Development > Wikimedia Foundation > Evansville, Indiana, U.S. > > P.S. I don’t have any plans at the moment to quit my volunteer work as > regional ambassador for the Wikipedia Education Program to Wisconsin, > Michigan, and Kentucky. So Jami, and all my fellow volunteers, see you on > the other side! > > _______________________________________________ > Wmfall mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfall > > -- Steph Thommen Recruitment Manager Wikimedia Foundation
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