Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 8:10 PM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Erik, On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all -- As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia Foundation, and in the six years before that I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Hi Lila, interesting this new organization but a question comes up. Considering the presence of a new COO and the request to have more rigor and discipline, does Wikimedia Foundation is planning to apply a framework for IT governance of for improving IT services, like for instance ITIL or Cobit?

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Jan-Bart de Vreede
Dear Erik, Not sure where to begin :( Because words cannot begin how important your contribution to Wikimedia so far has been. When I started on the board in 2007 you were a little impatient with your new fellow board member for simply “not getting it” (fair comment, some would argue that 8

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Sebastian Moleski
Thanks Erik, for everything. I can't imagine the great things you will be up to next. Come say hi next time you're in Berlin. Cheers and best wishes, Sebastian Moleski Schatzmeister / Treasurer - Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Hasive Nurunnaby
Hello Erik, best wishes on your new journey and Thanks to you for everything. Hasive On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Jan-Bart de Vreede jdevre...@wikimedia.org wrote: Dear Erik, Not sure where to begin :( Because words cannot begin how important your contribution to Wikimedia so far

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Nicole Ebber
Erik, I can only +1 most of the comments made here. You have been an important companion since I joined WMDE in 2010 and it is hard to imagine the movement without you. I hope you and your wisdom will remain on our side. Thank you for your trust and support, and don't forget to swing by and say

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Quim Gil
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:10 AM, phoebe ayers phoebe.w...@gmail.com wrote: Every so often when we talk, you will surprise me by telling me about one more thing in the Wikimedia universe that you thought of or created or were involved in over the past many years that I didn't realize you had a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Tim Moritz Hector
Dear Erik, let me second what everybody else has already expressed in more beautiful words and just send you a very big Dankeschön for all you've done and for being a stable element at the WMF: since I've joined the movement, you have always been around, making the impression of doing your job

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Denny Vrandečić
Erik, thank you! Thank you for so many, many things. Even though we did not always agree in all details, I was always very happy to know to have someone who believes in the same ideals and who is effective in promoting actions towards common goals. WMF will be a different place without you.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Florence Devouard
Hello Erik I am going to join others and thank you for your work and involvement all those years. It is an odd chapter to turn in the book. I wish you the very best in the new problem spaces. Anthere Le 13/04/15 20:12, Erik Moeller a écrit : Hi all -- As Lila noted, since January 2008

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:26:13 +0200 Florence Devouard anthe...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello Erik I am going to join others and thank you for your work and involvement all those years. It is an odd chapter to turn in the book. I wish you the very best in the new problem spaces. Thank you,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] A transition and a new chapter.

2015-04-14 Thread Michael Snow
On 4/13/2015 6:10 PM, phoebe ayers wrote: Dear Erik, On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Erik Moeller e...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi all -- As Lila noted, since January 2008 I've worn many hats at the Wikimedia Foundation, and in the six years before that I was a Wikipedian, MediaWiki developer,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Fwd: [Chapters] News from the Board of Wikimedia CH

2015-04-14 Thread Katy Love
Thanks for this announcement, Ilario. Congratulations to all on the Board of WMCH, and a most warm welcome to Micha. And while it's not quite time for goodbyes, I am very sad to hear that Charles is moving on. At WMF, we too will miss his relentless enthusiasm, his strong collaborative instincts,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] My article on Wikipedia Zero and Net Neutrality, just out today at Reason.com

2015-04-14 Thread Aleksey Bilogur
This was an interesting read; I do hope I will one day get to speak to you at length on these topics. On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 8:07 AM, Mike Godwin mnemo...@gmail.com wrote: People who are interested in the history of my views on network neutrality may find fodder here in this 2006 article I