[Wikimedia-l] Re: Thank you. And keep up the good work!
Dear Abraham, it is wonderful to have you in the movement; thank you as ever for all of your inspiration and support, and the work you have done + enabled in others. > Wikimedia is one of the strongest and last-standing proponents of the free and open internet, Just so. Let us make sure it continues to be a support and model for future proponents as well. And to Christian, wishing you congratulations and success.--SJ On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 1:03 PM Abraham Taherivand < abraham.taheriv...@wikimedia.de> wrote: > Dear Wikimedians, > > > As you know, today is my last day as the Executive Director of Wikimedia > Deutschland. > > > What an incredible journey it has been. When I started in 2012, I couldn’t > have even dreamed of all the things I would experience, what I would do, > whom I would meet, where I would go, and what I would learn. And then it > all turned out to be even more intense, more magical, and more fulfilling > than I had thought or could have imagined in my boldest dreams. > > > In 2012, when Pavel Richter brought me into the organisation to build up > the Wikidata team and to bootstrap the project together with Denny > Vrandečić, I already had a slight notion that something huge that was about > to emerge; “Wikidata, the next big thing” still echoes in my ears today. > The vision of this free and open knowledge base excited and inspired me > from day one. It was an honour for me to establish the initial Wikidata > team and later to build the software development department at Wikimedia > Deutschland. I could really follow my passion to bring people together, > empowering them, promoting their strengths and challenging them to be > innovative, to try new things off the beaten track. > > > Then in 2016, a whole new phase began when I was appointed as Executive > Director. Over these four and a half years, Wikimedia Deutschland has grown > considerably: our staff has doubled to 150 and we now have over 85,000 > members. Together with a large and successful community, we work as a > strong and respected partner together with educational and cultural > institutions, politics, media and digital civil society to liberate > knowledge. Alongside these audience groups in Germany, the Wikimedia > Movement - you! - has always been one of the most exciting and relevant > stakeholders. I am therefore particularly pleased that we and our members > unanimously decided in 2017 to support the 2030 Strategic Direction and its > implementation, that we were able to play a strong role in the development > of the recommendations, and that we are now continuing to pursue the > implementation with all our might. > > > I have had the great privilege of getting to know and learning from many > of you personally. The vast array of experience that Wikimedians bring to > the Movement, the rich ideas, and the people at the heart of it all are > truly extraordinary. In each Wikimedian I’ve met, I’ve felt the passion for > the overarching theme of our common vision. The spark in your eyes when you > start speaking about your favourite topics, be it the encyclopedia, > technology, governance, photos, food, commas, fondue, karaoke – it’s > impressive and a memory that I am glad will remain with me forever. What > each of you bring to this Movement is inspiring and truly special - and > that’s what makes this movement more than the sum of its parts. > > > It never gets boring in the wikiverse. There is always something new > coming along, be it in movement strategy, in our programs, or in how we > work together and grow our reach. At times, it can take awhile to get > things done. But that is often because we want to make sure everyone has a > say and has the opportunity to shape how we do things. It is a testament to > the respect Wikimedians have for each other and each other’s perspectives. > Wikimedians are very thoughtful: we take care of each other and treat each > other's needs and opinions as one of the highest goods. > > > Wikimedia is one of the strongest and last-standing proponents of the free > and open internet, one that continues to work toward making digital society > better for the sake of humanity. > > > Don’t give up this fight, don’t lose hope, be bold, unite – the world > needs you! > > > Yours sincerely, > > Abraham > > > > -- > > Geschäftsführender Vorstand / Executive Director > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > http://wikimedia.de > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org,
[Wikimedia-l] Re: Thank you. And keep up the good work!
Hello, "In 2012, when Pavel Richter brought me into the organisation to build up the Wikidata team and to bootstrap the project together with Denny Vrandečić, I already had a slight notion that something huge that was about to emerge; “Wikidata, the next big thing” still echoes in my ears today." — Thank you for your service and work around Wikidata and Wikimedia. Thanks also for the recap. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavours. ইতি,/Regards টিটো দত্ত/User:Titodutta (মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে) সোম, ৩১ মে, ২০২১ তারিখে ১০:৩৩ PM টায় এ Abraham Taherivand < abraham.taheriv...@wikimedia.de> লিখেছেন: > Dear Wikimedians, > > > As you know, today is my last day as the Executive Director of Wikimedia > Deutschland. > > > What an incredible journey it has been. When I started in 2012, I couldn’t > have even dreamed of all the things I would experience, what I would do, > whom I would meet, where I would go, and what I would learn. And then it > all turned out to be even more intense, more magical, and more fulfilling > than I had thought or could have imagined in my boldest dreams. > > > In 2012, when Pavel Richter brought me into the organisation to build up > the Wikidata team and to bootstrap the project together with Denny > Vrandečić, I already had a slight notion that something huge that was about > to emerge; “Wikidata, the next big thing” still echoes in my ears today. > The vision of this free and open knowledge base excited and inspired me > from day one. It was an honour for me to establish the initial Wikidata > team and later to build the software development department at Wikimedia > Deutschland. I could really follow my passion to bring people together, > empowering them, promoting their strengths and challenging them to be > innovative, to try new things off the beaten track. > > > Then in 2016, a whole new phase began when I was appointed as Executive > Director. Over these four and a half years, Wikimedia Deutschland has grown > considerably: our staff has doubled to 150 and we now have over 85,000 > members. Together with a large and successful community, we work as a > strong and respected partner together with educational and cultural > institutions, politics, media and digital civil society to liberate > knowledge. Alongside these audience groups in Germany, the Wikimedia > Movement - you! - has always been one of the most exciting and relevant > stakeholders. I am therefore particularly pleased that we and our members > unanimously decided in 2017 to support the 2030 Strategic Direction and its > implementation, that we were able to play a strong role in the development > of the recommendations, and that we are now continuing to pursue the > implementation with all our might. > > > I have had the great privilege of getting to know and learning from many > of you personally. The vast array of experience that Wikimedians bring to > the Movement, the rich ideas, and the people at the heart of it all are > truly extraordinary. In each Wikimedian I’ve met, I’ve felt the passion for > the overarching theme of our common vision. The spark in your eyes when you > start speaking about your favourite topics, be it the encyclopedia, > technology, governance, photos, food, commas, fondue, karaoke – it’s > impressive and a memory that I am glad will remain with me forever. What > each of you bring to this Movement is inspiring and truly special - and > that’s what makes this movement more than the sum of its parts. > > > It never gets boring in the wikiverse. There is always something new > coming along, be it in movement strategy, in our programs, or in how we > work together and grow our reach. At times, it can take awhile to get > things done. But that is often because we want to make sure everyone has a > say and has the opportunity to shape how we do things. It is a testament to > the respect Wikimedians have for each other and each other’s perspectives. > Wikimedians are very thoughtful: we take care of each other and treat each > other's needs and opinions as one of the highest goods. > > > Wikimedia is one of the strongest and last-standing proponents of the free > and open internet, one that continues to work toward making digital society > better for the sake of humanity. > > > Don’t give up this fight, don’t lose hope, be bold, unite – the world > needs you! > > > Yours sincerely, > > Abraham > > > > -- > > Geschäftsführender Vorstand / Executive Director > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > http://wikimedia.de > ___ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list --
