Many thanks Geoff for your wise counsel and dedication to the principles
that make Wikimedia Foundation unique.
Congratulations to your new employer. They are lucky to have someone with
your experience and skills.
Take care,
Sydney
FloNight
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Hi Geoff
What can I say that others have not said earlier in this thread…
Well… perhaps that you were a Rock(star) during my tenure as (vice-)chair of
the Foundation Board of Trustees. Relying on you to give sound advice was one
of the easiest decisions I ever made. You have shaped many of our
Geoff!
At some point in the past that feels like a million years ago (but
actually was about five years ago), I was at a party in Berlin
watching you have enthusiastic, lengthy discussions about copyright
over a beer with Wikipedians from many countries.
Afterwards, I told someone "you know, our
Thank you for all the work you've put into this movement. Best wishes
going forward.
KTC
On 13/07/2016 22:25, Geoff Brigham wrote:
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General Counsel
and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This job has been amazing, and
I’m
Dear Geoff,
In the name of Wikimedia Deutschland, I would like to thank you for
your guidance and support through all the years, and for all the
things you have achieved for the WMF and our movement.
I am looking forward to working with Michelle and Stephen, and wish
you all the best for your fut
Dear Geoff –
What a beautiful note. YouTube is in for a treat, as you are yourself a
source of trust and stability and safety. The initiatives and examples you
have set will serve Wikimedia for some time to come.
Warmly,
Sam
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Hi Geoff, I would like to add my personal thanks and appreciation for
the exceptional work you have done in developing and professionalising
the Foundation's legal services over the past five years. Probably most
editors don't realise that the long-term viability of the type of open
communitie
Dear Geoff,
Wikimedia Ukraine had a pleasure to work with you and your team closely at
least twice: when we wanted to make sure that our community event logo was
not breaking any rules and when we had a dispute about Wiki Loves Monuments
in Crimea. The last issue was really big to tackle amiably,
Hey,
I've said that privately earlier this week, I'll reiterate publicly.
Thank you so much for all the work and energy you've put into the movement.
I'm sad we won't get to work much together but really happy you've Landes a
great job at YouTube!
Of course any time you come to France I'd be ha
It was always great to talk to you, Geofff, I wish you all the best
and hope that from time to time the Wikimedia movement still will
enjoy your advice.
Ziko
2016-07-14 13:01 GMT+02:00 Michael Jahn :
> Working with you has been a brief but nonetheless great pleasure, Geoff!
> Wishing you all the b
Working with you has been a brief but nonetheless great pleasure, Geoff!
Wishing you all the best for this exciting change!
Michael
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Michael Jahn
Leiter Kommunikation & Partnerschaften
Head of Communications & Partnerships
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Tel
Darn. Just when I was thinking we could finally catch up. Well, it
*will* have to be in France then, or somewhere else where the grass is
green and the sea some shade of blue. Thank you for all the fish.
*hugs*
Delphine
On 14 July 2016 at 08:48, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel
wrote:
> Geoff, thank yo
Geoff, thank you for your great service!
At least I know we will may continue to work together as in my work I work
a lot with YouTube's teams :)
Good luck to you, to Michelle and Stephen.
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
+972-(0)-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
Im
Hello Geoff,
among many other things said already I think the most profound impact
you made on the whole movement was the reformation of the trademark
licensing policy and the introduction of legal assistance program. Both
immensely important for the community Also your contribution and legal
On 7/13/2016 3:04 PM, Kat Walsh wrote:
Geoff,
Your insight and
guidance, your legal experience, your leadership, and your dedication
to the people and the principles of the movement have all been
invaluable. And your commitment to building the organization and the
people in it means you leave th
Geoff --
Many thanks for all you've done for the movement! You helped take the
WMF to a new level of professionalism, built a fantastic team, and led
it during some of the most pivotal moments in the organization's
history. During our years of working together, I deeply admired your
dedication to
I vividly remember the day we met, in Paris, before you joined the WMF.
I am really glad you decided to join the aventure for so many years. You
will be missed.
Florence
Le 13/07/16 à 23:25, Geoff Brigham a écrit :
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General C
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> Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
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Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
around. Good luck with the new gig. :)
Regards,
Pine
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Geoff Brigham
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
For three years, I reported to Geoff, along with my team. I knew he was a
brilliant lawyer, even before I went into it. I did not know that he was a
brilliant manager. and he is. He challenged me and taught me skills that I
use daily. He set an exceptionally high standard and accepted nothing less
Geoff,
I remember having the great pleasure of welcoming you to Wikimedia and
helping introduce you to the culture and challenges of a very unusual
organization, and later having the great pleasure of working with you
as you served as a keystone of its leadership.
It would be impossible to thank
Geoff thank you for your amazing service to the movement. You will indeed
be dearly missed.
James
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Pine W wrote:
> Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
> around. Good luck with the new gig. :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Pine
>
> On Wed, Jul
Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
around. Good luck with the new gig. :)
Regards,
Pine
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Geoff Brigham
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General Counsel
> and Secretary of the Wikim
Geoff,
It is always difficult to say farewell to a trusted colleague and friend,
but it is wonderful to see your skills and leadership recognized in this
new role. I’m so excited for you to bring your energy and experience to
another passionate and rollicking global community of creators.
You’ve
Congrats Geoff on your new and extraordinarily challenging role! Best of
luck and thank you for all of your hard work on behalf of the WMF.
~Nathan
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Geoff Brigham
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General Counsel
> a
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