Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-10 Thread stephen wanjau
What! Barry, we just met and now you leaving! Anyway, they say good things are short lived and this so happens to be one of them. All the best and thank you for the role you played at the global devt faction of the WMF. //Stephen On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 2:55 PM, ViswaPrabha (വിശ്വപ്രഭ) < viswapr

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-10 Thread വിശ്വപ്രഭ
When a humble tiny group of Wikipedia users pondered upon an annual get-together added with some spice of outreach possibilities, we did not hope or expect that some one from Wikimedia Global Foundation will turn up there even with a terribly hectic schedule on a world itinerary at his hand. Our im

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-10 Thread BalaSundaraRaman
Dear Barry, Thanks for your contributions. I do recall the many discussions we had about the India strategy. Wish you good luck for your future endeavours. Regards, Sundar   "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth genera

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-09 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Hi Barry, It was great to have met and known you during our association of last two years. I remember the W10 Celebration where you placed Pune community on the Wikipedia map in Jan 2011 as our chief guest. Also, the funding for W10 celebrations, the support for WikiConference 2011, the creation a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-09 Thread Pradeep Mohandas
your future endeavours and good luck. warm regards,Pradeep MohandasUser:Prad2609 Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 20:17:09 +0530 From: arjunar...@gmail.com To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation Hi Barry, It was a surprise to note that

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-09 Thread Arjuna Rao Chavala
Hi Barry, It was a surprise to note that you are leaving the foundation. Thank you for all your contributions to the Wikimedia movement and specifically the interactions with the Chapter from its formative days, towards furthering the movement objectives in India. On behalf of the chapter team

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-09 Thread Srikanth Ramakrishnan
Barry, it is indeed sad to hear that you are leaving. You did a lot for the community. Good luck with your future. Cheers, Srikanth. On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Gautam John wrote: > The Indian community will miss you, Barry. Good luck on the move and > do come visit us! > > Thank you. > > Be

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-08 Thread Gautam John
The Indian community will miss you, Barry. Good luck on the move and do come visit us! Thank you. Best, Gautam http://blog.prathambooks.org/p/social-media.html ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscr

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-08 Thread Achal Prabhala
Dear Barry, you will be missed very much... I hope the move to Australia brings every happiness, and I'm glad you will still be 'here' - in a manner of speaking! Cheers, Achal On Wednesday 08 August 2012 08:27 PM, Bishakha Datta wrote: On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Barry Newstead mailto:bn

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-08 Thread Bishakha Datta
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Barry Newstead wrote: > > It is difficult for me to leave Wikimedia and particularly leave the > Global Development team, which I’ve had the pleasure of building and > leading over the past two years. I am proud of what we have accomplished in > raising the priorit

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: Leaving the Wikimedia Foundation

2012-08-07 Thread Holalkere Laxmivenkatesh
Dear Barry, I miss your presence. You remember, we met at VJTI, Mumbai, on the '10th year Celebration day of Wikipedia'. Wish you sound health, and happiness. Regards, Radhatanaya(Kannada) On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Barry Newstead wrote: > Cross-posting > > -- Forwarded message ---