Hi Jan-Bart, I would like to join you in thanking Ting for his work over the last 5 years (man, what a long time, and what a great commitment).
@Ting: Thank You and Vielen Dank! I am very confident that you will stay part of our great movement in the future, in whatever capacity suits you best. And I am looking forward to hear from you, to get your advice and your input in all things related to Wikimedia. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Pavel Richter Vorstand Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tel.: +49 - 30 - 219 158 260 Twitter: @pavel 2013/5/5 Jan-Bart de Vreede <jdevre...@wikimedia.org> > Hi Everyone, > > As today is the day that Ting's resignation from the Board of Trustees > becomes effective I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for > the tremendous contribution he has made to the board over the past five > years. I did not know Ting when he joined our board but from what I heard > we were lucky that the community elected him. And that certainly proved to > be the case. In my opinion a board functions best when there are many > divergent opinions at the table who are able to discuss matters in a > sensible and constructive way in order to come to creative solutions. Ting > certainly contributed his uniqueness to that mix over the past five years, > and I am grateful that he was able to make as much time available as he did > in order to remain on the board for such a long time. Apart from being a > really really nice person Ting has a lot of wisdom (something which he will > probably deny ;) > > As some of you might know I ran against Ting for the Chair position of the > Board of Trustees in 2010 and lost. At that time I thought that I was > definitely the better candidate but the following two years proved me > wrong. I was happy to serve as his vice chair during the second year. His > diligent way of going about things made sure that a lot of things got done > during his tenure as chair and also ensured that all the voices at the > table got heard. Ting was always willing to go and visit a local chapter or > a Wikimedia event in order to represent the board and Foundation. His > unwavering principles and spirited way of discussing topics about which he > is passionate (of which there are several) are an inspiration. At the same > time he was more than willing to listen to all the different viewpoints and > able to change his mind if others presented valid arguments (something > which sounds simple but with which a lot of people, including myself, have > difficulty with ;) During several different discussions Ting managed to > convince me of the fact that his viewpoint was the correct one, and I will > miss his input in the future. > > As is tradition Ting will attend the next Wikimania (Hong Kong here we > come!) and we will take that opportunity to formally thank him for his > efforts for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees. I hope you will all join me in > this :) > > Thank you Ting! I am not sure how or when, but I hope that our paths will > cross again in the coming years! > > Jan-Bart de Vreede > Vice Chair Board of Trustees > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l