On Apr 13, 2015 8:27 PM, "Brion Vibber" <[email protected]> wrote: > > It's been a long journey -- I remember that 2007 office well, and the crazy > times before even that. :) > > Best of luck on what's next!
Huge thanks for all you have done for Wikimedia! :) Wish you the best in whatever you do next. Cheers, Katie > > -- brion > On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller" <[email protected]> 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, and member of the WMF board of trustees. I became > > involved in Wikipedia when I was 22 years old. :) The Wikimedia > > movement has accomplished amazing things, but I believe it's time now > > for me to do something different and new. > > > > It's been a long and incredible journey, and one I am privileged to > > have helped to shape. When I joined the Foundation in December 2007 we > > were a staff of a dozen people, with barely enough funds to keep the > > lights on. Since then, we've tackled challenges of a complexity and > > scale faced by few other organisations. In doing so, we’ve been > > generously supported by people all over the world who are grateful for > > the gift of free knowledge. > > > > I’m proud of and happy with what we've achieved. Reaching people on > > mobile. Pioneering new approaches working with universities. > > Painstakingly building a visual editing experience on top of wikitext. > > :) I’m glad we’ve taken a stand when it matters (SOPA blackout, NSA > > lawsuit) and that we don’t shy away from complex issues such as > > community health and diversity. > > > > I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help > > of Wikimedia Germany, and that more and more powerful tools and > > services are being built on the basis of Wikimedia APIs and data. I’ve > > always believed that Wikimedia chapter and affiliate organizations are > > key to the success of the movement, and I hope they are going to truly > > thrive in years to come. > > > > But it's time. As the leadership team begins to coalesce under Lila, I > > want to open up space for the organization to learn and explore anew > > -- and I’d like to rediscover for myself what it means to tackle > > challenges outside of my areas of comfort and familiarity. > > > > I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated > > collaboration, and am looking forward to getting my hands dirty in > > that domain. I also want to explore how to make patterns of ethics, > > policy, and self-governance more accessible and re-usable for > > communities. In short, I’m itching to immerse myself in new problem > > spaces and new ideas. > > > > Lila, Damon, Terry, myself and others in the org have been discussing > > how to organize product going forward to set the org up for success in > > the years to come, and we’ll have an update on that very soon. This is > > a very natural point for me to pursue something new. > > > > What Wikimedia does in the world is wonderful & important. I’m sure I > > will continue to cross paths with many of you in future as I continue > > to move in free culture circles, and I very much look forward to it. > > > > I’ll continue to be @ WMF full-time through April, and will make > > myself available as necessary afterwards, for when the org needs human > > institutional memory that surpasses digital archives. I wish you all > > success and joy :-) > > > > Love, > > > > Erik > > -- > > Erik Möller > > VP of Product & Strategy, Wikimedia Foundation > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
