Thank you, Erik, for the time and effort you've spent on the Wikimedia
projects (and will continue spending, I hope, in some capacity).

Best of luck in your future endeavours.

//Johan Jönsson
--

2015-04-13 20:12 GMT+02:00 Erik Moeller <e...@wikimedia.org>:

> 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
>
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