please keep us updated about his situation
Mardetanha
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 11:06 PM, rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
All the best brane!!
On Nov 23, 2015 18:43, "Samir Elsharbaty" <selsharbaty(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Brane,
I didn't have the pleasure of meeting you but I heard a lot of nice
stories, so, please get well soon because I would like to have this
pleasure!
--
Samir Elsharbaty,
Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+20.100.944.3478
education.wikimedia.org
On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Tito Dutta <trulytito(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Brane,
> Good wishes and get well soon.
> Regards.
>
> On 22 November 2015 at 06:18, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
>
> > I have had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Brane at some
length,
in
> Belgrade, in Hong Kong, and perhaps elsewhere too. He is thoughtful
and
dedicated, and as Milos said, has played a huge part in building up
Serbian
> Wikipedia and Wikimedia Serbia.
>
> Brane, I wish you a full recovery, and hope to have the chance to see
you
> again, somewhere in the world or around the
wikis.
>
> Regards from the Wikisource gathering in Vienna,
>
> Asaf
>
> On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> > Pine asked me a good question: Where to express support? I think
> > whatever you think is the most appropriate. This thread works, as
> > well. His email is branej(a)gmail.com. You have the link to his
Facebook
> > page via WMRS photo. He is using
Twitter, as well @branej.
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 12:40 AM, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > At some point of time, the best you could do is to reach for a
> > > superstition and hope it will work. It doesn't matter how it will
be
> > > > explained after, but at this point of time, it's only that
> > > > superstition which matters.
> > > >
> > > > My particular superstition is that Brane would be able to see his
> > > > eulogy and that we'll be able to laugh together. You know,
it's a
> rare
> > > > opportunity to see how your eulogy would look like, so I hope I
am
> >
> giving it to him.
> > >
> > > An hour ago I heard that he is in critical condition. At first, I
was
> > > > thinking what should I write after he dies. Then, I realized
that I
> > > > should write it now and post
it after. Then, it's come into my
mind
> > > > that I should send it
immediately as, at least, I could think
about
> > reading with him this eulogy and your
comments after he recovers.
> >
> > Since August 2014 he is struggling with bone cancer. His curse is
that
> > > his body is so strong, that chemotherapy is not working yet.
> > > Paradoxically, we hope that his body is weak enough now that it
will
> > > > finally accept chemotherapy. Monday would be crucial day for him.
> > > >
> > > > He is one of those "invisible" Wikimedians who actually
contributed
> >
> significantly to our movement. Some of you, mostly those who
visited
> > > > Belgrade, know him.
> > > >
> > > > He is one of the founders of Wikimedia Serbia. It's a pity that
he
is
> > > in this condition while WMRS is
preparing to celebrate its 10th
> > > anniversary. Here is our photo from the founding assembly [1].
> > >
> > > Presently, he is a board member of Wikimedia Serbia.
> > >
> > > His epic fight for copyright correctness on Serbian Wikipedia
created
> > > the foundations of the present day
strict copyright rules. It's a
> > > great achievement for a project of such size and it was possible
just
> > > > because of him.
> > > >
> > > > While he was active editor, he was highly trusted Wikipedian and
he
> >
> was administrator, bureaucrat and checkuser on Serbian Wikipedia,
as
> > > well as on a number of of other
projects in Serbian language.
> > >
> > > Alpha software for transliteration between Cyrillic and Latin
scripts
> > > of Serbian language in MediaWiki
was his work. That was the basis
for
> > > > the future implementation. It was the first software of that kind
> > > > implemented in one web engine.
> > > >
> > > > He is my close friend. Besides a lot of things which he did,
which
> >
> will be mentioned at appropriate time, I want to say that many
things
> > > > which I did wouldn't be possible without his contribution.
> > > >
> > > > He is now very exhausted and he won't be able to read this today
or
> > > > tomorrow. However, I am sure
he will be able to read it on
Monday,
> > > > after he recovers a bit. So,
your support matters, no matter of
my
> > superstitious reasons for sending this
email.
> >
> > [1]
>
https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.rs/photos/a.826279217387658.1073741828.2…
>
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