Agree. Just under two years ago, I thought Katherine would make an
excellent ED. And she has not disappointed.
James
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 2:45 AM, Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl>
wrote:
with the right leader, things suddenly start to click
just right :)
dj
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanweer(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Thank you Micru for bringing the talk of
Katherine in the mailing list, I
probably wouldn't have watched it if you didn't post it here.
I'd like to thank Katherine for the charismatic presentation at
University
of Melbourne, depicting the essence of the
Wikimedia movement in the
perspective of our times. We value your leadership in the movement and
your
effort to highlight the goodness of millions of
Wikimedians across the
world. This isn't very common that we acknowledge the positivity and
contribution of people around us, which we should do more to encourage
and
assure them that they are doing great, thus
uplifting the energy within
them. Thank you Katherine!
Regards,
Tanweer
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM, David Cuenca Tudela <dacuetu(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> Normally in our community we used to send angry emails when we were not
> happy with how things are going, and we were not sending enough emails
of
satisfaction and encouragement. I don't know who started it, but the
"what
> is making you happy this week" series might be one of the best social
> achievements our movement has reached.
>
> To continue on that line I would like to tell you what made me happy
this
> week, but about Katherine Maher, our current
leader. In particular
about
this
video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8BuyKmjy7Rw
If you haven't watched it, do it now and get to know Katherine. I think
we
as a community don't deserve a leader like
her, at least not yet. The
reason is because she's way more advanced than us at seeing how the
world
is going and what is there to be done about it.
We can have as many Strategy Talks as we want, but as long as we as a
community are not ready to rally to put ourselves behind Katherine and
fully support her with her mission, it will be all for nothing.
The way I perceive Katherine is a charismatic leader full of light, but
her
> light is not reaching us fully because we are not giving her enough
power
> yet. I want to invite all of you as
individuals to reflect upon this
and
ask
yourself if you are as ready as me to support Katherine for the
personal benefit and the whole movement benefit.
I have never done this before but allow me some tolerance to speak on
behalf of the community. Not because I have been elected but because I
love
> it so much and I want the best for it. So if I were to speak on behalf
of
the
community I would tell this to Katherine: stop having so much
patience
with us.
There was a time when patience was good and necessary, but not anymore.
Set
yourself free and do as you please, because I see
no possible harm in
your
> intentions. Don't be afraid about going too fast. The community needs
> challenges to grow and if you don't bring them forward, we will not
grow
> enough to face the world of tomorrow, or
today, or yesterday.
>
> We are behind in our progress because of you, Katherine. We need that
you
> bring to the table ALL what you can do, but
you need to do it wisely,
and
you lack
a bit of that too.
So my advice is to challenge us, but ask first wise people in the
movement
first. There are a few of them, but they do
exist: Andrea Zanni, Asaf
Bartov, even Délphine (never meet her properly) are clear examples of
wise
> people. Over time and with practice you will be able to find more, and
in
the end
you will be wise enough to enlighten us all.
In my more than 10 years in the movement and my particular involved in
leadership, I could have never imagined that we would be so lucky to
find a
> leader like Katherine. When by chance she was here in Belgium, I live
in
> Leuven, I asked to meet her. Of course it
was not possible, but I use
the
opportunity to tell her what I wanted to in that meeting: Katherine, I
love
you, not in a romantic way, but the way you are
as a person, don't be
afraid if others cannot see you for who you are, you are just great the
way
> you are.
>
> In a past Conference I brought some gifts to people I cared about, but
I
am
lucky that I won't be attending this
Wikimania (only the Wikidata
conference this year). I feel lucky because I will not have to bring a
gift
> for Katherine, the only person who was deserved my admiration this
year,
> and it would be too hard to pick an
appropriate gift for her... The
Moon?
> The stars? They are hard to transport,
anyway.
>
> Please forgive me for my ramblings. I just think that Katherine is
great
and that
she deserves more emails like this one.
Cheers,
Micru
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