Yeah, Alec wrote me just before he left. I hope he doesn't mind me saying this here: he told me he was scrambling his Wikimedia and GMail passwords, and that he won't be back. (He did say he's going to continue to donate, which is great; he just won't be active on-wiki.) I have mixed feelings about him leaving. I don't know everything he did on-wiki, but I know enough to respect his contributions, and I also found his e-mails (both on-list and off) enormously thoughtful and valuable. I am sad he's left and I'm going to miss him personally: I liked him a lot, and I benefited from his ideas and opinions. So, I can't help but hope he changes his mind and comes back. OTOH though, I want to respect his right to make whatever decision is best for him -- his hard work for the movement was a gift, not an obligation. If he chooses to come back, I'd be thrilled. If he doesn't, I will just be grateful for the contributions he made when he was active :-) Thanks, Sue On Aug 12, 2011 11:10 AM, "Nemo" <nemowiki(a)gmail.com> wrote: