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! -- brion On Apr 13, 2015 11:12 AM, "Erik Moeller" &lt;erik(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/GuidelinesWikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

On Apr 13, 2015, at 11:27, Brion Vibber &lt;bvibber(a)wikimedia.org&gt; 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! -- brion _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

I’m excited that Wikidata is growing in leaps and bounds with the help of Wikimedia Germany,

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 Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Thank you, Q577729!

Q15903779

To the first Wikimedian to get a tattoo of your item number ... I salute you. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Cristian Consonni < kikkocristian(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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 Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Erik, thank you for everything you have contributed to Wikimedia over the years. It has made an immeasurable impact, and whatever future projects you turn to will be lucky to have you. I have often thought that Erik held a somewhat special place in the WMF as the highest ranking staff member who began their career as a major editor on the projects themselves. Hence, I have tended to imagine that he would be there to provide the outside hires with valuable insights into the functioning and feelings of the editor community. Not a flawless process for sure, but still an important one. Out of curiosity, with Erik's departure, who will be the highest ranking staff member(s) with extensive editing experience (say >5000 edits, or something like that)? I skimmed the WMF bios, and I don't think there is anyone left in a VP or C-level position that grew out of the community. It is the nature of the beast that many of the best talents will come to Wikimedia from outside of the community, and consequently they will have to learn what the community is all about. However, I am a little surprised that there aren't more identifiable community members among the top level staff. I would think that having that background and experience would be valuable for some of the roles. With Erik's departure it feels like we've passed some sort of milestone in the evolution of Wikimedia. We've moved toward a more professional staff, but also a staff that is more distant from the roots of Wikimedia. Anyway, best wishes Erik. Your contributions and eloquence will be missed. (Though I won't be shy in reminding you that you can still participate in the WMF projects as a volunteer, should you get that itch. ;-) ) -Robert Rohde P.S. Some of the senior staff bios could really use some cleanup and expansion (e.g. Lisa Seitz-Gruwell). On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Johan Jönsson &lt;brevlistor(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, somebody) that it'd be Philippe (a Director)

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Robert Rohde &lt;rarohde(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: as would It to in staff, missed. in wrote: , https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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. :)

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.

Every so often when we talk, you will surprise me by telling me about one more thing in the Wikimedia universe that you thought of or created or were involved in over the past many years that I didn't realize you had a role in. It seems the list is never-ending.

I’m very interested in the technical challenges of federated collaboration

Dear Erik, On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Erik Moeller &lt;erik(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: Every so often when we talk, you will surprise me by telling me about one more thing in the Wikimedia universe that you thought of or created or were involved in over the past many years that I didn't realize you had a role in. It seems the list is never-ending.

On 13 Apr 2015, at 20:12, Erik Moeller &lt;erik(a)wikimedia.org&gt; 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 Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Hello Erik, best wishes on your new journey and Thanks to you for everything. Hasive On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Jan-Bart de Vreede &lt;jdevreede(a)wikimedia.org > Dear Erik, > > Not sure where to begin :( > > Because words cannot begin how important your contribution to Wikimedia so > far has been. When I started on the board in 2007 you were a little > impatient with your new fellow board member for simply “not getting it” > (fair comment, some would argue that 8 years later I still don’t get it so > there). In the following months I learned to admire not just your expertise > but also your unwavering belief in our mission. You made clear what “being > bold” meant on several occasions. Sue could not have picked a better deputy > to help her set up the foundation in San Francisco and you deserve a large > part of the credit for what we have achieved (as it witnessed in this > thread). > > But there are two things that have always impressed me beyond all others: > > 1) Knowing what the “right thing” to do is in terms of our movement and > mission. I have sought you out many times for advice, and have not > regretted it once. Even if I did not agree your perspective always got me > thinking and helped me form a better opinion. > 2) Your ability to always be frank, but also take the time to reach out > and spend the time to explain things when needed (and take the criticism > for it). Several emails to this mailing list are proof of that. > > But I can understand your decision that “the time has come”. I might not > agree, but I am not sure I will ever agree with it…. working with you has > made me a better person and hopefully we will have the chance to do so > again somewhere in the future. > > As a very small consolation: I am excited to find out what cause you will > actively support next, and I am sure that your path and that of our > community will continue to cross regularly. > > From the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU! > > Jan-Bart “your henchman” de Vreede > > > > > > On 13 Apr 2015, at 20:12, Erik Moeller &lt;erik(a)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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Hasive **Nurunnaby Chowdhury** :: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী **হাছিব* Global User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive> Member | GAC Committee, Wikimedia Foundation <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Grant_Advisory_Committee> Member | IEG Committee, Wikimedia Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/People> Director | Wikimedia Bangladesh Operations Committee <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd> fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/itsNCH> | @nhasive <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | Skype: nhasive | www.nhasive.com _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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