On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com wrote:

Dear all,

I would like to use this opportunity to say "Goodbye" to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end.

Let me just repeat my thanks for all the work you've done, and say that you'll be missed. It's been great working with you on ChapCom and on administering this list.

Austin

(No longer able to slack on monitoring f-l.)

Michael Bimmler!

Officially, seriously: I want to thank you for everything you have done for Wikimedia during the past five years. You've made many, many useful and intelligent contributions to the movement -- as an editor, in your work with the Swiss chapter, and with the Wikimedia Foundation itself. In my own first weeks of involvement 18 months ago, you stood out to me as really constructive and committed and helpful. And you -with Robin and Rupert- took great care of me personally, when I was passing through Zurich earlier this year :-)

I am sorry to see you move on. But I know that it's natural -- this chapter in your life will come to an end, and you'll go on to do more fabulous work in other spheres. (And selfishly, I hope that David Gerard is right -- you will miss Wikimedia too much, and you'll find a way to stay a little involved ;-) Regardless, I know Wikimedia will count on you to be our friend and ally as we all continue our work.

Many, many thanks for everything you've done. I will miss you, and I'll look forward to hearing about your future accomplishments.

And as always, sorry to top-post :-) Sue -----Original Message----- From: Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com

Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 10:50:36 To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing Listfoundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

Dear all,

I would like to use this opportunity to say "Goodbye" to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end. I could make this a long email, taking about my time here and giving my opinion and advice about the state and future of the Wikimedia movement, but I'd like to keep this fairly short and simple -- many of you have already received epic emails from me, you don't need another one ;-)

Suffice to say, that the slightly more than 5 years that I have now been involved as non-anonymous participant in Wikipedia and Wikimedia have been very interesting to say the least - certainly a personal benefit for me, albeit one with ups and downs. In this comparably short time span, I saw the foundation mature from a rather abstract concept to a working and professionally staffed NGO with a broad networks of chapters all around the globe and I have learnt a lot in this process. I have thought long about whether I should remain involved with Wikimedia (I originally only resigned from Wikimedia CH because I am no longer in Switzerland since April and do not foresee being there other than for vacation in the next couple of years), but I decided in the end that I prefer a clear cut from everything, rather than just somewhat reducing my activity, and this year being for me personally the start of a new era anyways (new university, new country of residence etc.), it seems quite fitting to move on and start new pastimes, spend my time on new things.

The little formalities: My tenure with Wikimedia CH ends on Wednesday, May 27th - my ChapCom and list admin positions end at the end of May and in general, I am fine with having all my access privileges (accounts on non-public wikis, list subscriptions etc.) removed or closed per the end of May.

I wish you all the best -- from now on, I will again rely on what I read about Wikimedia's fate in the media, albeit taking it with a pinch of salt...

Goodbye!

Yours truly,

Michael

Best wishes to you and all your future endeavors. --Brad

-----Original Message----- From: foundation-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:foundation-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Erik Moeller Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:14 PM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Goodbye

2009/5/26 Sue Gardner susanpgardner@gmail.com:

I am sorry to see you move on.

Seconded. Michael, you have been excellent, and you will very much be missed.

Thanks for your fantastic work across the board. I do hope that this goodbye only marks an end of formal involvement, and that you can still come along from time to time. :)

- Chris

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com wrote:

Dear all,

I would like to use this opportunity to say "Goodbye" to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end. I could make this a long email, taking about my time here and giving my opinion and advice about the state and future of the Wikimedia movement, but I'd like to keep this fairly short and simple -- many of you have already received epic emails from me, you don't need another one ;-)

Suffice to say, that the slightly more than 5 years that I have now been involved as non-anonymous participant in Wikipedia and Wikimedia have been very interesting to say the least - certainly a personal benefit for me, albeit one with ups and downs. In this comparably short time span, I saw the foundation mature from a rather abstract concept to a working and professionally staffed NGO with a broad networks of chapters all around the globe and I have learnt a lot in this process. I have thought long about whether I should remain involved with Wikimedia (I originally only resigned from Wikimedia CH because I am no longer in Switzerland since April and do not foresee being there other than for vacation in the next couple of years), but I decided in the end that I prefer a clear cut from everything, rather than just somewhat reducing my activity, and this year being for me personally the start of a new era anyways (new university, new country of residence etc.), it seems quite fitting to move on and start new pastimes, spend my time on new things.

The little formalities: My tenure with Wikimedia CH ends on Wednesday, May 27th - my ChapCom and list admin positions end at the end of May and in general, I am fine with having all my access privileges (accounts on non-public wikis, list subscriptions etc.) removed or closed per the end of May.

I wish you all the best -- from now on, I will again rely on what I read about Wikimedia's fate in the media, albeit taking it with a pinch of salt...

Goodbye!

Yours truly,

Michael

Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com

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Michael Bimmler wrote:

Dear all,

I would like to use this opportunity to say "Goodbye" to all of you, because my involvement with Wikimedia is now coming to an end. I could make this a long email, taking about my time here and giving my opinion and advice about the state and future of the Wikimedia movement, but I'd like to keep this fairly short and simple -- many of you have already received epic emails from me, you don't need another one ;-)

Suffice to say, that the slightly more than 5 years that I have now been involved as non-anonymous participant in Wikipedia and Wikimedia have been very interesting to say the least - certainly a personal benefit for me, albeit one with ups and downs. In this comparably short time span, I saw the foundation mature from a rather abstract concept to a working and professionally staffed NGO with a broad networks of chapters all around the globe and I have learnt a lot in this process. I have thought long about whether I should remain involved with Wikimedia (I originally only resigned from Wikimedia CH because I am no longer in Switzerland since April and do not foresee being there other than for vacation in the next couple of years), but I decided in the end that I prefer a clear cut from everything, rather than just somewhat reducing my activity, and this year being for me personally the start of a new era anyways (new university, new country of residence etc.), it seems quite fitting to move on and start new pastimes, spend my time on new things.

The little formalities: My tenure with Wikimedia CH ends on Wednesday, May 27th - my ChapCom and list admin positions end at the end of May and in general, I am fine with having all my access privileges (accounts on non-public wikis, list subscriptions etc.) removed or closed per the end of May.

I wish you all the best -- from now on, I will again rely on what I read about Wikimedia's fate in the media, albeit taking it with a pinch of salt...

Goodbye!

Yours truly,

Michael

I already expressed my feelings and thanks to you a few weeks ago. You are simply a wonderful person and I know our paths will cross again. A bientôt.

Ant

Bye Mikey !!. May your children edit wikipedia in years to come and make fun of Old man jimbo and biker man cary :P