Lourie, thanks for the work and many hours that you have no doubt put into getting the chapter to this point.  I am glad that you seem to be leaving on good terms and with no bitterness or drama... but from what I&#39;ve seen from you I&#39;m not surprised at that.  Best of luck also with your studies.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Lourie Pieterse <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:louriepieterse@yahoo.com" target="_blank">louriepieterse@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><span>Thanks Dumi. I would love to be part of the team hosting a South African Wikimania! Let us see what happens. :)<br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<br><span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Lourie<br></span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px">
  <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1">  <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Thuvack N &lt;<a href="mailto:thuvack@gmail.com" target="_blank">thuvack@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team &lt;<a href="mailto:wikimedia-za-board@lists.wikimedia.org" target="_blank">wikimedia-za-board@lists.wikimedia.org</a>&gt; <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Lourie Pieterse &lt;<a href="mailto:louriepieterse@yahoo.com" target="_blank">louriepieterse@yahoo.com</a>&gt;; wikimediaza &lt;<a href="mailto:wikimediaza@lists.wikimedia.org" target="_blank">wikimediaza@lists.wikimedia.org</a>&gt; <br>
 <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 14, 2013 11:32 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Resignation of Lourie Pieterse<br> </font> </div><div>
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<div>Lourie<div><br></div><div>All the best on your academic year ahead. I trust that you will not lose the wiki fire in you, and that you will return in time for Wikimania 2015 bid.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div>
<div>Dumi<span></span><br>
<br>On Monday, 14 January 2013, David Richfield  wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi Lourie,</div>
<div>As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision.</div>
<div>Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that&#39;s a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally.</div>
<div>David<br>
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