Hello everyone,
This is a message that I do not find pleasant writing. Yesterday we had a board meeting, looking back at what we did last year and what the plans for the future are. Today I kept myself busy with writing the Wiki Loves Monuments report of last year, only realizing once again how much potential this chapter has and what we have already achieved.
Unfortunately, sometimes in life difficult decisions must be made. Attached you will find my resignation letter from the Wikimedia ZA board of directors. Not only am I resigning from the board, but I am also withdrawing myself from all other chapter activities for due course of time. Academically this year is going to be more challenging for me and I want to spend more time on other academic activities such as peer-reviewing and open-access lobbying for journals.
You will not see or hear from me for at least a year, but I will stay updated through the mailing list and the wonderful friendships made while being involved with the chapter. I wish everyone the best of times ahead! :)
Kindest regards Lourie
Hi Lourie,
As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision.
Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that's a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally.
David
Lourie
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.
Regards Dumi
On Monday, 14 January 2013, David Richfield wrote:
Hi Lourie,
As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision.
Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that's a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally.
David
Lourie,
It must have been a difficult decision to make. It is difficult to accept, but like David, I understand and support your decision.
Do not be a stranger!!!!
Regards Mohau
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Thuvack N thuvack@gmail.com wrote:
Lourie
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.
Regards Dumi
On Monday, 14 January 2013, David Richfield wrote:
Hi Lourie,
As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision.
Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that's a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally.
David
Wikimedia-ZA-Board mailing list Wikimedia-ZA-Board@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-za-board
Thanks Dumi. I would love to be part of the team hosting a South African Wikimania! Let us see what happens. :)
Lourie
From: Thuvack N thuvack@gmail.com To: Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team wikimedia-za-board@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: Lourie Pieterse louriepieterse@yahoo.com; wikimediaza wikimediaza@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Resignation of Lourie Pieterse
Lourie
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.
Regards Dumi
On Monday, 14 January 2013, David Richfield wrote:
Hi Lourie,
As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision. Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that's a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally. David
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've seen from you I'm not surprised at that. Best of luck also with your studies.
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Lourie Pieterse louriepieterse@yahoo.comwrote:
Thanks Dumi. I would love to be part of the team hosting a South African Wikimania! Let us see what happens. :)
Lourie
*From:* Thuvack N thuvack@gmail.com *To:* Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team < wikimedia-za-board@lists.wikimedia.org> *Cc:* Lourie Pieterse louriepieterse@yahoo.com; wikimediaza < wikimediaza@lists.wikimedia.org> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2013 11:32 AM *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Resignation of Lourie Pieterse
Lourie
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.
Regards Dumi
On Monday, 14 January 2013, David Richfield wrote:
Hi Lourie, As someone who often struggles to balance work and extracurricular activities, I understand and support your decision. Best of luck with your studies, and I hope your lobbying efforts will bear fruit; that's a very important topic which impacts free knowledge globally. David
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