On Oct 29, 2016, at 5:34 PM, Florian Schmidt <florian.schmidt.welzow(a)t-online.de> wrote: Hi all, just a moment ago I noticed, that Rob Lanphier seems to (silently) does not work for the WMF anymore? At least based on a comment on his WMF-account's talk page[1] and a commit in gerrit[2] it seems he doesn't work at the WMF anymore. However: What happened? I haven't seen any public info about this? Can someone explain what happened? I'm really interested in it, as I really like RobLa, both as a person (at least from what I saw/read so far) and the professional /technical input and things he did. Would be nice, if someone could bring some light into the darkness :P Best, Florian [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:RobLa-WMF#Goodbye_and_thanks [2] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/318656/2 _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 3:54 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com wrote: As already noted higher up on that talk page, that's a misconception. Timely updates now happen on the WMF wiki instead, where RobLa's departure had already been recorded by HR before you sent this email: https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Staff_and_ contractors&action=history -- Tilman Bayer Senior Analyst Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Thank you Petr. Well said! -Toby On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 2:39 AM, Petr Bena <benapetr(a)gmail.com> wrote: nemowiki(a)gmail.com we _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

On Nov 3, 2016, at 4:07 PM, bawolff <bawolff+wn(a)gmail.com> wrote: There is also the more pragmatic question of how Robla's responsibilities will be transferred.

Thanks Brian! That's exactly what this e-mail was for. I was also wondering, what happened to him personally, however, it's more than ok and his own decision to not say anything about it. However, like Brian wrote already, Robla had (as far as I know) a very good standing in the community and it would be a good communication about what happened (in any way), instead of "just" disabling his account. However, this e-mail is (and wasn't at any time) to make anyone sad about anything, and it makes me sad, that the thread resulted in this feeling for some people :( Best, Florian -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Wikitech-l [mailto:wikitech-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] Im Auftrag von bawolff Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. November 2016 21:07 An: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Betreff: Re: [Wikitech-l] What happened to RobLa? Robla obviously deserves his privacy if he wants that. However I think its rather natural for people to wonder "What happened" when an employee who is as much in the public spotlight as robla is, suddenly and unexpectedly leaves. Obviously just because it is "natural" doesn't mean we deserve answers. I think Wes's short email was sufficient in terms of answering the what happened question. However, simply putting a global lock on someone's account (Which was the state of things before this thread) is not good communication and bound to raise eyebrows. There is also the more pragmatic question of how Robla's responsibilities will be transferred. Robla did a lot for MediaWiki, and transitions are scary. Transitions with no information are even scarier. How will Robla's initiatives be carried forward? Is the architecture committee mature enough to continue on purely its own steam without Robla pushing it forward? How does this affect the "vision" for MediaWiki (emphasis on MediaWiki, not Wikimedia)? Will development of Wikimedia's technology further devolve into independent fiefdoms without Robla balancing the architecture needs of different groups? All these concerns are in my mind, and I think the minds of others. It would be nice to get some reassurance about what is going to happen next. -- Brian [To be 100% clear, posting with my volunteer hat firmly on] On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Jonathan Morgan <jmorgan(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: wrote: volunteer. misconception. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l