[Foundation-l] Relocation announcement

[Michael Bimmler]

Looking, someone has already moderated him now (Austin?). Anyway,
problem seems resolved.

Michael

On 9/22/07, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil at wikinewsie.org> wrote:
> If a list admin doesn't simply remove Jim - which I believe is what he
> wishes, then provide simple unsubscribe instructions.
>
> Other lists I'm on periodically send out account details and unsubscribe
> instructions.
>
>
> Brian.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> anders
> Sent: 22 September 2007 10:03
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> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Relocation announcement
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I have no idea who you are exactly, whether you are involved in Wikimedia at
> all, but could you please explain what the constructive part of your
> messages was? If you are not willing to have a *constructive* discussion,
> and only are willing to make personal attacks, please do no longer post on
> this list. Thanks.
>
> BR, Lodewijk
>
> 2007/9/22, jim gunn <jimgunnsigns at yahoo.ca>:
> >
> > thank god for headers as in internet headers as I see you are in Toronto ,
> > using Bell which will make it beaucoup easier to stop you squids from
> > spamming me, also I can contact U.S immigration in Toronto or Detroit to
> > see if they want Sue in their country.  Always figured St. Petersburg was
> > just a post office box, but the Bay Area will be a great place for the
> > foundation-like they say it's like a breakfast cereal-lotsa flakes and
> > nuts..but that header made a world of difference-keep spamming me and I'll
> > have my buddies in the RCMP computer crimes division take care of it.
> Hell,
> > they're just down the street. This worked out great, Sue Gardner. thank
> god
> > for headers!
> >
> > Sue Gardner <sgardner at wikimedia.org> wrote:  Hi folks,
> >
> > I wanted to let you know that later this year, the Wikimedia Foundation
> > will be relocating its headquarters to the San Francisco Bay area.
> >
> > You may know that we're currently in St. Petersburg, Florida. This was
> > an accident rather than a deliberate choice; when Jimmy started the
> > Foundation in 2003, he happened to be living here. And in the years
> > since then, Florida has been a very good home for us.
> >
> > But it's time to move. We need to be in a larger city that is more
> > suited to our work.
> >
> > In making this decision, we assessed five major cities: Boston, London,
> > New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC - as well as St. Petersburg
> > itself. The upshot: after a fairly detailed analysis, I recommended to
> > the board that the Foundation relocate to San Francisco, and the board
> > accepted that recommendation.
> >
> > Why San Francisco? It's the centre of high-tech in the United States.
> > It's home to plenty of like-minded organizations and possible partners,
> > top-tier universities like Stanford and UC Berkeley, world-class support
> > services, and major media. And it will be more convenient - and cheaper
> > - than St. Petersburg for international travel.
> >
> > There are also arguments for staying where we are. Moving will be
> > expensive, and may be disruptive for the community. And St. Petersburg
> > is less expensive than the Bay Area.
> >
> > But in the long run, San Francisco will suit us well, and will give the
> > Foundation a solid base from which to grow.
> >
> > Here is what's planned at this point:
> >
> > - The new office will open sometime this winter. We'll probably start
> > out in downtown San Francisco, until we get our bearings and choose a
> > permanent location.
> > - The St. Petersburg office will close late this winter, probably at the
> > end of January.
> > - We know that many people's personal circumstances will make it
> > impossible for them to move, but we are hoping that some of the current
> > staff will be able to come with us.
> > - The servers will remain in Tampa indefinitely. If we do choose to move
> > them, that would be a separate, subsequent decision. At this point, it's
> > not under active consideration.
> >
> > The board members have asked me, in this note, to thank the St.
> > Petersburg staff for their hard work and dedication. And I want to add
> > my thanks as well. It's a great group of committed, hard-working people,
> > and those who can't move with the office will be missed.
> >
> > I know many of you will have questions about the staff. Most of them I
> > probably can't answer, because, in general, individual staff issues are
> > confidential. But I will say that I take very seriously the
> > organization's obligation to its employees, and I am committed to
> > ensuring everyone is treated fairly and with care. The staff has been
> > informed and consulted throughout this process, and has made a good
> > contribution to it.
> >
> > In the coming months, the Foundation will be relying on the staff's
> > patience and cooperation, and on yours - we will need lots of support in
> > order for this transition to go smoothly.
> >
> > Please feel free to forward this note to anyone who might be interested,
> > and to contact me directly if you have any questions, or want to offer
> > help. We will probably put out a press release sometime next week, but
> > wanted to let you all know first.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sue
> >
> >
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