I like reading this. Excellent, indeed!
On 3 June 2014 03:50, Nurunnaby Chowdhury <n...@nhasive.com> wrote: > +1 Lila.. > > -- > Nurunnaby Chowdhury | @nhasive > Sysop, Bengali Wikipedia | User: Nhasive > Member, IEG, WMF > Sent from my iPhone device > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Jasper Deng <jas...@jasperswebsite.com> > wrote: > > > If only you made this an actual verbal speech! That's how inspiring I > find > > this statement :). > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:32 PM, Vishnu <visdav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > +1 Lila. Best wishes. > > > > > > Vishnu > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 03 June 2014 10:52 AM, Lila Tretikov wrote: > > > > > >> A month ago, I met some of you for the first time at the WMF’s monthly > > >> metrics meeting. Officially, today is my first day as Executive > Director > > >> of > > >> the Foundation. In practice, it’s a day like many others: Today and in > > the > > >> future, we’ll keep working together towards our mission. > > >> > > >> When I first started learning about Wikimedia, I thought to myself: > this > > >> will be different. Now, seeing the world from within the information > Big > > >> Bang <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang>, I know: it is. > > >> > > >> Every second the universe of information is expanding around us, and > > >> Wikimedia is a major force that turns this information into knowledge. > > It > > >> is beholden to no one, yet accountable to each and every human being. > > We, > > >> the people who create knowledge and bring it to every corner of the > > world, > > >> are the ones that help it expand. We, the people who read and learn, > are > > >> the ones that hold the power to make this world a better place. > > >> > > >> I often speak about human experience. Most have understood this as > > talking > > >> about user experience: the way we access the information or contribute > > >> knowledge. You are — partially — right. But what I mean is bigger than > > >> that. > > >> > > >> What I am after is our connection to the world and each other through > > >> knowledge. What I’d like us to do is to think big. Think beyond > > ourselves. > > >> Think about humanity as a whole. Because you can. Because Wikimedia is > > the > > >> place to transcend the now and to build the future. > > >> > > >> This means that what’s ahead is bigger than any one of us. Yet, > > together, > > >> we can make it happen. It means thinking beyond ourselves. It means > > >> thinking as a student in Cambodia learning about Khmer poetry > > >> <https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%92%E1%9E% > > >> 9A%E1%9E%98%E1%9E%84%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%99>, > > >> or a doctor in France writing about infectious diseases > > >> <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladies_infectieuses>. This means > > >> empathy, > > >> altruism and compassion. It means making things accessible, friendly > and > > >> easy for everyone. > > >> > > >> This is what makes Wikimedia big. > > >> > > >> This is what makes each of us bigger than we could ever be. > > >> > > >> This is the what. Our job, as the community and the Foundation, is to > > >> build > > >> the how. Where is the will, there is a way. We are here to walk it. > > >> > > >> Let’s think big. > > >> > > >> > > >> *Lila Tretikov <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LilaTretikov> > > >> Executive > > >> Director* > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > >> wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > >> Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
