Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Ankan Ghosh Dastider
Thank you very much, Katherine, for your tremendous contribution over the years. I can remember meeting you for the first time at Wikimedia Conference 2018 and then interviewing you at Wikimania 2019 for WikiBarta . Apart

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Christophe Henner
Tl;dr This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays. Thank you for everything! Now the longer version... That was quite a run! A lot of your accomplishments have been shared here but one is missing. One that is capturing how brilliant you are, how facetiously crazy you are

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Strainu
Thank you for all your work Katherine! You will be missed. Strainu În joi, 4 feb. 2021 la 19:48, Katherine Maher a scris: > Hi everyone, > > Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my > intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l
Dear Katherine, Thank you for your engagement and support to our movement, to which you have brought so much. We will miss you but we hope you will stay connected in some way or another. Particularly, I want to thank you for your commitment to diversity and inclusion, and for being one of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Olushola Olaniyan
Dear Katherine, I never saw this coming! You have done so well as the CEO of Foundation and I believe you will continue to be an ambassador of the movement, wherever you go. You are such a special person and we all shall miss you!!! Stay blessed. On Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 6:48 PM Katherine Maher

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-05 Thread Bobby Shabangu
Dear Katherine, It's actually sad to see people that we've grown to love who have also contributed so much in the movement go. It was great working with you, having those interactions and conversations with you in different parts of the world, seeing your growth and maturity as well was

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Gnangarra
Thank you Katherine, I think it is a tribute to all you have done that many people will not have even realised you had been here for 7 years and many more would not have expected you to move on so soon. The WMF is far place than was when you started to move forward in conjunction with the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Risker
Thank you, Katherine, for all of your work to help the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia movement grow and strengthen. I know there have been many challenging times, and you stepped into this role at a time when a new type of leadership was needed - and you provided it admirably well. You

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread effe iets anders
Thanks Katherine, it was always a good feeling to see you at work navigating the complexities of our movement and trying to bring people together with your words. I'm curious to see what will be your next challenge. Warmly, Lodewijk On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:58 PM Patricio Lorente wrote: >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Patricio Lorente
Thank you, Katherine! You did an amazing job. Wish you all the best. Un gran abrazo, Patricio El jue, 4 feb 2021 a las 18:13, Florence Devouard () escribió: > Hello Katherine, > > > I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Florence Devouard
Hello Katherine, I like to thank you very much for all what you have achieved, stepping in the role at complicated time and really doing the job beautifully. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I will definitely miss you. I think many feel a bit orphans after the announcement.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Samuel Klein
Wikimedia Mailing List > *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15 > > > > Hi everyone, > > > Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my > intention to step down as CEO later this spring. Apr

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Erik Moeller
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:48 AM Katherine Maher wrote: > Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation > my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. You did amazing work for the movement. Like others who have moved on from WMF, it has felt great knowing that the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Rajeeb
Hi Katherine, I like to thank you for all you have done for the movement. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. We will definitely miss you. Namaste, Rajeeb. On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at 23:18, Katherine Maher wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Philippe Beaudette
at 12:48 PM > *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List > *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15 > > > > Hi everyone, > > > Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my > intention to step down as CEO la

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Katie Chan
Thanks Katherine for all you have done. All the best and good luck with everything going forward. Katie On 04/02/2021 17:47, Katherine Maher wrote: Hi everyone, Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Butch Bustria
Katherine Maher > *Reply-To: *Wikimedia Mailing List > *Date: *Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 12:48 PM > *To: *Wikimedia Mailing List > *Subject: *[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15 > > > > Hi everyone, > > > Earlier today, I announced to m

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Brad Patrick
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15 Hi everyone, Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta
Hello, That's a piece of sudden big news to me, and possibly to others also. Over the last few years, I was reading your emails and posts on this mailing list, and at other places. Thanks for your service to the movement. ইতি, User:Titodutta টিটো দত্ত (মাতৃভাষা থাক জীবন জুড়ে) বৃহস্পতি, ৪ ফেব,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread María Sefidari
Hi everyone, As you can see, Katherine just said she will be stepping down from her role. I am happy for Katherine, but it is impossible not to have some mixed emotions given we have been working together for seven years, and quite closely for almost five of them since she became the interim ED

[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15

2021-02-04 Thread Katherine Maher
Hi everyone, Earlier today, I announced to my colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation my intention to step down as CEO later this spring. April 15th will be my last day, marking my seven-year anniversary with the Foundation and the movement. This was not an easy decision, but it is the right one.