All the best and Thanks you Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu West. On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 5:22 AM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> Goodness, yes. Lodewijk, what a fitting thread. > > We spend more time reflecting on mistakes made, but JB and Stu were often > responsible for the things that were done well, and without fanfare. They > could always be relied upon to consider the impact of decisions on the > movement and society, and not just on [the current version of] the > Foundation. > > Thank you both for the dedication and creativity you put into your work - > going above and beyond the requirements of being a trustee. Future trustees > of all stripes have some mighty large shoes to fill. > > Sam > On Jan 8, 2016 2:29 PM, "Katy Love" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've worked with Jan-Bart for three years, and I too want to thank him > for > > his many years of service to the movement and the board, as well as to > the > > annual plan grant program and to the Funds Dissemination Committee! > > > > As one of the Board FDC representatives to the FDC for several years, > > Jan-Bart, you provided leadership and support to us as we developed, > > refined and evaluated the program. As others have said, it's clear how > much > > this movement means to you, and you've been a significant presence and > > supporter to many. > > > > Thank you for all you've given! > > Katy > > > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Florence Devouard <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Thank you for this message Lodewijk ! > > > > > > I would like to join the messages already posted to thank both Stu and > > > Jan-Bart. I was on the board when we ask them to join us and I have no > > > memory of ever regretting that decision ;) > > > > > > I wish you both the best ! > > > JB, can we expect to see you in Italy next summer ? I sure hope so... > > > > > > Anthere > > > > > > Le 06/01/16 08:10, Lodewijk a écrit : > > > > > > While we have long discussions on this list about board composition, we > > >> seem to almost ignore the fact that two long time veterans are leaving > > the > > >> Wikimedia Foundation board, as scheduled. Jan-Bart de Vreede and Stu > > West > > >> have been around longer than many regular editors nowadays, and I > think > > >> there are not many people who can recall the days that the board > didn't > > >> have them on it. I have never had the pleasure to serve on the board > > with > > >> them, but a little thank-you from our community side, would seem in > > place. > > >> > > >> Stu joined the board already in 2008 (filling Michael Davis' seat), > and > > >> has > > >> been a solid power on the board's audit responsibilities (I believe he > > >> chaired the audit committee for quite a while) and was a force behind > > the > > >> accountability of movement affiliates. While we often strongly > disagreed > > >> on > > >> affiliate issues, I appreciate the fact that he always remained > > >> constructive and wanted to think about solutions rather than problems. > > He > > >> served both as treasurer and vice chair. > > >> > > >> Jan-Bart was on the board even longer, since early 2007, and I recall > > >> already working with him through Kennisnet (a Dutch foundation for > > >> education and IT) before that. Jan-Bart is one of those rare people > who > > >> went to ALL wikimania conferences, and can be easily recognised there > > with > > >> his big smile. I can't remember a theme Jan-Bart didn't work on in the > > >> past > > >> years (Affiliates, HR, searching a new Executive Director) and he > served > > >> the board in many positions, including as chair. > > >> > > >> I'm sure that the WMF communications staff and/or board has a nice > > >> thankyou > > >> coming up - with a more accurate description of the awesome work they > > did, > > >> that I now made up from the top of my head. But in the mean time, I'd > > like > > >> to do it myself: Thank you Jan-Bart and Stu for all the time, energy > and > > >> effort that you poured into our movement. I know that not all of us > > >> appreciate this as much as we perhaps should, and sometimes you may > even > > >> have perceived us as hostile. I do sincerely hope that you had fun > with > > us > > >> though, and I'm confident that you made a big dent in our impossible > > >> mission of sharing the sum of all knowledge with everyone. > > >> > > >> I hope to meet you again soon, at least in Italy at Wikimania, and I > > hope > > >> to see you around in our movement in many different ways. > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> > > >> Lodewijk > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > >> New messages to: [email protected] > > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > , > > >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > -- *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* User: Hasive , Administrator , Bengali Wikipedia _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
