Re: Brooke's departure from Wikimedia Foundation

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Thank you so much Brooke, for all you were, are, and will be.

*Brooke Vibber Day* is June 1, which commemorates the *awesome* works of Br=
ooke
Vibber <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Brooke_Vibber>, our legendary
longtime lead developer. This is an important day to Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia>. The *awesome* first Vibber Day
was observed in 2004 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004>and was proclaimed
by Jimbo Wales <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_Wales>.

Let=E2=80=99s celebrate!

Cheers!


Siebrand

M: +31 6 50 69 1239
T: https://t.me/siebrand

Op di 26 mei 2026 om 16:58 schreef Brooke Vibber via Wikitech-l <
[email protected]>

> Hi all -
>
> As of May 26, 2026 I am no longer an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation=
.
>
> I'll be taking some time off before I get back to the grind; I will remai=
n
> part of the Wikimedia volunteer community and MediaWiki open-source
> development, and will see many of y'all at Wikimania in Paris this summer=
,
> which I will be attending as a volunteer.
>
> My current public contact information is available on my user page: <
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Brooke_Vibber>
>
> To everyone who=E2=80=99s reached out privately about my departure: you=
=E2=80=99re all
> brilliant each and every one of you and you give me so much hope for the
> Foundation and the projects. <3
>
> I'd like to take this opportunity to invite every member of Wikimedia
> Foundation staff to join the unionization progress that is underway in
> several of the countries where the WMF has employees. Every worker deserv=
es
> representation in how their workplace operates, and every workplace
> deserves a union. The folks organizing Wiki Workers United <
> https://wikiworkersunited.org> are passionate about the projects we work
> to support, and about people helping each other to be more effective whil=
e
> treating each other fairly; and if you work at WMF, that effort won=E2=80=
=99t be
> complete without your voice.
>
> -- brooke vibber
>
> Volunteer developer, 2001-2005
> Chief Technology Officer, 2005-2009
> Volunteer developer, 2009-2011
> Staff Software Architect, 2011-2026
> Volunteer developer, 2026-
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Thank you so much Brooke, for all you were, are, and will=
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>awesome</b><span style=3D"color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:-apple-system,bl=
inkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-ser=
if;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:norma=
l;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;b=
ackground-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;float:none;display:in=
line!important">=C2=A0works of=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.=
org/wiki/User:Brooke_Vibber" style=3D"border-radius:2px;text-decoration:non=
e;font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,=
inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-w=
eight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-s=
pace:normal;word-spacing:0px">Brooke Vibber</a><span style=3D"color:rgb(32,=
33,34);font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,ro=
boto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;f=
ont-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;wh=
ite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-de=
coration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">, our legendary longtime=
 lead developer. This is an important day to=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https:/=
/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia" style=3D"border-radius:2px;text-decoratio=
n:none;font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,ro=
boto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;f=
ont-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;wh=
ite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Wikipedia</a><span style=3D"color:rgb(32=
,33,34);font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,r=
oboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;=
font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;w=
hite-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-d=
ecoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">. The=C2=A0</span><b st=
yle=3D"font-weight:bold;color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:-apple-system,blink=
macsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;=
font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;t=
ext-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">awesome</b><span st=
yle=3D"color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&qu=
ot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit=
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xt-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(=
255,255,255);text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">=C2=
=A0first Vibber Day was observed in=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"https://en.wikip=
edia.org/wiki/2004" style=3D"border-radius:2px;text-decoration:none;font-fa=
mily:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,hel=
vetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400=
;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:norm=
al;word-spacing:0px">2004</a><span style=3D"color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family=
:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helveti=
ca,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;let=
ter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;w=
ord-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;floa=
t:none;display:inline!important">and was proclaimed by=C2=A0</span><a href=
=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_Wales" style=3D"border-radius:2px;t=
ext-decoration:none;font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;sego=
e ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-s=
tyle:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-tran=
sform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Jimbo Wales</a>.<span style=
=3D"color:rgb(32,33,34);font-family:-apple-system,blinkmacsystemfont,&quot;=
segoe ui&quot;,roboto,inter,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:inherit;fo=
nt-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-=
transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255=
,255,255);text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important"></span>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size:inherit"><br></div><div dir=3D"a=
uto" style=3D"font-size:inherit">Let=E2=80=99s celebrate!</div><div dir=3D"=
auto" style=3D"font-size:inherit"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font=
-size:inherit">Cheers!</div><br></div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Siebrand<br><br>M: +31 6 50 69 1239</div>=
<div>T: <a href=3D"https://t.me/siebrand" target=3D"_blank">https://t.me/si=
ebrand</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Op d=
i 26 mei 2026 om 16:58 schreef Brooke Vibber via Wikitech-l &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g=
t;<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all -<br><br=
>As of May 26, 2026 I am no longer an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation.=
<br><br>I&#39;ll be taking some time off before I get back to the grind; I =
will remain part of the Wikimedia volunteer community and MediaWiki open-so=
urce development, and will see many of y&#39;all at Wikimania in Paris this=
 summer, which I will be attending as a volunteer.<br><br>My current public=
 contact information is available on my user page: &lt;<a href=3D"https://w=
ww.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Brooke_Vibber" target=3D"_blank">https://www.med=
iawiki.org/wiki/User:Brooke_Vibber</a>&gt;<br><br>To everyone who=E2=80=99s=
 reached out privately about my departure: you=E2=80=99re all brilliant eac=
h and every one of you and you give me so much hope for the Foundation and =
the projects. &lt;3<br><br>I&#39;d like to take this opportunity to invite =
every member of Wikimedia Foundation staff to join the unionization progres=
s that is underway in several of the countries where the WMF has employees.=
 Every worker deserves representation in how their workplace operates, and =
every workplace deserves a union. The folks organizing Wiki Workers United =
&lt;<a href=3D"https://wikiworkersunited.org" target=3D"_blank">https://wik=
iworkersunited.org</a>&gt; are passionate about the projects we work to sup=
port, and about people helping each other to be more effective while treati=
ng each other fairly; and if you work at WMF, that effort won=E2=80=99t be =
complete without your voice.<br><br>-- brooke vibber<br><br>Volunteer devel=
oper, 2001-2005<br>Chief Technology Officer, 2005-2009<br>Volunteer develop=
er, 2009-2011<br>Staff Software Architect, 2011-2026<br>Volunteer developer=
, 2026-<br><br></div>
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