Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Resigns Amid Community Revolt

Many Wikipedia editors finally got what they wanted Thursday. After weeks of revolt on social media and Wikipedia mailing lists, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov resigned amid concerns the foundation wasn’t being transparent with its community about plans to develop a search engine.

Patricio Lorente, a member of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees, announced Tretikov's resignation in an email to the Wikimedia-L mailing group Thursday.

“This week, the board of trustees accepted Lila’s resignation. Her last day will be March 31, 2016,” Lorente wrote. “The board of trustees is meeting regularly to determine next steps.”