This is Jan Rencke switching into lurking mode....

... and signing off as moderator for Europe.

[rencke]

Five weeks ago I co-founded and became CEO of a travel company, which is about to take over a 70.000 guests per year hotel packaging operation in Stockholm. It became clear that two of my three jobs would have to go and moderating WebmasterWorld is one of them. This is a sad fact, but on the other hand I feel that the particular mapping job I set out to do has in fact been done, so the decision is logical.

Enormous ground has been covered during the last year. When I started, hardly anything was known about European search engines on a European scale, only on a national level. Today, hundreds of members have contributed tidbits of information to such a degree, that WebmasterWorld's European forum contains the most comprehensive information on the European SE scene, found anywhere on the web. It is completely unique and I want to thank all of you who have made this possible.

The fruit of our joint labor is summed up in The European SEO strategy primer [webmasterworld.com], which I believe will be useful for at least a year, maybe two, with only smaller updates. This winter, it will be used for a full scale experiment with sites in 13 languages for my new company.

Our new moderators heini and Rumbas have settled in well and have a firm grip over the rather daunting job of moderating a major discussion forum. I wish you both the best of luck and know that you will continue to do well here. I'll look in maybe once a week and see if there is anything I can do to help. If anyone wants to draw my attention to anything urgently, dont sticky-mail me, use the mailaddress in my profile.

Thank you very much. Merci, grazie, danke, tack, kiitos, spasiba.

[bartek]

Excellent job, Pan Rencke, we will sure miss you. Best of luck with your new ventures.

[4eyes]

Great Job

Good luck with your new venture

[Liane]

Hey Renke,

Sorry to see you go and thanks for all your help and contributions here at WmW. You will be missed! Hope you are able to chime in from time to time!

[Macguru]

I really am impressed with the amount and quality of work you did put in this forum.

Tack Jan Rencke!

Hope you can't resist posting soon.

[Mike_Mackin]

Excellent job, Rencke
Good luck in your new endevor.

[Rumbas]

Best of luck! May the engines be with you :)

Jan, you have put down the building stones for the greatest place on the web for information about European Search Engines without any doubt. The info gathered here is has become one of my daily tools in doing SEO for european websites.
Guess I wouldn't be able to do such a great job without having all these great tidbits of information to rely on.

Luckily you have made such an amazing job that heini and me just have to adjust a bit or two once in a while.

Please do pop in when you have the time!

We will miss you! :)

[Laurent]

Thanks for all !

Merci !

Laurent

[Ove]

Thanks Janne
You have done a very good job
we will miss you

TACK SÅ MYCKET

/Ove

[sean]

Jan, your contributions have been nothing short of legendary.
Best of luck on your new endeavor... you certainly deserve it.

[Napoleon]

Jan, Thanks.... appreciated.

[grnidone]

Good Luck, Jan. You will be missed.

[WebRookie]

Best wishes in your new work, rencke. What a wonderful job you have done with this forum! We will certainly miss you.

[ulstrup]

Thank you Jan

You'll be missed - WmW has become the best place to look for informations on european search engines thanks to the great effort and energy you put into it.

Good luck with future enterprices !

[FreeBee]

Jan, good luck with your new venture. You've made a very respectful contribution to this community. It was a great pleasure to meet you in London – may our paths cross again...

[mivox]

:) You'd better come visit us!

[heini]

Jan - it was your work that originally attracted me to WebmasterWorld. With superior knowledge, hard work and great generosity you built a virtual European house right here at WebmasterWorld, and you made it a friendly and openminded place. We will try and stay true to this legacy. Thank you!

[nicebloke]

Good luck Jan, and thanks for the horsey.

[stavs]

Ditto what Nicebloke just said - he took the complete sentence out of my mouth - spooky!

All the best, Jan.

[Laisha]

We'll miss you, Jan. I'd wish you good luck, but I am certain you don't need it.

[Brad]

I have really enjoyed learning about the European SE's. This has been the most comprehensive and informative coverage anywhere. Thank you for worrking so hard on that.

Best of luck on your new ventures.

[eljefe3]

Thanks Jan. Enjoy your new post (position). Please drop in and visit from time to time.

[Brett_Tabke]

Thank you for all you've done here in the Euro forum. I think the experiment was a huge success. I wish you the best of luck with the new career! Thanks Jan.

[JonB]

Thanks and good luck with your new job.

Hvala za vse :)
Jon

[backus]

Jan, I'll be sorry to see you go. It was only a couple of days ago that I wonder why you hadn't posted so much. If you're ever in the Czech Republic, be sure to look me up and we can go for a beer! All the best with the new company!

[Ted]

Jan, thank you for an excellent job done!

Good luck with your new enterprise.
If you go about it with the same energy as you have shown here you are bound to succeed :)

Hope to see you around here and elsewhere in the future.

[makemetop]

Jan, the work you have done here has been magnificent and is a superb resource for all SEOs. Many, many thanks. You will be sorely missed. Like everyone else may I wish you the very best in your new venture - which I'm sure will be a success.

[markd]

Not much to add to the above, except to say 'thank you' for all the help you have given me over the last few months.

Congratulations, I'm sure your new venture will be a huge success.

Markd

[georged]

Great job, Jan Rencke. All the best in whatever you do!

[pete]

Thanks Jan!