Hi. I'm Bratsche. Some call me Ben. You can try either; I'll get back to you after the beep.
I'm a student, who likes to read and fix mistakes. Wikipedia just fulfills my editorial cravings.
Since I don't have much in-depth knowledge of any one subject, but rather a mind full of trivia, I'm on a personal mission to destroy vandalism, delete nonsense and do basic janitorial work with my mop.
By the way, Bratsche means viola in German, my musical instrument of choice
Musicians: Why don't you leave me a good viola joke... :)
Contributors to the playful punishment of violists:
"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing." -28 Jul 2004
"Userboxes of a political or, more broadly, polemical, nature are bad for the project." -21 Jan 2006
"... [T]he number of userboxes, and in particular the number of very problematic userboxes, has exploded. I think this is seriously Not Good For Our Loving Little Community." -15 Feb 2006
Est omnino difficile iudicare inclusionis meritum cuiusdam rei in encyclopædia cum ratio sciendi quid populi referat incerta sit, sed nihilominus aliquid encyclopædiam dedecet
It is generally difficult to judge the worthiness of a particular topic for inclusion in an encyclopedia considering that there is no certain way to know what interests people, but some topics nevertheless are not fit for an encyclopedia.
This motto reflects the desire of these Wikipedians to be reluctant, but not entirely unwilling, to remove articles from Wikipedia.
Frances Cleveland (July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897, as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. She met him while an infant, as he was a friend, and later the executor, of her father, Oscar Folsom. Grover settled Oscar's debts and provided for Frances. She graduated from Wells College, then married Grover while he was president. When he lost reelection in 1888, they went into private life for four years, returning when he was elected again in 1892. Much of her time during Grover's second term was dedicated to their children. They had five; four survived to adulthood. Frances Cleveland served on the Wells College board, supported women's education, and organized kindergartens. Grover died in 1908, and she married Thomas J. Preston Jr. in 1913. During World War I, she advocated military preparedness. She died in 1947 and was buried alongside Grover Cleveland in Princeton Cemetery. This portrait photograph of Frances Cleveland was taken in 1886.Photograph credit: Charles Milton Bell; restored by Adam Cuerden
For helping clean up the talk section of the Pope Benedict XVI article, here is the Wikimedal for Janitoral Services. Zscout370 18:02, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
In recognition of your persistent dedication to the community on WP:BAP, I hereby award you with The Barnstar of Diligence - Sango123 16:53, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
To Bratsche, for going above and beyond when I asked for help--Shanel 22:52, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
I think you deserve this for beating me in reverting to vandalise pages I hearby reward u the RickK anti vandalism award --JAranda | yeah 03:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
For all the work you have done. Molotov (talk) 21:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
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For helping clean up the talk section of the Pope Benedict XVI article, here is the Wikimedal for Janitoral Services. Zscout370 18:02, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
To Bratsche, for going above and beyond when I asked for help--Shanel 22:52, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
