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.
Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) was an English composer best known for his operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert. Among his early works were a ballet, a symphony, a cello concerto and a one-act comic opera, Cox and Box, which is still widely performed. He wrote his first opera with Gilbert, Thespis, in 1871. The impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte engaged Gilbert and Sullivan to create a one-act piece, Trial by Jury, in 1875. Its box-office success led the partners to collaborate on twelve full-length comic operas, known as the Savoy operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Sullivan's only grand opera, Ivanhoe, though initially successful in 1891, has rarely been revived. His works include twenty-four operas, eleven major orchestral works, ten choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. His hymns and songs include "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord". This carte de visite of Sullivan was taken around 1870 by the English photographer H. J. Whitlock.Photograph credit: H. J. Whitlock; 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)
