User:Bratsche/User2



Welcome to my page.

General Info

 * 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:
 * Sango123
 * Mindspillage
 * RobertG
 * Flcelloguy
 * KnowledgeOfSelf
 * ViolinGirl
 * IvanP
 * And Uncle Ed, who left more of a joke on me (shocking!) than on violas.
 * I recently achieved a Wikipediholic test score of 237, making me "fatally addicted".
 * I am an Eagle Scout, a proud accomplishment.
 * Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you need any help, have any questions, or just want to chat.

Missions

 * I have a mission to help with as many Wiki Fixup Projects as I can. They usually give me a quick Wikifix during the day.
 * Actually, the random page button is really nice to use too, in order to find needy articles
 * Currently watching: Special:Recentchanges. Back on RC patrol. Using CryptoDerk's Vandal Fighter.
 * You know, the above are hopelessly outdated. So, FYI, I mostly work on Esperanza, the organization for Wikipedians and doing menial admin tasks.

A Poem and More
== Are You A Member of the AWWDMBJAWGCAWAIFDSPBATDMTD?==

My Latin Motto
Scientia lapsu calami Knowledge by a slip of the pen ~ Anon. Somehow, it all works out.

Milestones
The Newest Picture on Wikipedia
 * 1st edit (January 10, 2005) was on the use of vibrato on the Viola
 * 500th edit (April 3, 2005) was capitalizing a letter in Our Lady of the Earth and Sky
 * 1000th edit (May 1, 2005) was a revert of childish vandalism about Chuck Yeager
 * 2000th edit (June 21, 2005) was adding a dablink template on Kneeboarding (surfsport)
 * Request for adminship began June 23, 2005 by a nomination by Mindspillage.
 * Promoted to admin on July 1, 2005 following the RfA
 * 3000th edit (August 31, 2005) was renaming a category for WP:CFD on Louise Brooks
 * 4000th edit (October 11, 2005) was a reversion of patent nonsensical vandalism to Italian Renaissance
 * 5000th edit (January 8, 2006) was a simple copyedit to Rappin' 4-Tay
 * Quoted in the Wikipedia Signpost on      September 19, 2005 about Esperanza (OK, maybe not that big of a milestone. But hey...)
 * Elected to the Esperanza Advisory Committee on October 13, 2005 following the first election for a term ending December 31, 2005
 * Celebrated my first Wikibirthday on January 10, 2006
 * User page has been vandalised 2 times. Among admins, that's a pretty lucky userpage.
 *  articles and counting for the Wikipedia!

Useful Links

 * Kate's most excellent tool
 * My edits
 * Special:Log
 * My admin actions
 * Featured Pictures-So pretty...
 * Templates
 * Full stub list

Special User Pages

 * User:Bratsche/copyvio-My copyvio warning
 * User:Bratsche/copyvio2-Second copyvio warning, includes a link to the page which the text was taken
 * User:Bratsche/B16-Used after the 2005 conclave
 * User:Bratsche/JPII-In memoriam: Pope John Paul II
 * User:Bratsche/User2-Extra user page
 * User:Bratsche/sandbox-My sandbox
 * User:Bratsche/welcome-My welcome message to new users
 * User:Bratsche/Wikibreak-Wikibreak notice template
 * User:Bratsche/5P-Five Pillars of Wikipedia banner; add it to your user page, and drop me a note supporting the 5P's
 * User:Bratsche/vfd- AFD notice for kept articles
 * User:Bratsche/monobook.js- Basically an amalgamation of different user's scripts