User talk:Brockert

I L IKE T HREADED D ISCUSSIONS; for comments on my talk page I reply on my talk page.

I F I 'VE L EFT A C OMMENT on your talk page then I have added your page to my watchlist, so you can reply there and I'll see it.

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 * April 2004–August 2004
 * September 2004–March 2005
 * April 2005–January 2006

Found a picture
Hello, I used a picture from your page in our "Souterrains Picture Of the Day" (SPOD) project. Maybe Mike, the author of the picture, has his own website ? What is his full name ? []

Rotameter
Brockert, you mentioned one drawback of the rotameter is that the operating pressures are limited to the yield strength of the glass. For cylinders under internal pressure the maximum allowable pressure equation is as follows: P=(2*t*Sy)/Do, where P is the internal pressure (gauge), t is the cylinder wall thickness, and Sy is the yeild strength of the material that makes up the cylinder walls. So, the maximum allowable operating pressure is proportional to the yield strength of glass. Thanks, rei46279.

Admin Arminius
Greetings, based upon this: User_talk:Wolfman, I thought you might like to know about this : Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents... take it easy! Netscott 09:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not getting involved with him again. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 22:34, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Small, small world
I found out about 4 minutes ago that my boss is your cousin Eric. :) Cburnett 17:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * That is one amazing coincidence. Neat. Tell him I said hi, and that he should send me an e-mail address, because all I have is Jill's. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 02:40, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Latitude and longitude of airports near U.S. cities
...Is up for AfD. You are the primary contributor, and I feel you really ought to know about it. It closes in only two days. Grand master  ka  05:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good riddance to stupid articles. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 05:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Iowa
Hello, I noticed that you edited an article related to, or expressed interest in Iowa. Therefore, I was wondering if you would be interested in joining (proposed) WikiProject Iowa? If so, please add your name to "Interested Wikipedians" at Proposed WikiProject Iowa --Tim4christ17 03:41, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 05:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The WikiProject has been created. Feel free to join it at WikiProject Iowa.

A Lutheran, an Agnostic and an Athiest....
Love the addition! It's not a closed club - if you agree with the principles then sign up! Sophia 15:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Just be sure to specify your belief system. Arch O. La  Grigory Deepdelver  AKA the lay Lutheran 09:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Your quick project
Here you go:


 * Why did you pick that article?
 * I've been a fan of the band for years, and knew a lot of information as well as had a good deal of it going in.
 * Do you do any drafting outside the wiki?
 * Not in this case, no. I rarely do off-wiki drafting, I'll occasionally use a project area in userspace, but not here.  This article in particular was the first one I ever created, so a lot of the framework I put up myself early on.
 * What people provided feedback before the final version? (i.e. anyone outside FAC or the talk page?)
 * Well, it passed a good article review, I had some help from folks on IRC, and one of the members of the band actually found it and thought it was more accurate than most newspaper bios.
 * What were the most important issues addressed in the composition process?
 * Trying to be detailed while staying within the parameters of Wikipedia's somewhat flawed policies on what constitutes a good source. With indie bands in particular, new information can be harder to come by than say, R.E.M., who have at least three books written solely about them.
 * Do most of the articles you write follow a similar process? Why/why not?
 * It depends. When I work on history articles, there's a larger pool of information to work with, so I can worry more about phrasing and clarity than trying to make do with limited information.  For instance, I've been working on bring Kroger Babb up to GA territory, and there's a lot more detail to work with than The Reputation, so it's more about making it clear than working in what limited information is available.  In another instance, I started National Gazette yesterday afternoon, and I know it's going to be a little harder to find information easily, so I'll probably be working from a similar mindset that I am with The Reputation article.

Hope I wasn't too long-winded there. I'll be gone until Sunday afternoon in a few hours, so if you have any follow-ups, I'll take care of them then. Good luck! --badlydrawnjeff talk 12:12, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Image:Lennon.jpg listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Lennon.jpg, has been listed at. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 04:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Odd. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 04:25, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

you deserve a barnstar

 * Thanks? Odd timing. Forgive me for toning it down a bit. 20:38, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm still alive
Just FYI, in the off chance anyone is checking. 20:38, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey cool, I just got your message. Me and some buds are planning to go to Neenah over Spring Break.  Fephisto (talk) 04:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Request to use an image
Hi my name is Christine and I am a photo researcher for an educational textbook publisher. An author I am working with, would like to use an image he found on your Wiki page. Could you email at the following address, cmyaskovsky  @   jbpub. com (please take out spaces, trying to save myself from spam)

Thanks Christine —Preceding unsigned comment added by Athos2001 (talk • contribs) 21:12, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Project Iowa news
 '''GOOD NEWS The division of WikiProject Iowa called WikiProject Iowa/Communities has been activated. '''

Hi, you are receiving this notice because you are a member of WikiProject Iowa. I hope you will take the time to check out the developing division called Communities (pre-named and previously red-linked). Keep up the good work. Please click on the links in the GOOD NEWS notice. -- Rife Ideas  Talk  02:04, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Notification of pending suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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 * My last edit was on July 5th, 2015. What kind of fucked up math are you doing that makes it a year ago as of July 1st 2016? &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 11:54, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Notification of imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity
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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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Please note that TOTP based two-factor authentication is now available for all administrators. In light of the recent compromised accounts, you are encouraged to add this additional layer of security to your account. It may be enabled on your preferences page in the "User profile" tab under the "Basic information" section. For basic instructions on how to enable two-factor authentication, please see the developing help page for additional information. Important: Be sure to record the two-factor authentication key and the single use keys. If you lose your two factor authentication and do not have the keys, it's possible that your account will not be recoverable. Furthermore, you are encouraged to utilize a unique password and two-factor authentication for the email account associated with your Wikimedia account. This measure will assist in safeguarding your account from malicious password resets. Comments, questions, and concerns may be directed to the thread on the administrators' noticeboard. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

A new user right for New Page Patrollers
Hi.

A new user group, New Page Reviewer, has been created in a move to greatly improve the standard of new page patrolling. The user right can be granted by any admin at PERM. It is highly recommended that admins look beyond the simple numerical threshold and satisfy themselves that the candidates have the required skills of communication and an advanced knowledge of notability and deletion. Admins are automatically included in this user right.

It is anticipated that this user right will significantly reduce the work load of admins who patrol the performance of the patrollers. However,due to the complexity of the rollout, some rights may have been accorded that may later need to be withdrawn, so some help will still be needed to some extent when discovering wrongly applied deletion tags or inappropriate pages that escape the attention of less experienced reviewers, and above all, hasty and bitey tagging for maintenance. User warnings are available here but very often a friendly custom message works best.

If you have any questions about this user right, don't hesitate to join us at WT:NPR. (Sent to all admins) .MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Invitation to Admin confidence survey
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Invitation to rejoin as an active administrator
Hi Ben,

I don't remember our paths crossing on Wikipedia but I took a look at your user page and contributions and it looks like we have some things in common in real life. My daughter was recently studying aerospace at ISU, for example. Anyway, I hope this finds you well.

I'm contacting less active administrators and encouraging them to re-engage with the project. I've put together some resources at WikiProject Editor Retention/administrators that you may find helpful. I believe that administrators who were involved early in the history of the project are a unique resource and hope that you -- and others in your situation -- will start contributing more. I see you've got a lot going on outside of Wikipedia but would encourage you to find opportunities to stay engaged even if only occasionally. Feel free to get in touch if you have anything to discuss.  Uninvited Company 19:51, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

ArbCom 2019 special circular
   

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:20, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)
ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

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Connecting on-wiki
Hey Ben. I've followed you on twitter for a while (maybe since the AA days); thanks for your Redwire article. Figured I'd connect on-wiki as well in case there's anything I can ever help you with here. Cheers! C. Scott Ananian (talk) 15:10, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello! Good to run into you here as well. I'm mostly small, very occasional edits these days. I should put some more time into Redwire. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 12:01, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

I consult you to have a support on edition.
Good morning I am writing to you to ask if you were the creator of the Crust Punk page. I'm asking you with the purpose of wanting to get support for an edit that I want to do on another genre-related page.


 * I appear to have just spellchecked it when it was a baby page, I didn't write it and don't know much about it. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) 12:04, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
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How we will see unregistered users
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18:12, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement
22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

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