User talk:Brockert - Wikipedia (original) (raw)

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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 ? [[1]]

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.

Greetings, based upon this: User_talk:Wolfman#Arminus , I thought you might like to know about this : Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Improper_Admin_Behavior... take it easy Netscott 09:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not getting involved with him again. —Ben Brockert (42) 22:34, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I found out about 4 minutes ago that my boss is your cousin Eric. :) Cburnett 17:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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. —Ben Brockert (42) 02:40, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...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)[reply]

Good riddance to stupid articles. —Ben Brockert (42) 05:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Done. —Ben Brockert (42) 05:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiProject has been created. Feel free to join it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa.

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)[reply]

Just be sure to specify your belief system. Arch O. La Grigory Deepdelver AKA the lay Lutheran 09:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Lennon.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. 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)[reply]

Odd. —Ben Brockert (42) 04:25, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks? Odd timing. Forgive me for toning it down a bit. —Ben Brockert (42) 20:38, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI, in the off chance anyone is checking. —Ben Brockert (42) 20:38, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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. --RifeIdeas Talk 02:04, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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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? —Ben Brockert (42) 11:54, 24 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Brockert.

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.

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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.

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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)[reply]

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. —Ben Brockert (42) 12:01, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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. —Ben Brockert (42) 12:04, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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