Talk:Ben Brenn
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Infobox image
The image in the infobox is the Archive's portrait of Ben Brenn, the electrician. Does anyone have a better photograph that can be used? It would need to be cleared with the Archive. — Greta_of_Feldstadt (talk) 16:25, 11 July 2019 (VMT)
Leave it. An image of record is better than a better image. — MKessler72 (talk) 11:54, 14 July 2019 (VMT)
Agreed with MKessler72. — NadjaHirmann (talk) 22:23, 17 July 2019 (VMT)
The date in the lead
Could we settle a date format for this article? At present it gives the day in some places and the year alone in others. — Kesel_O (talk) 21:42, 3 March 2020 (VMT)
Day, month, year, in words, as the record gives it. The Manual of Style is clear on this. — Greta_of_Feldstadt (talk) 16:11, 7 March 2020 (VMT)
@Greta_of_Feldstadt That is the answer I expected. I will add a hidden note asking editors not to change it. — MKessler72 (talk) 11:40, 11 March 2020 (VMT)
Thanks. Closing. — NadjaHirmann (talk) 22:09, 15 March 2020 (VMT)
Living person
Ben Brenn is living. I have removed a paragraph about the family that had no source. Please do not restore it without one. — holt1979 (talk) 10:59, 25 October 2020 (VMT)
Thank you. The paragraph was accurate, but that is not the test. — Kesel_O (talk) 21:28, 26 October 2020 (VMT)
@Kesel_O Agreed on both counts. — Greta_of_Feldstadt (talk) 16:57, 27 October 2020 (VMT)
Categories
The categories at the foot of this article were added by several editors over several years and it shows. Could someone tidy them? — LeaTarn (talk) 15:16, 30 December 2025 (VMT)
Done. — Greta_of_Feldstadt (talk) 16:43, 5 January 2026 (VMT)
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