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Holiday cheer

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Thomas C. Gallagher

Hello, and thanks for tagging this for notability. 4 years later, it's unresolved. You may want to take it to WP:N/N or AfD. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 22:22, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the note—sadly not very involved in the encyclopedia at the moment so not really embarking on anything that requires interaction. Cheers! ^Bongo_matic 08:03, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in Bosnia

Hey Bongo--real life keeping you occupied? I hope things are going well for you. If you have a moment, look at that AfD and tell me if that doesn't sound familiar one way or another. Happy days, and see you around, Drmies (talk) 23:11, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Doc, yes--occupied enough. Hope all is well with you. If your e-mail address is the same you'll see I sent a multi-book review that mentions this. There's also this, but the journal may not be sufficient to confer notability. Other than those, I only found blog reviews, etc. I don't really have an opinion, but looks like a consensus is building. Certainly the article is inadequately sourced at a minimum. ^Bongo_matic 03:09, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

And, ah, yes . . . same general region if recollection is not wrong. This has a better chance, I'd say, though four years after release it's not obvious that lots of new editorial reviews will be rolling in. ^Bongo_matic 03:16, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I got the review--thanks. Well spotted: I didn't find anything like that. Drmies (talk) 17:32, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Please learn courtesy and reading comprehension.

I don't know what got under your skin to make you come through and slam the Tom Steyer talk page like you did, but you need to take that attitude and put it somewhere besides Wikipedia.

Contributions like this one add nothing to the discussion. Jsharpminor (talk) 10:00, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for sharing your opinion. I will take this view into consideration in my future Wikipedia activities. ^Bongo_matic 02:48, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jsharpminor (talk • contribs) 02:04, 9 April 2013‎ (UTC)

About 3Os

You say here, "I reviewed the guidelines for providing a third opinion and oddly, there is no suggestion that third opinions make reference to Wikipedia policies and guidelines—but that's probably because it was assumed by the authors (and most readers)." Actually, the original concept is that a 3O is about the quickest and lightest opinion that one can give. One particularly wise Third Opinion Wikipedian, RegentsPark, once succinctly put the purpose of Third Opinions like this, "It's sort of like if you're having an argument on the street in front of City Hall and turn to a passer-by to ask 'hey, is it true that the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale?'." It's left up to each 3O'er to decide how much further beyond that level, if any, that they want to go. Some just say, "I agree with editor X" while others enter into what amounts to a full-blown informal mediation. Most of us plop down about halfway between those extremes and try to give a well-reasoned and well-documented analysis, but the forum allows a good deal of latitude. That's especially true since 3O's carry no authority or weight and arguably do not even "count" towards consensus, but are merely intended to be just that, a third opinion which the disputants are entirely free to accept or reject. Regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 15:28, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the note--useful background for me as I don't recall ever having been involved with an article that was the subject of a 3O. Thanks for stopping by!. ^Bongo_matic 16:33, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Stu Klitenic for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether if Stu Klitenic should be deleted or not. The conversation will be held at the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stu Klitenic until a consensus is held and everyone is welcome to join the conversation. However, do not remove the AfD message on the top of the page. Ashbeckjonathan 04:05, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Boris Yavitz

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Happy New Year

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A beer for you!

It's been too long old friend, how's the skiing this year? kelapstick(bainuu) 01:21, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note! Snow was sub-optimal but nonetheless a great time was had by all. Older kids started doing boarding as well as skiing. How about you? ^Bongo_matic 09:07, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Good to hear, you should have been out our way, notwithstanding the lack of mountains, the snow was monumental, we are just losing the last of it. I am still bumming around Canada for the foreseeable future, waiting for things in Mongolia to pick up. There has been some good news as of late, but nothing definitive. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 11:35, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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	I was trying to find you the most colorful barnstar I could--nice to see you again, Bongomatic. DYK that old Kelapstick finally got a job? He's doing PI work for ArbCom, on a case by case basis. He tells me it's boring but the pay is awesome. Hope you're doing well. Stick around--the project needs you. Drmies (talk) 03:37, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Very kind, very kind. I am heartened that you remember me at all, Doc. My editing now is likely to remain limited to drive-bys--"see something, say something". But once I log in I usually check out the most recent threads on your talk page, too. Hope life as a (pretty long, now) tenured loafer is doing you well. ^Bongo_matic 13:00, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Hey, is Bongo back? Glad to see you backish. First round is on me. I will just put it on my committee expense account, under "team building" or some bullshit like that. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 20:14, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

"Back" would certainly be an exaggeration. How's tricks? Where are you workin' these days? ^Bongo_matic 01:28, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Everyone is good, hanging my hat most of the time in Indonesia these days. Not a bad spot I guess. Hey, you remember that time that I wrote Batu Hijau mine, and it was chock full of copyright violations which (partially) tanked my first RfA, and got deleted by MRG, but then you restarted it, and convinced me to rewrite it again? Thanks for that (also that's not where I am). --kelapstick^(bainuu) 19:56, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

I do remember that. Important mine. What island are you on and what kind of mine? ^Bongo_matic 05:40, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

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Hello Bongomatic! This message is to inform you that due to editing inactivity, your access to AutoWikiBrowser may be temporarily removed. If you do not resume editing within the next week, your username will be removed from the CheckPage. This is purely for routine maintenance and is not indicative of wrongdoing on your part. You may regain access at any time by simply requesting it at WP:PERM/AWB. Thank you! — MusikBot II ^talk 22:23, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit. ^Bongo_matic 23:54, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

IPBE

Hi Bongomatic,

I have granted you a temporary three month IP block exemption per your request. Hopefully, you will be able to edit now without disruption. Before it expires, we can reevaluate if it is still necessary and issue an extension if so. You may want to ping me or another checkuser a few days ahead of time.

Good to see you around again,
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 21:40, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: Thanks for that. I'll try to remember! ^Bongo_matic 23:34, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Welcome back (says the guy who's never here). Was glad to see your name pop back up. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 21:03, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: Hi there. I guess the IP block exemption has expired. Would you be comfortable extending it? I'm not editing a lot, but have a few odds and ends to contribute. Thanks, ^Bongo_matic 07:44, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

Hey Bongo, I've given you a one year IPBE this time so you shouldn't have any problems.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 10:16, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: Muchas gracias. ^Bongo_matic 10:41, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

@Berean Hunter: Sure as the calendar page flips over, the one year IPBE expired. Would be terrific if you could do the necessary for whatever period is appropriate. Gong xi fa cai! ^Bongo_matic 12:32, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

 Done for another year. Gong xi fa cai!
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 17:01, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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