User talk:Bongomatic

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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&mdash;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 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&mdash;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 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


The article Boris Yavitz has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Non-notable individual

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A beer for you!

 * 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)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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A barnstar for you!

 * 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? <sup style="color:green;">Bongo  <sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex; color:blue;">matic  05:40, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Your access to AWB may be temporarily removed
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! &mdash; MusikBot II  talk  22:23, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Edit. <sup style="color:green;">Bongo  <sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex; color:blue;">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   (talk)  10:16, 31 January 2019 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:01, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. I'll try to remember! <sup style="color:green;">Bongo  <sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex; color:blue;">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)
 * 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, <sup style="color:green;">Bongo  <sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex; color:blue;">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.
 * Muchas gracias. <sup style="color:green;">Bongo  <sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex; color:blue;">matic  10:41, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * 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! <small style="color:green">Bongo<sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex;"><small style="color:blue">matic 12:32, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ for another year. Gong xi fa cai!


 * Hi Doc, hope you're doing well. My CU (per above) expired I see Berean is no longer active (or a CU). I sent an email request for extension to CU, but was denied without reason. If, without violating policy, you could re-up me or let me know why this is denied, that would be great. I continue to use VPN at all times where possible. Thanks! <small style="color:green">Bongo<sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex;"><small style="color:blue">matic 00:54, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * , I must admit I really don't know anything about this stuff. Can you help a Bongo out? I can vouch for them--this was an excellent edit, for instance, it's all thanks to Bongo that we know about Kentucky jam cake. Drmies (talk) 01:24, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Bongo, I'm a bit sad. If you look at this edit, and you go back a bit, you'll see me editing this article the year before. You could have let me know that Karn had died--it took me ten years to learn that. :-( Drmies (talk) 01:28, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Bongomatic, sorry you're having trouble editing here. For other CU reference, the ticket is 2021020610003791. Given that this was sent to OTRS, I'm not able to discuss it on-wiki without your consent, but I'll email you shortly with an explanation. You are of course free to publish the contents of my email on-wiki on Wikipedia if you wish to do so. Best, KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 03:54, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Your signature
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 * Thank you for updating your signature! —Anomalocaris (talk) 15:36, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

March 2020
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:James Fu Bin Lu, from its old location at User:Bongomatic/sandbox. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Sulfurboy (talk) 07:47, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks but I'm not submitting this for creation. I'll leave it in my namespace for now--it has only been a few days and will delete or submit. <small style="color:green">Bongo<sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex;"><small style="color:blue">matic 07:54, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:AlanScott.jpg
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 * Thank you for the note. I have sent the original permission from the author to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. <small style="color:green">Bongo<sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex;"><small style="color:blue">matic 12:08, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of John Leech (restaurateur)


The article John Leech (restaurateur) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing General notability guideline and the more detailed Notability (biographies) requirement. WP:BEFORE did not reveal any significant English-language coverage on Gnews, Gbooks or Gscholar. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page here in the form of 'This article meets criteria A and B because...' and ping me back through WP:ECHO or by leaving a note at User talk:Piotrus. Thank you."

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 03:55, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hey doc, could you restore this to my User space so I can have a look? Don't recall the article at all, but my habit was not generally to create bios that fail the notability guidelines. <small style="color:green">Bongo<sub style="margin-left:-4.2ex;"><small style="color:blue">matic 08:38, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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"Double v" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Nomination of Otto Spoerri for deletion
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