I want them back because they're mine. Why the hell wouldn't I want my belongings back 
Fair enough. He should give it back because it belongs to you. But surely there is no urgency to get you're VCE study notes back. I mean, when you get them back, I'd happily place a bet that you wouldn't start reading and studying the notes immediately, because lets face it, you don't need them anymore. If you genuinely want to expand your knowledge further on the subject, perhaps read some other resources. To be honest, I think you're being anal about the situation and just need to move on for you're own benefit.
YESSSSS, EXACTLY. Why would you bring this into the attention of the community caramel? What do you think WE would do about it? I find it very, very hard to believe that the reason you want your notes back is so that you can go over them.
Because:
a) failure to respond to PM about returning them
b) failure to take any steps to return it through asking publicly on IRC
I am trying to get them back, and hoping publicly will help speed it up given that he has no intention of returning them quickly. Coblin's posts on page 2 are a good indication of how I feel. He has plenty of time to do it and yet is only considering himself and is making no plans to return it.
I can't reproduce them and I wish to be able to refer to them ok.
being selfish at this time of the year is justifiable. do you expect him to shave 2 hours out of his life right in between exams just so you can get your stupid notes? why don't you take a trip down to southeast victoria to pick them up yourself, it'll probably take just as long, only difference being you aren't in the middle of your vce exams. he is not obligated to return them to you as soon as you want them, according to him the terms were 'take as long as you like' so he is not in the wrong - he has said that he will return them WHEN HE CAN. I'd say that you are being more selfish by demanding them from him during this stressful period. If you like "learning", shouldn't you be seeking other resources, there are MUCH better ways to learn than to go over notes that you wrote a year ago. Which subject were they for anyway?
If I were in Mao's position I'd piss on the notes before returning them to you, you're being a bitch.