User talk:Finlay McWalter/archive10

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Happy 9th Wikipedia Anniversary to you :)

Hi Finlay McWalter :) Greetings on your 9th Wikipedia Anniversary since your joining of Wikipedia on 14 September, 2003! Best Wishes. Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser (talk) 18:30, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Unblock request

Greetings--I'm sorry to do this 'IP-style'. This is user:Djathinkimacowboy. I feel up to the task of requesting my indefblock be lifted. the trouble is, I cannot place the template: {{unblock }} at my talk page and do not really know how I must proceed. I actually haven't tried signing in, but I doubt I can recall my password information! You may reply at Djathinkimacowboy page. My time away has crippled me in the already limited knowledge of Wikipedia operations!75.21.149.52 (talk) 09:18, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

I don't care. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 12:08, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Finlay McWalter. You have new messages at Djathinkimacowboy's talk page.
Message added 02:35, 3 October 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

FYI (unblock request) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:35, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

User:Hetrometro

User:Hetrometro is back to adding non-notables. I am notifying you, per your warning. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:35, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

User:Iamthemuffinman's unblock request

Hi Finlay. Iamthemuffinman has (finally!) posted a sound-looking unblock request, which I'm inclined to grant. However, you and a number of other admins have been involved with his block in the past, so I'd like to get your take on it too; if you have a moment, please could you have a look at User talk:Iamthemuffinman and leave an opinion? Cheers, Yunshui 雲‍水 12:54, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Sockpuppet Investigation

Thank you for your assistance with the article on List of Armenian Americans. You helped blocked a rogue editor Hetrometro who was causing major havoc with the article, but it appears he has created a sock puppet account Afer510 has starting to repost non-notable names and write in German (on an English-language site). Can you take a look at this and block the user?--XLR8TION (talk) 14:08, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Weirding

A tag has been placed on Weirding requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G6 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an orphaned disambiguation page which either

• disambiguates two or fewer extant Wikipedia pages and whose title ends in "(disambiguation)" (i.e., there is a primary topic); or
• disambiguates no (zero) extant Wikipedia pages, regardless of its title.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time. Please see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Widefox; talk 11:06, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

thanks

Hi sir I am phani. yesterday you gave reply to my thread synchronization post. your explanation is correct. I got lot of confidence after looking at your answer. Thank u sir.thank u very much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phanihup (talk • contribs) 08:46, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Your SPI

You should request checkuser attention. Behavioral evidence alone doesn't look over the duck like to me. Tijfo098 (talk) 18:18, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

doubt on synchronized block in java

Hi sir! I am asking directly to you.Because last time you gave perfect answer.
some people are feeling bore on my regular questions on threads.
sir!do not feel bore on my regular questions.I am a beginner.I am learning java with out any teacher.I need your valuable
suggestinons.Today i am going to ask on synchronized block.

---

the general form of synchronized block is
class table
{
.......
void printTable(int n)
{
synchronized(object)
{
......
}
}
}

---

1)Here object means object of any class.i.e we can lock object of any class besides the object of "table" class.
2)if we place this in place of object it is possible to lock object of table class
3)then how can we lock object of a class other than table?can you give example based on below programme?
4) if we want to access a variable or method from table class we need object of table .
if we lock object of table class it is not possible to an object of table class to access synchronized block of table class
from two different places simultaneously.
but if we lock object of another class,say X,how can the object of class X can access synchronized block of table class?
because object of class X is not object of table.object of table only can access members of table.

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I think you got my doubt.
I request you to clarify my doubt based on below programme.

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import java.io.*;
class table
{
void printTable(int n)
{
synchronized(this)
{
for(int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
System.out.println(n*i);
try{
Thread.sleep(500);
}
catch(InterruptedException ie)
{System.out.println(ie);
}
}
}
}
}
class MyThread1 extends Thread
{
table t;
MyThread1(table t)
{
this.t=t;
}
public void run(){
t.printTable(5);
}
}
class MyThread2 extends Thread
{
table t;
MyThread2 (table t)
{
this.t=t;
}
public void run()
{
t.printTable(100);
}
}
class synchronizedblock1
{
public static void main(String args[]
)
{
table t=new table();
MyThread1 t1=new MyThread1(t);
MyThread2 t2=new MyThread2(t);
t1.start();
t2.start();
}
}
======================================
output:
5
10
15
20
25
100
200
300
400
500
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Phanihup (talk • contribs) 10:19, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Warning

It seems you're involved in an edit war on From Russia with Love (film) and are making threats to editors; you've already reverted in excess of the maximum of three times. If you revert again, I will block you from editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.138.143.220 (talk) 18:44, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/64.175.37.110 as well is another sock, the guy must own an IBM store!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 19:08, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Dr Blofeld

USER Dr Blofeld has been attacking other editors on his talk page, calling them "Losers". I am sure you will want to issue a warning and a block threat to this USER in line with your excellent moderating and to be consistent with the other warnings and threats you have issued today. I (and I am certain ALL other wiki editors) would expect nothing less than even handed treatment towards Dr Blofeld's blatant abuse of wikipedia.

Anonymous editor question

You recently intervened at From Russia with Love (film) a page I edit. Many thanks. My reasons for posting here have to do with another IP editor - Special:Contributions/81.159.150.93 - who has made only a single edit to wikipedia during an edit war involving two other editors at Stargate (film). (I want to clarify that this anonymous editor has nothing to do with the anonymous editor you blocked.) What I find odd is that this person has made only a single edit to wikipedia... and this anonymous editor knew to quote WP:BRD (but didn't know enough to ensure that the contested edits contained correct information). According to this website, the IP appears to be part of a spam network. You have much experience in these matters. What's your take? - Fanthrillers (talk) 01:08, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

The IP address is part of BT's general ADSL pool (BT is UK's main telephone company and its largest ISP). So the honeypotnet thing isn't relevant - it's just some person in Britain. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 01:36, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Thank you for your help in improving the Dastangoi article! Prad2609 (talk) 07:09, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Just to add that I look forward to your edits every time I go to the page. Am learning a lot from them and really enjoying the whole thing. Thanks! Bishdatta (talk) 05:29, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

It's fun for me to help, and it's great seeing an interesting and worthwhile article emerge where it didn't initially look like one was viable. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 15:57, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

User page advice sought

Hi there, Finlay. Parker Gabriel here, looking for advice on how to design a Wikipedia user page.

Thanx for any advice you can offer.
--Parker Gabriel 05:34, 23 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parker Gabriel (talk • contribs)

Another edit war involving From Russia With Love

Hello Finlay,

Today a simple copyedit of the article From Russia with Love (film) apparently incurred SchroCat's wrath, and despite my editing in good faith, he keeps reverting it to a version which, on the authority of dictionaries (which I pointed out to him), I deemed to contain misspellings and misusages. I have tried discussing the matter with him but he came up with no reason as to why his version should be considered better. The discussion in question can be found here. I don't believe he is discussing, or even editing, in good faith, and a quick look at some of his other discussions has revealed a rather belligerent approach to other users. All I want, really, is to be able to edit some corrections into one article (as I've done with countless others) without starting a verbal punchup (by the way, I've decided I cannot discuss anything with him anymore, as he simply doesn't stay on topic), getting various accusations thrown at me (he accuses me of starting the edit war), or having his friend heap praise on him and scorn on me. This would be MisterShiney, who, I suspect, is a sockpuppet. Anyway, I dare not edit "From Russia with Love (film)" again today lest I break the 3RR, but can you have a look at all this? Thanks. Kelisi (talk) 00:58, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

FPC delisting nomination of File:Three cell growth types.png

Hi. This is to let you know that I've nominated File:Three cell growth types.png for delisting as a Featured Picture at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Three cell growth types. --Paul_012 (talk) 08:53, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

WP:RD/C out-of-line comment

Apologies for the removal of Dmcq's edit; it appeared that Dmcq was attempting to be funny when such was unwarranted/unwelcome. The OP was, in my view, looking for help fixing, not destroying, a hard drive. I judged the edit as unhelpful in every sense and removed it. -- 143.85.199.242 (talk) 15:26, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Block of User:Fb rider

Thanks for that! Will you add the various sock/block templates to the editor's pages? Stalwart111 21:58, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks! Stalwart111 22:18, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert!

My thanks for blocking and reverting the changes for the persistent vandal who was most recently at 99.224.111.191. It is appreciated! Caidh (talk) 14:43, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

If there's been a pattern of threats (and not just vandalism and silly insults), and/or if you feel concerned that this is more than just the usual run-of-the-mill sillyboots, philippe AT wikimedia DOT org is aware of this particular IP, but perhaps not of other addresses the same person may have used. -- Finlay McWalterჷTalk 14:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Ref Desk

		The Reference Desk Barnstar
		Thanks for the quick answer! I was afraid it would take days for someone to answer it. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 17:14, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

The anon you just blocked is back already

Please note that this extremely problematic, disruptive and contentious user has already come back with a new IP. User:46.239.43.249, and is also apparently a sockpuppet of recently indef-blocked User:Shaushka. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 19:30, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

There's no any extreme problems at all, it's just changing of IP adress. I came for three reasons: reporting Til Eulenspiegel for 4RR, informing administrators about his POV-pushing and to apologize to Finlay and inform him that I won't repeat mistakes again. Fin, sorry again. --46.239.43.249 (talk) 19:42, 7 June 2013 (UTC)