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[edit] May 20

[edit] publisher

i am using this for a project and was wondering who the publisher was

See Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia, or use the "Cite this page" feature in the toolbox on the left when viewing the article(s) in question. Nihiltres(t.c.s) 00:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Special:Cite says the publisher is "Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia". ~Spebi 02:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Joining a WikiProject

Hello. I'm curious how to join a WikiProject. The various pages describe the groups and their purposes quite adequately, but they aren't clear (at least not to me) as to how one becomes part of a project. Specifically, in browsing Wikipedia's geographical articles, I've noticed significant lack of maps. Then I happened upon the WikiProject Maps page and I want to be a part of it. I'm a pretty good amateur cartographer, and have already added a few of my creations (for example, see my map of the Finger Lakes). Is that project the place for me, and if so, what do I do next? Thank you. — Michael J 00:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I tbink you have to add your name to the project page. im not sure. Sorry Duggie647 00:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
There is no formal method to "joining" a Wikiproject. Some have a list that you can sign your name on, while others have a userbox that you can add to your user page. Basically, all you need to do to join a Wikiproject is to help accomplish the project's tasks and goals. *Cremepuff222* 00:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps#Participants should say, but does not, "To join this WikiProject, add your username to this list." See WP:PROJGUIDE for guidelines on how to organize a WikiProject. Since most WikiProjects focus on their area of interest, rather than on the meta-business of running a WikiProject, WikiProjects vary in terms of their level of organization (especially in their skill at recruitment). If you looked at WikiProject Maps and you could not figure out how to join, we might suspect that project needs someone to read WP:PROJGUIDE carefully and improve WikiProject Maps from an administrative standpoint. For an example of what I consider a well-developed WikiProject, see WikiProject Mathematics. --Teratornis 01:42, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Capitalized Letter in the Title of an Article

I've just eaten a curry, and well it was called a ring-burner on the Menu, I need a metaphoric description of a ring-burner.

Edit : Approximately 3 Minutes ago, I've let a rather large excrete go, and my pipes have burst, Can anyone reccomend how to clean up excrete exploded over restrooms, Picture below.

Ring-burner? This has made my day, hehehehehahaha Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 12:11, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adding Articles?

Dear Wikipedia,

I'm new to using Wikipedia as an editor, I would just like to know, How do you add articles to the wikipedia database.

All help appreciated,

Regards,

plummeh12333

[edit] Editing Articles

how do i know what articles i want to edit, isnt there a bot where you type in what you like and it tells you what you should edit? Duggie647 01:31, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I have not heard of such a thing. There is, however, the Help desk. Just type in what you like and we will tell you what you should edit. --Teratornis 01:43, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
User:SuggestBot uses your prior contributions to predict other articles you might want to edit, but it appears you have already requested that. You can also use search and categories to find articles in your areas of interest, or join a WikiProject. PrimeHunter 01:53, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

hi

[edit] Help!

I am trying to log in but when I type in my password it says it's wrong. I did not enter my e-mail address when I created my account so I can't have my password e-mailed to me! I'm really sure that the one I entered is correct but it doesn't say so. What do I do to get my password? --71.89.147.212 04:08, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I think you're out of luck. If you could get your password without having previously entered your e-mail, what would prevent anybody from getting someone else's password? —Chowbok ☠ 05:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

I've edited periodically, but is there a list of templates that can be added to an article, and instructions on when they are appropriate to use, and where they should be used (on the article page or the talk page)? For example, if I read a really lousy article but don't have the time or expertise to correct it at the moment, is there a template I can use to request that someone else try to fix it up? If so, how would it be used? Thanks. Talmage 05:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Template messages is up in my other tab as we spe... er, type. Cheers! Tony Fox (arf!) 06:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move problem

I moved University Club to University Club of New York, so I could create a disambiguation page. Somehow, the talk page of University Club is linked to the talk page of University Club of New York. If I go to the talk page for UC, when I click on the article tab, it takes me to UCNY. If I make a change on the talk page for UC, it affects the talk page of UCNY. Clarityfiend 07:04, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

When you go to Talk:University club it probably redirects you, and the text "(Redirected from Talk:University Club)" will appear under the page title. I have speedy deleted the offending page. The move proces automatically creates redirects like this.--Commander Keane 09:35, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] abstract algebra

1)Write the distinct right coset of R in (c+). 2)If H and K are subgroups of G such that H intersection K is a normal subgroup of G then H and K are normal subgroup of G. Prove 3)every group of prime order P raised to power n, wheren p is a prime no. and n is the element of N, is of the form G¹ΧG²Χ.........ΧGń where |Gí|=p prove 4)If g is a group and H is the subgrop of G and X,Y are element of G such that Z is the element of Hx such that Z is not the element of Hy than Hx intersection Hy is phai. prove

Please ask such questions at the appropriate reference desk, which is Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics. ~Spebi 09:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Better yet, do your own homework. Clarityfiend 17:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help!

I wasn't sure where to go for this, but I've been called a *wikistalker* (here in the oppose part) and I'm not sure where this came from?, and I feel as though I been insulted and also I'm a bit put out by this! As an Anon do my views not count in talk pages and Polls? And can I get an apology or is that asking a lot? --203.220.170.126 07:54, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Possibly the one who called you that had noticed you have edited some of the same pages that he/she had edited and made the assumption you were stalking him. If he/she did make that assumption, it seems a bit far-fetched to me (you have very few edits) and goes against Wikipedia:Assume good faith. You could ask for clarification on that user's Talk page. By the way: as an Anon you will indeed often find that your views are taken less seriously than a registered user's.--A bit iffy 08:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply and explaination. I've now calmed down and I'm going to choose to move on and not worry about it. Maybe that user thought me someone else because many people probably use the IP address 203.220.170.***, because its a rotating IP address used by my ISP. --203.220.170.126 09:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
See WP:STALK for the meaning of wikistalking. I see your edits have varying 203.220.170.***. This can easily cause confusion. I recommend getting an account. PrimeHunter 11:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
This is one of the downsides of allowing people to edit without first creating accounts - new users who might have no objection to creating an account simply aren't aware of why they should, and since it isn't necessary to create an account before editing pages, they might not become aware of the benefits of creating an account until a situation like this (possible confusion of identity) happens. Note that most of the vandalism on Wikipedia comes from unregistered users, as well as many of the unskilled edits, so by not creating an account, you may cause experienced Wikipedians to subconsciously associate you with vandals and newbs, simply because their dealings with unregistered users in the past were less often constructive than their dealings with registered users. Perhaps people "should" treat every new encounter without prejudice, but that's not how natural selection shaped the human emotional brain. Evidently, hominids who generalized about groups of other hominids from a few easily-detected characteristics were more likely to survive and produce viable offspring than those who did not. When a human behavior is nearly universal, there's a good chance it was adaptive, that is it worked more often than it failed, back in the Pleistocene. Prejudice may well still be adaptive, but of course these days it is also politically incorrect, so you must be careful never to let on that you're doing it. Which of course is easy for most humans to do, because that's just another type of prejudice: when you see a human, you may safely prejudge it will take offense at being prejudged. --Teratornis 15:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
I'm the one who called this user a wikistalker. User:203.220.170.209 and User:203.220.170.126 have the same puppeteer, and that's a fact: [1], [2]; compare also User:203.94.135.134, User:203.164.184.60, User:203.164.184.128, User:203.164.189.145, User:203.164.184.13, etc. —JackLumber /tɔk/ 17:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A Question...

How do I initiate an off-Wiki (outside e-mail) discussion with another user? How do I do that? Cleo123 08:03, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Easy - if they have their email enabled. Go to their user page or user talk page, and look on the left column -I think it's in "toolbox". Find "email this user" and click. You can set it so that you receive a copy of the email in your email. Note that the receiver will get email from you that displays your email address. If they don't have their email enabled, I guess you can ask them on their talk page to enable it. Have fun. Tvoz |talk 08:15, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Great! Thanks! Cleo123 08:23, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Changing complex template

Hi, at the page Template_talk:32TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3#size of the template I am looking for an expert in template to see if it is possible to make the proposed changes of this template. Can I find those experts here ? Miho NL 10:56, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

The best place to ask for this type of help is probably at Wikipedia:Requested templates. PrimeHunter 11:19, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] wikipedia

who created wikipedia becuase i need to know for my society and environment assignment

See Wikipedia and Wikipedia:About for Wikipedia's information about itself. If you want to know who wrote a particular article, click on the 'history' tab for the article for a list of contributor's pseudonyms; if you want to cite an article (often required in assignments), click on the 'cite this article' link in the toolbox to the left of an article. Hope that helps! --ais523 11:08, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "talk pages"

Do I need to let other users know that I asked this question: Talk:First Council of Nicaea. Or should I expect that someone will notice. Mammalian 12:56, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

The major editors of the article will probably notice, but if it is really urgent, consider asking it on the reference desk. Salaskan 14:20, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Editors of the article may or may not notice, depending on whether they are currently paying attention to the article's talk page. To be sure you get someone's attention the next time that someone views a page on Wikipedia while logged in, you leave a message on that user's talk page. For example, if someone wanted to positively get your attention, he or she could leave a message on User talk:Mammalian (as I edited this reply, I noticed your user talk page initially generates a red link, so I will leave you a welcome message on it, to show you how user talk page message notifications work). If your question on Talk:First Council of Nicaea gets no response after a few days, consider looking at the article history and leaving notes on other contributors' user talk pages. This is only a reliable method to contact users who have created accounts. If you see lots of IP addresses in the article history, you may have difficulty contacting those users. You can also leave messages on the user talk page of an IP address, but this is unreliable as a user may access Wikipedia through different IP addresses, or multiple users may successively use the same IP address. --Teratornis 14:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
THank you both, that answered my question. Mammalian 18:44, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] VandalProof

Hello, I was recently approved for vandalism (sometime earlier today...), and now I am trying to run the program, however, I still appear as "no privileges found." Could someone help me on this matter? Thanks, Curran (talk) 13:05, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

I think you would be better served by asking this question at User talk:AmiDaniel/VP/Discuss.--Fuhghettaboutit 14:11, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hibiscus

my question is hibiscus stem a)is herbaceous b)contain resin ducts c)show ridges and furrows d)is covered by hairs —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.7.93.171 (talk • contribs).

Please do your own homework.--Fuhghettaboutit 14:11, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
I think I may have a number of these growing in my yard: Hibiscus syriacus; they produce a riot of flowers each summer resembling the flowers in the article photos; very popular with the local bumblebees and hummingbirds. Learn something new every day; my polymath credentials suffer due to my botany idiocy. The Hibiscus article's lead section says:
  • Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, and woody shrubs and small trees.
I see the word herbaceous but no mention of those other things in your question. I must say, it's amazing that you undertook the effort to find the Help desk and type in your whole question when all you needed to do was type "hibiscus" in the search box. --Teratornis 15:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] free?

Please, take out the 'free' terme! I can't publish a free document with new information to the people who read it! Are all so complicated in this free Wiki to do that for a man who are not aquanted with a computer as one from informatique can't go to publish something - please, find a solution to that! Thank you for replay, Adrian Johnson - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.82.110 (talk)

I don't really understand your request. Could you reword it? Why can't you publish a free document? Wikipedia is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, which means that anything may be reused, distributed and altered (even for commercial use) without mentioning of the source. Also, anyone can edit the information on Wikipedia, and nobody is forced to pay for anything on Wikipedia, there even aren't any adverts. This is our definition of "free". Just a sidenote, you can sign your contributions on talk pages with ~~~~, and including your e-mail address is strongly discouraged. Sincerely, Salaskan 14:16, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is free to edit, but as you quite rightly point out, getting your article published and not deleted may be far from free in terms of your personal time and effort, depending on what you want to publish, and how you go about it. Arguably, most information is not welcome here; Wikipedia only wants "encyclopedic" information, and this is a style of writing very different than what most people are used to. There is, however, a "solution": Wikipedians have extensively documented the whole process of how you get things published here, as well as how to find alternative wikis. Learning all that stuff on your own is a lot of work. If you want an easy way around it, you're looking at it now: the Help desk. Describe to us what you are trying to publish, in enough detail so we can understand what you want to do, and someone will tell you either:
  • How to publish it on Wikipedia;
  • Or, if your content is not suitable for Wikipedia, how to publish it on another wiki.
Wikipedia is as "free" as you choose to make it, for example by asking for help. --Teratornis 14:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
The only other edit by your IP appears to be in Romanian [3]. Perhaps you would prefer the Romanian Wikipedia at http://ro.wikipedia.org. PrimeHunter 15:42, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] very old wooden hanger

i have a old wooden hanger and i believe it is from your part of the country.stamped on it is n.v.j.w. lunter-heerenconfectie-franeker —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.71.160.210 (talk)

You appear to be in the wrong place. This is the encyclopedia Wikipedia. The editors are from all over the world. PrimeHunter 19:08, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Making Wiki

How can I make Wiki my homepage on firefox?


-Thanx

This question isn't really related to using Wikipedia, but there you go: Click on Tools → Options → Main. Then choose the homepage you want. :)PeaceNT 15:04, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
The Main Page of the English Wikipedia is http://en.wikipedia.org (the search page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search, a random article is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random, and the login screen is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Userlogin). --ais523 10:06, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] new article

how do I create a new article?

Please see the Very Frequently Asked Questions or Help:Starting a new page. Hersfold (talk/work) 15:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Misbehaving image ...

Hi ... I just created a stub article for Montana Highway 80, and for some reason the highway-sign graphic isn't showing up in the infobox. Can anyone tell me why? I'm not sure if its a problem with me, or the graphic, or the template, or what. Thanks! Pitamakan 16:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Might just be a glitch because it showed up for me. Duggie 16:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Fixed :)..----Cometstyles 16:47, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! Do you know if I should be adding that extra line to all my infoboxes, or was this just a glitch? Pitamakan 16:50, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
I think it would be safe to add that extra line :)..----Cometstyles 16:57, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edting for a friend's music production company

My question is this, how do I add someone's produciton company on Wikipedia the way other production companies are added for other artists? My friends are new to Wikipedia, and they want their company included yet when they tried to add their company, it was deleted. Why are some music companies on Wikipedia like AfterMath Records or Geffen Records as a description of artists business, but others aren't? Please clarify. Thanks

You need to establish notability. Many articles added to Wikipedia which are about subjects which are not notable, or notable obscure subjects without establishing that notability, so they get speedily deleted. Some articles on record companies have proven themselves to be notable and worthy of an inclusion in an encyclopedia such as Wikipedia, such as the ones you mentioned. If your friends want to add their record company, they need to watch out for several criteria: notability as a company and not advertising the company in the article. In addition, your friends shouldn't add the company themselves, because it would be a conflict of interest which might produce an article without a neutral point of view. Taking these things into account, your friends' company might be worthwhile - if it is, I recommend adding an entry at the page for requested articles, where someone without a conflict of interest can start the article. Nihiltres(t.c.s) 17:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Signature fonts

Hi. I'm trying to change the way my signature appears so that it reads in color Tiamut, rather than the plain jane version I have today. How can I do that so that when I sign it appears automatically as above? Tiamut 17:42, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Tiamut

type [[User:Tiamut|<b><font color=#FF0080>T</font><font color=#800000>i</font><font color=#FF0080>a</font><font color=#800000>m</font><font color=#FF0080>u</font><font color=#800000>t</font></b>]] into the Signature box on my prefences and tick the raw signaute box and your done. Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:07, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

And to be on the safe side just have a quick test sign on here Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:12, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so much the prompt response! I did as you explained, but an error about html coding keeps coming up. Here goes test run. Tiamut 18:21, 20 May 2007 (UTC) The exact warning is "Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags." Does this make any sense to you? Tiamut 18:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Did you click the Raw Signature box? Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes. Tiamut 18:23, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Alternative:
  1. Click here User:Tiamut/Signature
  2. Edit the page and added [[User:Tiamut|<b><font color=#FF0080>T</font><font color=#800000>i</font><font color=#FF0080>a</font><font color=#800000>m</font><font color=#FF0080>u</font><font color=#800000>t</font></b>]]
  3. Then save the page, it should just have you signature on it
  4. Type {{SUBST:User:Tiamut/Signature}} into that box on my preferences again.
  5. And save

That will work Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:30, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Hey there. Thanks again for all your help. I added quotations around the color code numbers after noticing that they were there in your signature and Kazam! It worked. Cheers. Tiamut 18:32, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about running around in circles, but im glad your happy! :-) Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 18:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Remember to subst it otherwise anyone can go to User:Tiamut/Signature and change stuff and it will come up in your signature. ~Spebi 08:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
No, Tiamut's solution, of putting the font tags in quotes, is the correct one (the sig isn't accepted otherwise); substing a template is not advised. --ais523 10:10, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] removing copyright violation photographs across scattered articles

I was recently notified by Answers.com that there are several articles where photographs listed on my personal website were posted without my consent (or the consent of the copyright-holders). I was able to delete the link within one article (Action Potential), but I'm having trouble searching for articles that contain my name, or links to my website. I know that the links are scattered over multiple articles dealing with human anatomy and physiology, but have no idea how to track them all down! Is there a special search function for this? Or is this an issue that the team at Wikipedia must address?

Our search function is really, really bad. Use Google as follows: "http://www.google.com/custom?sa=Google+Search&domains=wikipedia.org&sitesearch=wikipedia.org" Clarityfiend 18:08, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
You can search for external link in Wikipedia using Special:Linksearch, (an example searching for images from your website: example 1). I am unclear about how a link to a website is a copyright violation, but we can help you track material down - just edit this section (using the [edit] button) to give us more info.--Commander Keane 18:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] USERBOXES

I need help making userboxes and knowing how to group them, the guide (WP:UBS) was too confusing, Thank You. Abdalla 19:22, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Could you please be more specific? What aspect do you need help with? -- Seed 2.0 20:10, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Featured Article/List Userboxes

I think I have seen userboxes for featured articles and lists. Does anyone know where I might find them? TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 20:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Replied on user talk page. Nihiltres(t.c.s) 04:17, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eligibility

I realise I have only been registered with the site for about a week now but before I was registered I edited quite a few pages to do with all sorts and there were somethings I couldnt edit until I was registered, but I have noticed quite a few errors with the site, from pictures not loading to pages not loading altogether!!!

I was wondering where I stood as to getting admin/sysop status where I am not technically eligable yet??

Thanks Ben Carroll

Hello Ben. Those pages were most likely semi-protected. You can read our protection policy here. Please also remember to sign your comments where appropriate and use new sections if you're bringing up a new issue (for example by clicking the '+' sign at the top of the edit box). Thanks. -- Seed 2.0 20:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Admin status comes to experienced editors who meet the strict criteria and pass through the RFA process. Consider it after about eight/nine months to a year of quality work in all facets of Wikipedia. Adrian M. H. 22:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] guitar hero two for xbox 360

Hello, I've been trying to look up how to unluck downloads from my own music list but i dont know how to they told me it could be done for playstation dowlaod your own music

Hi. I'm not too familiar with the game but this forum may be more along the lines of what you're looking for. Please also remember to sign your comments using the tildes or the signature icon in the toolbar. Thanks. -- Seed 2.0 20:33, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] bridge(signals)/prismsignals

hi, I wrote the e-book "Prism Signals." I happened upon a link to it on Wikipedia's Bridge(signals) page. I wrote an original synopsis of Prism Signals and posted it. The underlying theory is a mathematically correct thesis (never challanged after 20,000+ hits.)

Thank you for reconsidering the deletion.

Aceshaw

John Sheehan

Hello John. I have unsuccessfully tried to find a record of the article you're referring to. Could you please double check the name for me? Thank you. -- Seed 2.0 21:50, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
Never mind. I found it -- it appears that I misunderstood you. I thought you were referring to an article of yours that was deleted. In this case, content you added to Signal (bridge) was removed by another editor.
In theory, you're free to add revert those changes (thereby re-adding them to the article). Please note, however, that we have certain guidelines and policies that help us determine what is appropriate for inclusion. I would ask you to please read WP:NOT and WP:OR. I realize that you have put a lot of work into your edits and I can assure you that we appreciate every edit. We are trying to write an encyclopedia though and, in order to do that, we must adhere to certain guidelines to make sure that the process we use is fair, reasonable and effective. If you still feel that your edits pass the tests outlines in the policies I've linked for you above, please feel free to re-add it to the article with proper citations. If you have any questions or require assistance, please don't hesitate to reply or contact me directly. -- Seed 2.0 22:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Translation

Need Translation from Eglish into Italian please

If you are talking about Wikipedia there should be a link on the lower left box with links to the Italian WIkipedia. -- Hdt83 Chat 21:49, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
If you need a translator there's always babelfish. *Cremepuff222* 22:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question about revision to page I created

I created the page for Lovelace Ackah a couple months ago, and someone recently changed info about his personal life, more specifically where he coaches and how many sons he has. I got my info from the official site of the team he plays for, and they cited no source. Should I change it back to how I originally had it?

Don't forget to sign your comments. Per WP:V/WP:BLP, you can remove un-sourced questionable material, particularly from biographies of living persons. Be tactful obviously (AGF and all that) and consider moving it to the talk page for discussion and possible source-finding. Adrian M. H. 22:38, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
-Thanks,
Miles Blues

[edit] Page creation

how do i create a page if the subject does not come up on the search engine? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.233.123.153 (talk)

See Help:Starting a new page and Wikipedia:Your first article. Please make sure the topic is notable and does not already have an article with another name. PrimeHunter 23:55, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
You have to create an account before you can start a page. ~ Magnus animuM ≈ √∞ 00:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)