hello, i am new to wikipedia and would simply like to start an account.  however, i received this message: 

 You are currently unable to edit pages on Wikipedia. 
 You can still read pages, but cannot edit, change, or create them. 
 Editing from 68.26.0.0/16 (your account, IP address, or IP address range) has been disabled by Raul654 for the following reason(s): 
 Range used by Scibaby 
 This block has been set to expire: 15:54, 10 January 2009. 
 Even if blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page and contact other editors and administrators by email. 
 Note: If you have JavaScript enabled, please use the [show] links across from each header to show more information. 

 I am confounded by why i received this message.  i use my sprint cellphone tethered to my laptop as my primary means of connecting to the internet, so perhaps this is why i'm sharing an IP address.  Please help! 

 i'm not sure how you can contact me without my email address, but here is some further info from the top of this web-page: "Editing User talk:68.26.156.230" 

 many thanks 
 Greg