Template:Help me
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I am looking for help! Ask your question below. You can also look at the Help Contents, ask at the Help desk, or check the FAQ. Users on the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel have been alerted and will assist you shortly. Note that you can also receive live wikipedia-related help there; click here to connect. Note to helpers: Once you have offered help, please null the template using {{tl}} or similar, replace with {{Help me-helped}}, or where {{helpme|question}} was used, use {{tlp}}/{{tnull}} |
This is the {{help me}} message box.
If you need help, you can place this template on your own user talk page, and write your question below it. Then our helpers will be notified.
Here is what you would put on your talk page:
== How does X work? ==
{{help me}}
Your question.
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The four tildes "~~~~" will automatically add your signature, which is your username and a timestamp.
Technical details
When used, this template categorizes the talk page into Category:Wikipedians looking for help.
The IRC channel #wikipedia-en-help is notified when this template is used. You can join that channel (chat room) if you want to help out or if you want to get real-time assistance. (Click here for instant access.)
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This template is part of a notification system that involves a category, some bots and an IRC channel. Please do not modify this template without first discussing your suggested changes on the talk page, and first test your changes in the /sandbox and /testcases pages. |
See also
For those who ask:
- {{admin help}} – When you need help from an administrator.
- {{edit semi-protected}} – When you need other editors to update a page, if you are not logged in and thus can not edit a semi-protected page.
- {{edit protected}} – When you want to request an edit of a fully protected page.
For helpers who answer:
- {{helpme-nq}} – A message that can be used when a user used the {{help me}} template but didn't write a question below it.
- {{helpme-irc}} – A message that asks the user to come to IRC for more help.
- {{helpme-working}} – A message that tells the user that their question is being worked on. Also provides IRC information.
- {{help me-helped}} – A message telling the user that a helper has answered their question.
- {{helpme-inapp}} – A message telling the user that a helper has deemed their question as an inappropriate use for the {{help me}} template.
- {{helpme-na}} – A message that can be used when a user used the {{help me}} template but needs help from an admin.
- {{helpme-ns}} – A message that can be used when a user used the {{help me}} template but is looking for an answer from a specific editor.
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Help me/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages. Please add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |
