Wikipedia:Requests

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The following services and assistance can be requested on Wikipedia, as described on their own pages within the Wikipedia namespace. For other useful directories, see the navigation bar above.

Special services

In addition to the pages listed above alternative interactive help services are available as described below.

  1. If you place {{Help me}} "then your question" on your talk page, a volunteer will assist you there.
    (Helpers can find you at Category:Wikipedians looking for help.)
  2. If your request specifically requires administrator assistance, place {{Admin help}} on your talk page.
    (Administrators can find you at Wikipedians looking for help from administrators.)
  3. You can join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC chat room for live assistance. Click here to be connected instantly!
  4. New editors can join the "Newcomer live chat" to connect with editors experienced assisting novice users.
  5. You may want to try asking for help by someone listed at Highly Active Users.
  6. Adopt-a-User is where you can find experienced editors that "adopt" new users and mentor them.
  7. Contact Wikipedia is a page that describes how and where to contact Wikipedia directly for a variety of reasons.