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* Questions will be answered by humans, not by a computer. This page is '''not a search engine'''.
* Questions will be answered by humans, not by a computer. This page is '''not a search engine'''.


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<big>'''How to answer a question'''</big>
<big>'''How to answer a question'''</big>

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How to ask a question

  • Please give questions a meaningful title so you'll be more likely to get a meaningful answer.
  • Be specific and clarify your question, describing specifically what you'd like answered.
  • Please sign your question. If you have a account on Wikipedia, type --~~~~ at the end. Otherwise, you may sign your name or write --anon.
  • Please do not list your e-mail address, as questions aren't normally answered by e-mail. Also, be aware that the content on Wikipedia is extensively copied to many websites, and so making your e-mail address public here may make it very public throughout the Internet.
  • Please check back for updates occasionally. You can use Ctrl+D to make a bookmark to help yourself find the page again. A complete answer to your question may be developed over a period of days.
  • To continue a question, edit your question section (by clicking the [edit] link on right side of its header line). Please do not start multiple sections about the same topic.
  • Please avoid using all capital letters; not only do they make a question harder to read, but they are often interpreted as impolite or shouting.
  • Questions will be answered by humans, not by a computer. This page is not a search engine.

How to answer a question

  • Please be thorough, providing as much of the answer as you are able.
  • Be concise, not terse. Please write in a clear and easily understood manner. Keep your answer within the scope of the question as stated.
  • Link to articles on Wikipedia which may have further information relevant to the question.
  • The Reference desk is not a soapbox. If you wish to argue a particular viewpoint, please do so on an appropriate talk page.