Template:Help me

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This is the {{Help me}} message box.

If you need help, you can place this template on any talk page, preferably your own user talk page, and write your question below it. Then our helpers will be notified.

Here is an example of what you might put on your talk page—a brief heading, then the template, and then your question:

== How does X work? ==
{{Help me}}
Your question.
~~~~

The four tildes "~~~~" will automatically add your signature, which is your username and a timestamp.

Assisting those who use this template

Technical details

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If you need help, you can place this template on any talk page, preferably your own user talk page, and write your question below it.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Question (deprecated)	1 helptext	Question should be placed after this template instead.	Content	deprecated
Disable category	clear	Set to "yes" to disable categorisation Example yes	Boolean	optional
Category	category	Category to use instead of the default. Example [[Category:Wikipedians looking for help]]	Line	optional
Demo namespace	demospace	Namespace override for demos Example talk	Line	optional

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 autoconfirmed and thus can not edit a semi-protected page.
• {{Edit extended-protected}} - use this template for pages with extended confirmed protection.
• {{Edit protected}} – When you want to request an edit of a fully protected page.

For helpers who answer:

• {{Help me-nq}} – A message that can be used when a user used the {{Help me}} template but didn't write a question below it.
• {{Help me-IRC}} – A message that asks the user to come to IRC for more help.
• {{Help me-working}} – A message that tells the user that their question is being worked on. Also provides IRC information.
• {{Help me-expired}} – A message that tells the user that their question was answered by a question, but they didn't reply.
• {{Help me-helped}} – A message telling the user that a helper has answered their question.
• {{Help me-rdq}} – A message telling the user that their question could be answered by the reference desk.
• {{Help me-inappropriate}} – A message telling the user that a helper has deemed their question as an inappropriate use for the {{Help me}} template.
• {{Help me-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.

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