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The four tildes "<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>" will automatically add your signature, which is your username and a timestamp.
 
The four tildes "<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>" will automatically add your signature, which is your username and a timestamp.
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== Assisting  those who use this template==
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{{notice|1=<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; color: purple">Looking to help users who are asking for assistance through this template? Please see  [[:Category:Wikipedians looking for help]].</span>}}
  
 
==Technical details==
 
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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 [[Template talk:Help me|the talk]] page, and first test your changes in the [[Template:Help me/sandbox|/sandbox]] and [[Template:Help me/testcases|/testcases]] pages.
 
| 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 [[Template talk:Help me|the talk]] page, and first test your changes in the [[Template:Help me/sandbox|/sandbox]] and [[Template:Help me/testcases|/testcases]] pages.
 
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== Assisting  those who use this template==
 
{{notice|1=<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; color: purple">Looking to help users who are asking for assistance through this template? Please see  [[:Category:Wikipedians looking for help]].</span>}}
 
  
 
{{Help me/doc/See also}}
 
{{Help me/doc/See also}}

Revision as of 09:12, 1 March 2020

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

See also

For those who ask:

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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