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<b style="font-size: larger;">I am looking for help!</b> <br /> Ask your question below. You can also check [[Help:Contents]] and the [[ |
<b style="font-size: larger;">I am looking for help!</b> <br /> Ask your question below. You can also check [[Help:Contents]] and the [[Project:Editorial guidance|FAQ]], or ask at the [[Project:Editorial guidance|Help desk]] or the [[Project:Editorial guidance|Teahouse]].<br />Users who monitor the category [[:Category:Wikipedians looking for help|Wikipedians looking for help]] and those in [[Project:Editorial guidance|this wiki's Live Help]] have been alerted and will assist you shortly. You can also [[Project:Editorial guidance|join the chat room]] to receive live Wikipedia-related help there. You'll be receiving help soon, so don't worry.<br /><small><span style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);">Note to helpers: Once you have offered help, please nullify the template using {{Tl|Tl}} or similar, replace with {{Tlp|Help me-helped}}, or where <nowiki>{{Help me|question}}</nowiki> was used, use {{Tl|Tlp}}/{{Tl|Tnull}}</span></small> |
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This template is meant for use on [[Project:Talk page guidelines|talk pages]]. Your user talk page can be found [[Special:MyTalk|here]]. If you added this template, please remove this template and re-add it on [[Special:MyTalk|your user talk page]]. If you did not add this template, please remove it from this page. |
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 31 October 2026
 | I am looking for help! Ask your question below. You can also check Help:Contents and the FAQ, or ask at the Help desk or the Teahouse. Users who monitor the category Wikipedians looking for help and those in this wiki's Live Help have been alerted and will assist you shortly. You can also join the chat room to receive live Wikipedia-related help there. You'll be receiving help soon, so don't worry. Note to helpers: Once you have offered help, please nullify the template using {{Tl}} or similar, replace with {{Help me-helped}}, or where {{Help me|question}} was used, use {{Tlp}}/{{Tnull}} |
| Template documentation follows |
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| Visit "Template:Help me/doc" to edit its documentation if it is available. (How does this work?) |
This is the {{Help me}} message box.
If you need help, you can call this template from any talk page, preferably your own user talk page, and write your question below the call. 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 call, and then your question:
== How does X work? ==
{{Help me}}
Your question.
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The four tildes (~~~~) will automatically add your signature and a timestamp.
After a {{Help me}} request has been answered, you may replace {{Help me}} with {{Help me-helped}}.
Finding editors that require assistance
- Main article:
There are currently 2 users asking for help via the {{Help me}} template:
Category Wikipedians looking for help not found
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Technical details
 | 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. |
TemplateData
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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| Question (deprecated) | 1 helptext | Question should be placed after this template instead. | Content | deprecated |
| Disable category | clear | Set to "yes" to disable categorisation
| Boolean | optional |
| Category | category | Category to use instead of the default.
| Line | optional |
| Demo namespace | demospace | Namespace override for demos
| Line | optional |
Template that invoke this template
{{Offer help}}
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.
- {{Help desk}} – To place on pages.
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.
For those who want to know how many are asking:
- {{Wikipedians looking for help}} – displays a small boxed banner indicating the category count and linking to it