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.
After a {{Help me}} request has been answered, you may add {{Help me-helped}} in place of the Help me template.
Assisting those who use this template
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.