Wikipedia talk:Help desk

NOTICE: AN APOLOGY TO VERY NEW EDITORS

We are very sorry, but at this present time it's not possible for unregistered users or brand new editors to place questions at the Help desk.
(This only affects you if you are not logged in, or registered your account less than 4 days ago.)
However, you can still get direct assistance on your talk page.
Just use this link to ask for help; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!

We apologise for this inconvenience. It's just a temporary measure to prevent new users from editing this page due to persistent vandalism. Once your account is 'autoconfirmed' you will be able to ask your question at the Help desk without any difficulties.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS HERE unless they are about the help desk itself. Go to the help desk to ask questions about how to use Wikipedia.

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To help centralize discussions and keep related topics together, the talk pages for templates related to the help desk redirect here.

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FAQ: How-to guide for those answering questions

This page was nominated for merging with Wikipedia:Teahouse on 19 June 2023. The result of the discussion (permanent link) was Withdrawn.

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