Wikipedia:Ask for help

Asking for help?

Welcome to Wikipedia! If you ask for help someone will assist you. We're a friendly bunch of volunteers around here always willing to lend a helping hand. Listed below are the main noticeboards (forums) and alternative ways to ask for assistance. For a comprehensive directory of interactive services that can be requested on Wikipedia, see requests. Wikipedia also has an introduction for aspiring contributors that provides information and resources on the basics needed to comprehend, comment on, and contribute to Wikipedia. Wikipedia help forums Help desk - the "main page" for asking questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia. Teahouse - a "very friendly place" for new editors to become accustomed to and ask questions about editing. Reference desk - where volunteers answer worldly questions, on any subject. e.g. "What country has the world's largest fishing fleet?" Special services: Click here to ask for help on your talk page and a volunteer will visit you there. Or place {{Help me}} then your question on a talk page, preferably your talk page, a volunteer will assist you there! You can join the Wikipedia-en-help IRC chat room for live assistance. Click here to be connected instantly! New editors can join the "Newcomer live chat" to connect with editors experienced assisting novice users. Static help: To browse help related resources see the help menu or help directory. For other useful directories and indexes, see Wikipedia:Directory. The blue bar that follows is a navigation box for many of the help pages. Click "show" on the right to expand it.