Template:Help me-inappropriate
 | Please use the {{help me}} template appropriately. The {{help me}} template is for help in using Wikipedia, not for unrelated issues. If you would like to ask such a question, replace the code {{help me-inappropriate}} on this page with {{help me}} to reactivate the help request. Alternatively, you can also ask your question at the Teahouse, the help desk, or join Wikipedia's Live Help IRC channel to get real-time assistance. |
Usage
Use this template when a user places {{Help me}} on their talk page, but the request is inappropriate.
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.
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