Template:Helpme

I am looking for help!

Ask your question below. You can also look at the Help Contents, ask at the Water cooler, or check the FAQ.
Users on the #wikinews IRC channel have been alerted and will assist you shortly. Note that you can also receive live help there; click here to connect.
If your question needs attention from an administrator, please leave a message here.
_{Notice to helpers: Once you've assisted the user, please replace this template with {{tl|Helpme}}}

[edit]

Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Helpme/doc. (edit | history)

This is the {{helpme}} message box.

If you need help, you can place this template on your own user talk page, and write your question below it. Then our helpers will be notified.

Here is what you would put on your talk page:

== How does X work? ==
{{helpme}}
Your question.
~~~~

The four tildes "~~~~" will automatically add your signature, which is your username and a timestamp.

Technical details

When used, this template categorizes the talk page into Category:Wikinewsies looking for help.

The IRC channel #wikinews is notified when this template is used. You can join that channel (chat room) if you want to help out or if you want to get real-time assistance. (Click here for instant access.)

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.