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1 How to properly answer questions on the Reference Desk. 2 General advice. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Reference desk/Guide for answering questions.
Archived questions If you cannot find your question on the reference desks, please see the Archives. Unanswered questions If you find that your question has been archived before being answered, you may copy your question from the Archives into a new section on the reference desk. Do not request medical or legal advice. Ask a doctor or lawyer ...
Therefore, whether you answer the question or not, provide the user with a useful tip by inserting the template {{subst:HD/rd}}, which says: This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe ...
The Wikipedia reference desk works like a library reference desk. Ask a question here and Wikipedia volunteers will try to answer it. Before asking a question, please try the search boxes below to search Wikipedia as a whole or the reference desk archives. See also the reference desk guidelines. Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited.
To add a reply to your question, click the edit link to the right of the question heading; that way, you only edit your question's section, rather than the entire Help desk page. (Editing just one section at a time reduces your chances of getting an edit conflict .)
An answer that contains professional advice on medical or legal matters is likely to be removed from the reference desk. Removal of a question from a reference desk is discouraged but in the case of a seriously inappropriate question, the reference desk community might agree to remove the question in accordance with WP:RD/G/M#Dealing with ...
The reference desk is like a library reference desk where you can ask questions about any topic, except Wikipedia itself. The editors there will try to answer your questions or point you in the direction of the information you need.