Help:Menu/Asking questions

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First check these lists of frequently asked questions

 * FAQ main page  —   questions about using and contributing.
 * Administration  —    answers some questions related to Administrators.
 * Article subjects  —   what to do about specific articles.
 * Categories  —   about using Wikipedia's categories.
 * Contributing   —   answers to questions commonly asked by contributors.
 * Copyright  —   four most commonly asked questions about copyright.
 * Editing  —   answers the most common questions about editing.
 * Forking  —   how do I download and use Wikipedia content?
 * IRC (live chat)  —    about "chat rooms" – real-time discussions.
 * Organizations  —   editing without displaying a conflict of interest.
 * Problems  —   solving problems you may encounter when browsing or editing.
 * Readers  —   addresses concerns and questions readers may have.
 * Schools  —   questions that teachers, librarians and administrators might have.
 * Technical  —   answers some questions related to the technical workings of the site.
 * (Miscellaneous)  —   questions that do not fit into any of above sections.


 * If you can't find your question, then it's time to ask someone...

Where to ask questions

 * Where to ask factual questions
 * Reference desk  —   volunteers will attempt to answer any factual question you may have. They are organized into the following subject areas:
 * Computing
 * Entertainment
 * Language
 * Humanities
 * Mathematics
 * Science
 * Miscellaneous


 * Where to ask help-related questions
 * Help desk  —   the volunteers here will help you with Wikipedia-related questions.
 * Questions  —   another help page
 * Teahouse  —   friendly place for new editors to become accustomed to Wikipedia culture, ask questions, and develop community relationships.
 * Village pump (technical)  —   the place to ask technical questions about Wikipedia and all related technology.
 * Media copyright questions  —   about images, audio files, and other media.
 * Help me  —   write a question or request on your user talk page, and place  with it, and someone will be by shortly to help you on it.
 * Live help  —   ask other editors questions in real time in a Wikipedia chat room.