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| style="padding: 0px 50px;" |'''Before you continue, you should know...'''
* Live help is offered via a public [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC) channel. This channel is '''not private''' or one-on-one. Multiple users might be receiving help at the same time, and you will all be able to see everybody's messages. Messages which are intended for you will often start with your nickname (visible in the bottom-left corner when connected). '''''Please also see [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#IRC security, Oversight notice]] and [[meta:Wikimedia Forum#Freenode (IRC)]] for information about a security issue affecting the Freenode network as of May 2021.'''''
* Joining the help channel '''may disclose your [[Wikimedia:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#Internet_Protocol_Address|IP address]]''' to other users. Clicking the button below will redirect you to a third-party website which has a different privacy policy than Wikipedia.
* If you have a common question, it is probably already answered in the '''[[#FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]''' section below.