Wikipedia:Help desk/RD tip
Do not use this template.
This template has been split into sub-templates with shortcuts {{RD1}}, {{RD2}}, {{RD3}}. This page is for centralized instructions and discussion.
Usage
[edit]- The following examples are not substed, so the external link won't be displayed properly.
- To refer a person to the reference desk, type
{{subst:RD1}}to get:
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 (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this Help Desk is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps.
- If you know the topic this question belongs to, type for example
{{subst:RD2|Humanities}}to get:
Have you tried the Humanities section of Wikipedia's Reference Desk? They specialize in answering knowledge questions there; this help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia. For your convenience, here is the link to post a question there: click here. I hope this helps.
- If a specific article probably has the answer to a question, type for example
{{subst:RD3|Leonardo da Vinci}}to get:
You might find what you are looking for in the article Leonardo da Vinci. If you cannot find the answer there, you can try asking your question at Wikipedia's Reference Desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer just about any question in the universe (except about how to use Wikipedia, which is what this help desk is for). I hope this helps.
- Do not use if it is unlikely that the reference desk will have an answer either.
- Do not forget to use subst. This will help the servers, and variants 2 and 3 won't work otherwise.
- In examples 2 and 3 above, the template is transcluded and the links are therefore not displayed correctly here.