Help:Patrolling Talk pages

When patrolling Discussion/Talk pages, after ensuring that the policies and guidelines are followed and marking the edits as patrolled, we are also looking for:


 * Questions that patrons ask
 * Problems, concerns, or other issues that may need to be resolved
 * Trends that may indicate larger concerns or issues to resolve

Questions that need answers

 * If the question is about the information in the main article:
 * Answer the question if you know the answer. If you don't, ask the Patrolli
 * If you can't answer the question, the helpme template will tag the question so it can be reviewed and we can make sure it gets an answer later.
 * If the question is not about the information in the main article, such as a research or product question, it doesn't belong on this page.
 * Add a note to refer the patron to the forums to ask their question.
 * Add the helpme template to the page.
 * Once the patron asks their question on the forum, delete the entire question from this page.
 * After a patron has been helped, change the helpme template to helpme-helped.

Trends or larger issues


If the item shows a problem or trend that may indicate larger issues, bring it up to the patrolling team to discuss.