Wikipedia talk:Help desk

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Line break at the very top

I'm browsing Wikipedia with Chrome 137.0.7151.120 (Official Build) (64-bit) and a resolution of 1919x1079. When I view the top of the Help Desk, I see:

Welcome—ask questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia! (Am I in
the right place?)

When I copy/paste the content from Wikipedia:Help desk/Header to here, I get the same result. Why is there a line break in the middle of "Am I in the right place"? If I take a screenshot and paste it in Paint, and then move "the right place?)" to the end of the first line, the whole thing is on the left side of the screen; it's basically above the "Ask a question" button at the centre. It looks bizarre, and since the whole text is just half the width of my screen, it's obviously not forced by running out of room on the first line. Is it some weirdness with my browser, or something caused by the wikitext? Note that the code has nothing at this point, so if it's a wikitext error, it's more subtle. Nyttend (talk) 00:46, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Declined vs rejected at AfC

Please see discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 83#Declined vs rejected at AfC. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:19, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Phishing as a Wikipedia editor

I received an email from someone using a gmail account disguised as a "wikipedia.org" email address, offering Wikipedia page editing services (but not asking for money, at least not yet). How/where can I report this properly? 47.229.148.219 (talk) 17:59, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the talk page for the Help Desk, and is not the Help Desk itself, which is at WP:HD. But you may see WP:REPORTPAID for information about reporting your email. 331dot (talk) 19:10, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Y

What is the rationale behind the WP:Y shortcut to the associated project page? WP:Y NOT? The shortcut is currently saving the Solar System ~570 keystrokes per year, while being no easier to remember than WP:HD. Other star systems: unknown. ―Mandruss ☎ IMO. 21:49, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2020_July_15#Wikipedia:Y. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:53, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. You have a remarkable memory. ―Mandruss ☎ IMO. 21:58, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I just checked the history. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah so. ―Mandruss ☎ IMO. 22:00, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Medieval help desk

Medieval help desk at YouTube. I think I've done this before here, but that was years and years ago. ―Mandruss ☎ IMO. 01:23, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]