Read the information at the top of the page. There may be a link there that’s more useful than asking a question. Or a good suggestion about asking your question somewhere else.

Start a new section for your question, using the “new section” tab.

If you have a question about a specific page, wikilink to it (put paired square brackets on either side of the page name).

Don’t post your email address or any other kind of personal information.

Don’t put spaces at the beginning of a line. You don’t need any indentation when you ask your question.

Sign your question by adding a couple of spaces and then four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your last line of text. (Don’t start a new line for your signature; just put it at the end of the last line of text.)

If you do all those things, you’ll come across as an editor who knows enough to ask questions right. And when you’ve gotten a good answer (or need to clarify your question), come back to the section and acknowledge the answer (click on the “edit” link for the section). Editors who answer questions particularly like to hear that their answers have been useful—or that you want to clarify so they can really give you the answer you need.