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If you're new or inexperienced and would like to:

then an adopter should be able to help you. Adoption lasts as long as the adopter and adoptee want to continue, so you can stop any time if you feel you've learned enough, or you'd like to take a break.

If you are looking to but do not intend to remain as an active user well after adoption, then this program is not for you. Adoption is for users who intend to be long-term contributors and members of the community, so if you are simply here to create an article, see this page for help and do not request adoption.

Users who are not new or inexperienced – but who would still like some help – might like to consider whether Editor assistance, the Help desk, the Teahouse question forum or a {{}} request (for one-off problems) might be more appropriate than adoption.

Being adopted is easy and fun. Why not select an adopter from the list of adopters and contact them directly to request adoption? If you choose an adopter who shares your interests, they will be more able to assist you while you learn under their tutelage.

Alternatively, you can simply edit , add the following text, {{subst:dated adoptme}} and save the page. This will put you on a list of adoptees and display the following userbox on your page:

If you're new or inexperienced and would like a single point of contact to:

Then an adopter should be able to help you. Adoption lasts as long as the adopter and adoptee want to continue, so you can stop any time if you feel you've learned enough, or you'd like to take a break.

Counter-Vandalism Unit Academy
A training program for those editors who want to focus on reverting vandalism

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