Bulbapedia talk:Signature policy: Difference between revisions

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Are signature templates allowed if <code>subst</code>'d? The rationale - 'a changeable signature template can cause server stress when changed, and may be a target for vandalism' - doesn't seem to apply. <small>- ''signed comment from [[User:GoldenCelebi|<span style="color:#DAA520;">Golden</span><span style="color:#78C850;">Celebi</span>]] ([[User talk:GoldenCelebi|pedia talk]] • [[Bulbanews:User talk:GoldenCelebi|news talk]] • [[a:User talk:GoldenCelebi|archives talk]])''</small> <small>''17:26, 27 October 2012 (UTC)''</small>
Are signature templates allowed if <code>subst</code>'d? The rationale - 'a changeable signature template can cause server stress when changed, and may be a target for vandalism' - doesn't seem to apply. <small>- ''signed comment from [[User:GoldenCelebi|<span style="color:#DAA520;">Golden</span><span style="color:#78C850;">Celebi</span>]] ([[User talk:GoldenCelebi|pedia talk]] • [[Bulbanews:User talk:GoldenCelebi|news talk]] • [[a:User talk:GoldenCelebi|archives talk]])''</small> <small>''17:26, 27 October 2012 (UTC)''</small>
:I was wondering about this myself. I would ''assume'' (not being staff, of course) that a subst'd page should be fine, but I really don't know... [[User:Schiffy|<span style="color:DarkGreen">Schiffy (瀬藤健二)</span>]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|Contribs]]) <span style="cursor:help;" title="This is when my words were heard">06:34,1/5/2014 (UTC)</span>
:I was wondering about this myself. I would ''assume'' (not being staff, of course) that a subst'd page should be fine, but I really don't know... [[User:Schiffy|<span style="color:DarkGreen">Schiffy (瀬藤健二)</span>]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|Talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|Contribs]]) <span style="cursor:help;" title="This is when my words were heard">06:34,1/5/2014 (UTC)</span>
::Making a signature template and subst'ing it would be a good idea. I've noticed that many users dont check talk pages of other articles. So maybe we should ask this query on some staff member's talk page.--[[User:PikaTepig999|<span style="color:blue">Pika</span>]][[User talk:PikaTepig999|<span style="color:red">Tepig</span>]][[Special:Contributions/PikaTepig999|<span style="color:green">999</span>]] 06:44, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
:::Or another idea: copying and pasting the code of the signature we want every time, and adding five <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki> for a time stamp. --[[User:PikaTepig999|<span style="color:blue">Pika</span>]][[User talk:PikaTepig999|<span style="color:red">Tepig</span>]][[Special:Contributions/PikaTepig999|<span style="color:green">999</span>]] 06:44, 21 July 2014 (UTC)


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