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{{ | {{nutshell|A signature should clearly indicate who the user is, and should contain a link to the user's user page. Images and line breaks are not permitted in signatures.}} | ||
Signing your comments on talk and discussion pages is considered good etiquette, serving to identify the author of a comment. To this end, it is important to sign your comments with a signature that is both recognizable and non-disruptive. | Signing your comments on talk and discussion pages is considered good etiquette, serving to identify the author of a comment. To this end, it is important to sign your comments with a signature that is both recognizable and non-disruptive. | ||
==When to use signatures== | ==When to use signatures== | ||
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==How to sign a comment== | ==How to sign a comment== | ||
Signing your comments is easy: simply type four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki> after your post (do not reply with three tildes as this will result in a missing time stamp). This will automatically translate into your signature when you save the page. Alternately, you can click the "your signature with a timestamp" button ( | Signing your comments is easy: simply type four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki> after your post (do not reply with three tildes as this will result in a missing time stamp). This will automatically translate into your signature when you save the page. Alternately, you can click the "your signature with a timestamp" button ([[File:Signature button.png]]) on the editing toolbar (just above the editing window). In both cases, the result is the same. | ||
===Dealing with unsigned comments=== | ===Dealing with unsigned comments=== | ||
When running across a comment that hasn't been signed, any user can add attribution using {{Template|unsigned}}. Simply check the article's history to see who originally posted the comment, then type <nowiki>{{ | When running across a comment that hasn't been signed, any user can add attribution using {{Template|unsigned}}. Simply check the article's history to see who originally posted the comment, then type <nowiki>{{unsigned|</nowiki>''username''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> after the comment in question (make sure you put the username of the user who made the comment in the template, not your own). | ||
If you forget to sign your own comment and don't notice the error until later, '''do not''' sign your comment late; this will result in an incorrect timestamp. If nobody else has added the correct attribution yet, you can mark the comment yourself using {{Template|unsigned}}, as outlined above. | If you forget to sign your own comment and don't notice the error until later, '''do not''' sign your comment late; this will result in an incorrect timestamp. If nobody else has added the correct attribution yet, you can mark the comment yourself using {{Template|unsigned}}, as outlined above. | ||
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* '''Signatures cannot contain images or external links.''' | * '''Signatures cannot contain images or external links.''' | ||
:Signatures should be text-only when rendered (viewed on the page); images are disallowed, due to the slow load times they can cause on talk pages, and the server stress it can cause occasionally. | :Signatures should be text-only when rendered (viewed on the page); images are disallowed, due to the slow load times they can cause on talk pages, and the server stress it can cause occasionally. | ||
:External links are also disallowed, as this is viewed as a form of advertising; exceptions to the rule are interwiki links or link templates. (If the link uses [single brackets] or no brackets at all, it's an external link. Keep this sort of stuff on your | :External links are also disallowed, as this is viewed as a form of advertising; exceptions to the rule are interwiki links or link templates. (If the link uses [single brackets] or no brackets at all, it's an external link. Keep this sort of stuff on your user page.) | ||
* '''Signatures should not exceed 80 characters on-screen when rendered.''' | * '''Signatures should not exceed 80 characters on-screen when rendered.''' | ||
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* '''No line breaks.''' | * '''No line breaks.''' | ||
:Do not use <nowiki><br></nowiki> tags or | :Do not use <nowiki><br></nowiki> tags or line breaks within the signature, as this will cause the signature to take up multiple lines of text on a page. | ||
* '''The font size of the signature will be no larger than the font size of normal text.''' | * '''The font size of the signature will be no larger than the font size of normal text.''' | ||
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:Keep the entirety of your signature's coding within your Preferences; do not use <nowiki>{{transclusion}}</nowiki> to add your signature, as a changeable signature template can cause server stress when changed, and may be a target for vandalism. | :Keep the entirety of your signature's coding within your Preferences; do not use <nowiki>{{transclusion}}</nowiki> to add your signature, as a changeable signature template can cause server stress when changed, and may be a target for vandalism. | ||
* '''A link to the user page | * '''A link to the user page or the user talk page is required.''' | ||
:Make sure that your signature at ''least'' links back to your own user page | :Make sure that your signature at ''least'' links back to your own user page or to your user talk page. Your signature may contain other links as well, but exercise common sense when adding links. | ||
* '''Signatures must reflect a user's actual username, in part or in whole.''' | * '''Signatures must reflect a user's actual username, in part or in whole.''' | ||
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:--[[User:Example|<span style="color:green">eXample</span>]] <small>''([[User talk:Example|<span style="color:red">tAlk</span>]])''</small> 17:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC) | :--[[User:Example|<span style="color:green">eXample</span>]] <small>''([[User talk:Example|<span style="color:red">tAlk</span>]])''</small> 17:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC) | ||
The amount of coding and effects you could theoretically add to your signature may seem very enticing, but keep the above signature guidelines in mind. Remember, your signature is meant to identify you on a discussion page, ''not'' to briefly list off your favorite Pokémon, etc. Keep your signature simple; you've got a whole user page to introduce yourself in. When in doubt about an aspect of this policy, don't hesitate to ask | The amount of coding and effects you could theoretically add to your signature may seem very enticing, but keep the above signature guidelines in mind. Remember, your signature is meant to identify you on a discussion page, ''not'' to briefly list off your favorite Pokémon, etc. Keep your signature simple; you've got a whole user page to introduce yourself in. When in doubt about an aspect of this policy, don't hesitate to ask a {{bp|staff}} member. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | *{{wp|Wikipedia:How to fix your signature}} (in case your signature coding doesn't seem to work) | ||
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