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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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* '''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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:--[[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== | ||