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Users can easily '''sign''' their posts at the end of a comment. Signing is normally done on [[Help:Talk pages|talk pages]] only, not on conjointly written articles.
'''Signatures''' provide attribution for users' posts on [[talk pages]]. This helps other users identify the author of each post and to see when those posts were made.


== Default signature options ==
==Signing your posts==
There are three default options. Four tildes are standard (full signature). Typing three tildes results in a username-only signature (without timestamp). Typing five tildes results in a pure timestamp (without username).
When writing on a [[talk page]], sign and date your post by adding four consecutive tilde characters (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>) at the end of your comments. This sequence will become your signature when you save the page.
 
The preferred way to sign is to include both your username and the current date and time. This is accomplished by typing four tildes, as previously mentioned. Typing three tildes results in your signature without a timestamp, while typing five tildes results in just the timestamp.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sequence !! Wikitext (after saving) !! Rendered
! Function
! Wiki markup (replaced when saving)
! Resulting wiki code
! Resulting display
|-
|-
| Signature plus timestamp
| <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
| <pre>~~~~</pre>
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])</nowiki> {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)</code>
|
| [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)</code>
| [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
|-
| Signature alone
| <pre>~~~</pre>
|
<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] </code>
| [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]]
|-
|-
| Timestamp alone
| <code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code>
| <pre>~~~~~</pre>
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])</nowiki></code>
| <code>12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)</code>
| [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])
| 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
|-
| <code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code>
| <code>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)</code>
| {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|}
|}


If you edit without logging in, your IP address will take the place of a username. Usernames and IP addresses are also stored in [[Help:Page history|page histories]] as a record of who wrote what, so others can always verify signatures.
==Custom signatures==
 
You can customise your signature from your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-signature|preferences]]. To add custom text in place of your username, enter it in the "New signature" field. By default, the text you enter here will be linked to your user page.
The common format to type a signature – two hyphens (or a long dash) followed by four tildes (<code>-- '''<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>'''</code>) – is derived from the computer network Usenet, where two hyphens mark a signature block. Note that the hyphens or dash are not inserted automatically and have to be entered (unless you customize your signature to include them, see an example in the next section).
 
The actual signature string, the tildes, automatically get substituted with username (linked to the appropriate user page) and timestamp (time/date), when you save a signed edit. This helps other users to follow the chronological order of discussions, and to identify the author of a particular comment.
 
If you don't find the tilde on your keyboard, you can use the signature button [[{{ns:image}}:Button sig.png|text-bottom|link=|signature button]] of the default edit toolbar as a typing aid.
 
Signatures do not work in edit summaries (they do not translate from <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> there).
 
Note that timestamps are currently formatted by default and saved according to the default locale conventions (language, script, date and time format) used on each wiki, and '''not''' according to the conventions of your current preferred language.
 
== Customized signatures ==
Registered users can customize their signature (the part between the two hyphens and the timestamp) by changing the field "{{int:yournick}}" in their [[Help:Preferences|preferences]]. By default, anything you enter there will be wrapped with <code><nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki></code>. To use a special linking (without this automatic link), you have to enable “Raw signatures.” Then you can add Wiki markup and also HTML (as far as allowed on the wiki) as you like, but the maximum length is 255 characters. Please note that striking signatures are often disliked by other users.
 
Note that if you customize your signature, you should avoid displaying the identity of another unrelated user account, unless you also own this account or are explicitly authorized by this user: the link should unambiguously point to '''your''' effective user page or talk page on the local wiki. However, changing your signature will '''not''' override the username that is recorded in page histories. Images should not exceed 19px by 19px as to remain non disruptive to line flow. They should also not be animated. Remember that the primary purpose of a signature is user identification to facilitate communication, they are not an expression of your creativity.


If you enable “Raw signatures” but don't add any customized signature string, you'll sign with your unlinked username.
===Further customisations===
To fully change the structure of your signature, you must enable the "Treat signature as wikitext" setting. By doing so, anything entered in the "New signature" field will be treated as wikitext and rendered in place of your default signature.


The most common customizations are the following:
The following are examples of wikitext signature customisations you might do:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-  
! Description !! Wikitext !! Rendered signature
! Purpose
|-
! Raw signature
| Include dashes before your signature
! Resulting signature display (generated by four tildes)
| <code><nowiki>-- [[User:Example|Example]]</nowiki></code>
| -- [[User:Example|Example]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|-
|-
| Embedding the dashes in the signature
| Using custom link text in your signature
|  
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Preferred sign name]]</nowiki></code>
<code><nowiki>-- [[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]]</code>
| [[User:Example|Preferred sign name]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
| -- [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
|-
|-
| Adapting the displayed username to your convenience
| Your signature, followed by a link to your talk page
|  
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]])</nowiki></code>
<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Preferred User Name]]</code>
| [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
| [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
|-
|-
| Adding a talk page link
| Your signature, followed by abbreviated talk and contributions links
|  
| <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|t]]|[[Special:Contributions/Example|c]])</nowiki></code>
<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] (<nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:3}}:Username|talk]])</code>
| [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|t]]|[[Special:Contributions/Example|c]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
| [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] ([[{{ns:3}}:Username|talk]]) 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
|}
|}


==Signature rules==
==Unsigned posts==
Signatures should comply with these specifications:
If you forget to sign your own post, simply edit the talk page again and add your signature. As long as not much time has passed and no one has posted after you, it won't matter if the timestamp isn't accurate to the minute.
*No taller than 19px (including text.)
 
*No more than one image.
To provide attribution for a post that someone else forgot to sign, use {{tl|unsigned}}.
*No animations.
 
*No Templates.
==See also==
* [[mw:Help:Signatures|MediaWiki:Help:Signatures]]


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Latest revision as of 18:37, 24 September 2024

Signatures provide attribution for users' posts on talk pages. This helps other users identify the author of each post and to see when those posts were made.

Signing your posts

When writing on a talk page, sign and date your post by adding four consecutive tilde characters (~~~~) at the end of your comments. This sequence will become your signature when you save the page.

The preferred way to sign is to include both your username and the current date and time. This is accomplished by typing four tildes, as previously mentioned. Typing three tildes results in your signature without a timestamp, while typing five tildes results in just the timestamp.

Sequence Wikitext (after saving) Rendered
~~~~ [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC) Example (talk) 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
~~~ [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) Example (talk)
~~~~~ 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC) 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Custom signatures

You can customise your signature from your preferences. To add custom text in place of your username, enter it in the "New signature" field. By default, the text you enter here will be linked to your user page.

Further customisations

To fully change the structure of your signature, you must enable the "Treat signature as wikitext" setting. By doing so, anything entered in the "New signature" field will be treated as wikitext and rendered in place of your default signature.

The following are examples of wikitext signature customisations you might do:

Description Wikitext Rendered signature
Include dashes before your signature -- [[User:Example|Example]] -- Example 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
Using custom link text in your signature [[User:Example|Preferred sign name]] Preferred sign name 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
Your signature, followed by a link to your talk page [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) Example (talk) 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
Your signature, followed by abbreviated talk and contributions links [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|t]]|[[Special:Contributions/Example|c]]) Example (t|c) 07:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Unsigned posts

If you forget to sign your own post, simply edit the talk page again and add your signature. As long as not much time has passed and no one has posted after you, it won't matter if the timestamp isn't accurate to the minute.

To provide attribution for a post that someone else forgot to sign, use {{unsigned}}.

See also

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