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Admin: /* Customized signatures */

2017-01-11T21:11:55Z

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	<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~\| ~~Preferred User Name~~]]</code>		<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:User:Schaidez\| Sonia]]</code>
	\| [[{{ns:2}}:~~Preferred User Name~~]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Sonia]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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	\| Adding a talk page link		\| Adding a talk page link

Admin: /* Customized signatures */

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	\| Embedding the dashes in the signature~~</translate>~~		\| Embedding the dashes in the signature
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	<code>-- <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Schaidez\|Schaidez]]</code>		<code>-- <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Schaidez\|Schaidez]]</code>
	\| -- [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Schaidez]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| -- [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Schaidez]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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	\| Adapting the displayed username to your convenience~~</translate>~~		\| Adapting the displayed username to your convenience
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	<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username\| Preferred User Name]]</code>		<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username\| Preferred User Name]]</code>
	\| [[{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~ Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| [[{{ns:2}}:Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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Admin: /* Customized signatures */

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	<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:~~Schaidez~~\| Preferred User Name]]</code>		<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username\| Preferred User Name]]</code>
	\| [[{{ns:2}}:~~Schaidez~~ Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| [[{{ns:2}}:Username Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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	<code>-- <nowiki>[[</nowiki>~~Username~~\|~~Username~~]]</code>		<code>-- <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Schaidez\|Schaidez]]</code>
	\| -- [[{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~\|~~Username~~]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| -- [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Schaidez]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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	\| Adapting the displayed username to your convenience</translate>		\| Adapting the displayed username to your convenience</translate>
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	<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~\|~~<translate>~~ Preferred User Name]]</code>		<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\| Preferred User Name]]</code>
	\| [[{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~ Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez Preferred User Name]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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	\| Adding a talk page link		\| Adding a talk page link
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	<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~\|~~Username~~]] (<nowiki>[[</nowiki>~~Username~~\|talk]])</code>		<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Schaidez]] (<nowiki>[[</nowiki>Schaidez\|talk]])</code>
	\| [[{{ns:2}}:~~Username~~\|~~Username~~]] ([[{{ns:3}}:~~Username~~\|talk]]) 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)		\| [[{{ns:2}}:Schaidez\|Schaidez]] ([[{{ns:3}}:Schaidez\|talk]]) 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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Admin: /* Customized signatures */

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	== Customized signatures ==		== Customized signatures ==
	Registered users can customize their signature (the text displayed on the link pointing to your username) 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.		Registered users can customize their signature (the text displayed on the link pointing to your username) by changing the field "{{int:yournick}}" in their [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/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.		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.

Admin: /* Default signature options */

2017-01-11T21:07:16Z

Default signature options

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	The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.		The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.
	<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Preferences\|Help:Preferences].		<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Preferences\| Help:Preferences].

	If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.		If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.

Admin: /* Default signature options */

2017-01-11T21:06:59Z

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	The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.		The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.
	<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in [[Help:Preferences]].		<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Preferences\|Help:Preferences].

	If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.		If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.

Admin: /* Default signature options */

2017-01-11T21:06:17Z

Default signature options

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	The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.		The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.
	<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in Help:Preferences~~</>~~.		<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in [[Help:Preferences]].

	If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.		If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.

Admin: /* Default signature options */

2017-01-11T21:05:49Z

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	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.		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.

	The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]]~~</>~~, or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]]~~</>~~ for users not logged-in.		The username part is controlled by the message [[MediaWiki:Signature]], or [[MediaWiki:Signature-anon]] for users not logged-in.
	<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in Help:Preferences</>.		<code>$1</code> on those messages get substituted by the user name editing the page, and <code>$2</code> with either the user name, or a custom signature as specified in Help:Preferences</>.

Admin at 21:05, 11 January 2017

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	If you edit without logging in, your IP address will take the place of a username. Usernames and IP addresses are also stored in [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page history</>\|page histories]] as a record of who wrote what, so others can always verify signatures.

	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.		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.
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	If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.		If the user enables raw signatures in preferences, the contents of the custom signature is used directly.

	Signatures do not work in edit summaries (they do not translate from <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki~~></~~> there), but of course there would be no need to use this in an edit summary. The date and your user name are recorded and displayed against edits anyway.		Signatures do not work in edit summaries (they do not translate from <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>there), but of course there would be no need to use this in an edit summary. The date and your user name are recorded and displayed against edits anyway.

	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.		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.