Please sign your posts on talk pages (i.e. not articles) and other comments/discussions. This allows for greater conversation, transparency and accountability. To add your signature to a post:
- At the end of your comments, type four tildes (~), like this: ~~~~
- Save changes, and your signature will appear.
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[[User:Username|Username]] 02:37, April 20 2024 (UTC)
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Username 02:37, April 20 2024 (UTC) |
When someone doesn't sign
If someone leaves an unsigned comment, because they forgot or don't know how, you can add this template at the end, with their username (or IP address) and the time/date of the comment. E.g. this text:
- {{unsigned|User1|17 November 2009}}
Appears like this:
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by User1, 17 November 2009
Don't be offended
Don't be offended if someone does this to a comment you've left - just take it as a friendly reminder or (if you're new) an explanation of how to sign pages in a wiki.
See also
- {{Unsigned}} - a template for marking unsigned posts on talk pages
- {{Unsigned2}} - similar to the above template, but takes its arguments in the same order that they appear on a talk page historyW
Interwiki links
- wikipedia:Help:Using talk pages
- wikipedia:Wikipedia:Signatures
- wikipedia:Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia#Sign - lots more information about signtures