Help:Signatures: Difference between revisions

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When editing talk pages and forum posts, you should sign your edits so the author of a particular comment can be quickly identified. To sign your edit just put ~~~~ after your post. When the page is saved, Destinypedia will convert the ~~~~ to your username and the time and date you posted.

You should not sign your edits on articles as article content represents the contributions of many users.

Customizing your signature

If you want you can customize your signature by editing your preferences. Visit Special:Preferences, and on the "User Profile" tab enter your custom signature in the "Signature" field. Make sure to check "Raw Signatures." Below is an example of a custom signature:

[[User:YOUR USERNAME|<span style="color:blue">USERNAME</span>]] [[File:IMAGE YOU WANT|14px]] ([[User talk:YOUR USERNAME|<span style="color:blue">"TALK PAGE" OR "COMM" OR SOMETHING ELSE</span>]])

Signature policy

Be sure to check the signature policy page before customizing your own signature, so you don't create a disrupting signature which may damage surrounding text formatting.

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 '''You should not sign your edits on articles''' as article content represents the contributions of many users.
-== Customizing your signature ==
+==Customizing your signature==
-'''Here's how to create a signature:''' __NOTOC__
+If you want you can customize your signature by editing your preferences. Visit [[Special:Preferences]], and on the "User Profile" tab enter your custom signature in the "Signature" field. '''Make sure to check "Raw Signatures."''' Below is an example of a custom signature:
-=== Base creation ===
+<code><nowiki>[[User:YOUR USERNAME|<span style="color:blue">USERNAME</span>]] [[File:IMAGE YOU WANT|14px]] ([[User talk:YOUR USERNAME|<span style="color:blue">"TALK PAGE" OR "COMM" OR SOMETHING ELSE</span>]])</nowiki></code>
-. Create a page for your signature [[Special:Mypage/sig|here]].
-. Edit the page and insert this text:<pre>[[User:Username|Username]]</pre> replacing "Username" with your username.
-=== Customization ===
+==Signature policy==
-If you want your name to be colored or have a different font, insert this text '''instead''' of the text in number two:<pre>[[User:Username|<span style="font-family:font; color:#hexcode;">Username</span>]]</pre>
+Be sure to check the [[Destinypedia:Signature policy|signature policy]] page before customizing your own signature, so you don't create a disrupting signature which may damage surrounding text formatting.
-If you want to link to your talk page and your contributions page, insert this text '''after''' the text in numbers two or three:
-<pre>([[User talk:Username|talk]] &amp;middot; [[Special:Contributions/Username|edits]])</pre>
-Once you have the signature created the way you want it, save the edit. Then go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences page]]. ''Be sure to follow all rules outlined in [[Destinypedia:Signature Policy]].''
-=== Preparing for usage ===
-Once you are at your preferences page, change the text in the "Signature" box to this:<pre>{{SUBST:nosubst|User:Username/sig}}</pre><small>See {{tem|nosubst}} for more information.</small>
-Make sure the "[[File:Rawsigcheckbox.png|link=|top]] Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)" option is checked, and save your preferences.
-== Usage ==
-Now that your signature is set up, know how to use it:
-{| width="100%" border="5" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" style="font-size:15px;"
-|- bgcolor="#FFFF00"
-! Code !! Turns into !! Appears as !! Mainly used for
-|-
-| <nowiki>~~~</nowiki> || <nowiki>{{User:User/sig}}</nowiki> || {{user|User}} || [[Template:welcome|welcoming]]
-|-
-| <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> || <nowiki>{{User:User/sig}}</nowiki> 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC) || {{user|User}} 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC) || <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.destinypedia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=1 talk pages]</span>
-|-
-| <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki> || 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)|| 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC) || [[Template:welcome|welcoming]], recording of date and time
-|}
-==Signature Policy==
-Be sure to check the [[Destinypedia:Signature Policy|Signature Policy]] page before customizing your own signature, so you don't create a disrupting signature which may damage surrounding text formatting.
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