Help:Creating a signature

A signature identifies a user with a personalized block of text and is used when communicating on a wiki between users. When creating a signature, either following one of the methods below or by yourself, be sure to follow the wiki's signature policy.

What is required in a signature?
A signature should require at least three parts. The first link should direct users to your user page (User:Example). The second should link others to your talk page (User talk:Example) in order to make it easier for others to communicate with you. The final component to your signature is the timestamp. The timestamp is automated for all signatures and it helps others know how new/old discussions are on talk pages. These timestamps will be automatically generated when you add your signature, as stated below. Signatures are only to be used for talk pages, so do not sign a page after completing an edit. It is also unneeded to sign on a comment on a blog post.

How do I add a signature?
To add a signature to a talk page, all you have to do is type in four consecutive tildes like show below.

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Adding only your signature
If for any reason you might need to add your signature to a page, without a timestamp, type in the following:

How do I change my signature?
It's very simple, first go to "My preferences" (if you're using the MonoBook skin) or simply hover over your name in the top right corner (if you're using the Wikia skin) and click "My preferences". Below your basic info you would find your preferences for your signature. There are two methods in which you can create your signature.


 * 1) Simply type in the code for your signature on the signature line.
 * 2) Create a subpage. (required for signatures with more coding)

Method 1
This method is for simpler signatures and you do not need to create additional pages for your signature. With this method, you are very limited with the amount of coding you can type in. You can change the font and change the color, but not much more. An example of a signature from this method is as shown below. Time Shade When produced with four tildes, it should look something like this.

Time Shade  10:16, August 10, 2014 (UTC)

Method 2
This method would allow for a much better signature. This method would also allow for a different signature throughout every wiki you contribute to. In this method, you must create a user subpage, NOT a template. To create this page, you create a page, naming it User:YourName/sig (replacing "YourName" with your username; remember, usernames are case sensitive). From there you are to key in your code for your signature. With this method, you could do a much better signature and one that isn't so simple. After you complete your signature, you can follow this step which is optional. Create another page and name it User:YourName/autosig. (note that whatever you name your subpage for your signature on this wiki, it must be the exact same on others) In this you simply just need to enter in to the page:

An example of this method is as shown below.  Time Shade  ↞/ ➶/ ➸ When produce with four tildes, it should look something like this:

04:22, September 8, 2014 (UTC)

How do I integrate it into my preferences?
If you did not follow the second step, in your preferences, type in the following on the signature line:

If you did follow the second step, type in the following:

With the second step, whenever your signature is changed, every time you marked a signature, that signature will change.

Timestamp
When you use the four tildes, the system will automatically add a timestamp to your signature, so if you're using the correct practice, there should be no need to worry about adding the timestamp. Of course, for whatever reason you might need to add in a timestamp, simply type in five tildes: