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The purpose of signatures

It is important to understand that signatures on Guild Wars 2 Wiki do not indicate ownership or copyright of any part of an article to that user. Signatures are meant more for identification.

Discussions are an important part of any collaborative editing effort, as they help explain the progress and evolution of a literary work. Signing comments is not just good etiquette. Signatures facilitate discussion by making it easier to follow a discussion between several people, as the standard signature includes both the name of the user and a timestamp for the comment. They also make it easier to navigate talk pages, to address comments to specific users, and to encourage civility by attribution and identification.

When should signatures be used?

Any post or comment made to talk pages should be signed, regardless of the namespace.

When should signatures not be used?

Do not add your signature to an article. As attribution of content is already logged in the history of an article, attempting to claim ownership or credit by signing on an article is not allowed. The only exception to this rule would generally be for non-mainspace pages where explicitly requested.

How to sign

There are two ways to sign your comments:

1. At the end of your comments (preferably on the same line), simply type four tildes (~~~~).
2. The edit toolbar has a signature button Файл:Button sig.png as a convenience to add the four tildes.

Your signature will appear when you save changes or when you preview your changes. The four tildes will result in the following:

Wikimarkup	Resulting code	Resulting display
~~~~	[[User:Example|Example]] 00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)	Example 00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)

Since typing four tildes adds the time and date to your resulting signature, this is the correct way of signing your comments in discussions.

Variants

Changing the number of tildes will change the resulting signature. While these can be used for other purposes, avoid using these to sign comments.

Wikimarkup	Resulting code	Resulting display
~~~	[[User:Example|Example]]	Example
~~~~~	00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)	00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)

Three tildes will apply your signature without the timestamp, making this the convenient way to easily provide a link to your user page. Five tildes does the opposite; only the timestamp is added. This is not be very useful for easy identification but it is ideal for the correct use of templates like {{delete}}.

Anonymous users

Users who chose to contribute to Guild Wars 2 Wiki without logging in are also encouraged to sign. Without a user name, the IP address will used for identification purposes instead. The IP address might look something like this: 192.0.2.58. Some users prefer to use their IP address instead of a user name because of a misconception that the IP address provides more anonymity. In truth, a pseudonymous account (that is, a registered user name) actually provides you with more protection of your identity.

Note that signing manually with a pseudonym or tag such as -- anon does not give you more anonymity or privacy protection, since the IP address is logged directly into the page history.

Customizing your signature

A registered user can customize his or her signature by going to Special:Preferences and changing the "Signature" field. The text entered into that field will show up as that user's signature instead of the default signature (which contains just the username). Using a nickname which hides your true username or suggests that you are another user are seen as disruptive and are prohibited.

If you want to use a more complex signature (for instance, including your own Wiki markup and HTML markup), check the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" checkbox in your preferences. Just fill the "Nickname" field with your desired signature, exactly as you want it to be substituted. Be aware that even the raw signatures option treats markup very strictly, and some markup which works in normal pages will not work in signatures.

Wikimarkup	Resulting code	Resulting display
~~~	[[User:Example|'''Lead By Example''']] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small>	Lead By Example talk
~~~~	[[User:Example|'''Lead By Example''']] <small>[[User talk:Example|''talk'']]</small> 00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)	Lead By Example talk 00:26, декабрь 17 2018 (UTC)

The above table shows some sample markup to customize the signature to appear with some simple formatting.

While customization is allowed, users should take into consideration that signatures should be readable, non-disruptive, and easily identifiable. Images may be used. An image used in your signature must redirect to either your user page or your user talk page.

Dealing with unsigned comments

When a talk page comment is unsigned, any user can append a note to the unsigned comment to show which user made it.

The {{unsigned}} template has been provided for convenience:

Wikimarkup	Example	Resulting display
{{subst:unsigned|user name or ip}}	{{subst:unsigned|Example}}	--The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Example .

Be very careful that you do not give attribution of an unsigned comment to the wrong user.