Always remember to sign messages you leave on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~) This lets readers know who said what and makes discussions easier to follow.
In general, you should only sign your own posts, but if you see a post which someone has left unsigned, then you may add the code "{{Unsigned|User|Time}}" to the end of that post. Find the name of the user and the time at which they posted the message by viewing the page's history.
Creating a custom signature
Basic method
- Go to your preferences page.
- Add HTML or wiki markup to the signature field to create the look you want.
- Check the "custom signature" box directly below the signature field.
- Click the "save" button.
Advanced method
- Create a template page in your userspace. The title of this page should be based on your username, so if you are User:Example, your template page would be User:Example/sig.
- Add HTML or wiki markup to your template page to create the look you want.
- Go to your preferences page.
- Enter the code "{{SUBST:User:Yourname/sig}}" in the signature field.
- Check the "custom signature" box directly below the signature field.
- Click the "save" button.