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There are ocassions when you will need to sign something only with the date. You can do so by | There are ocassions when you will need to sign something only with the date. You can do so by inserting five tilde wherever necessary. When you type it, it will looks like this: | ||
::<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki> | ::<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki> | ||
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Now, you can change the color, by doing this. For a list of colors, check this: [[Chrono Wiki:Markup/HTML/Color Chart]]. | Now, you can change the color, by doing this. For a list of colors, check this: [[Chrono Wiki:Markup/HTML/Color Chart]]. | ||
:: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:# | :: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] </nowiki> | ||
Gives you a | Gives you a magenta username. Like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] | ||
You can add a link to your talk page, simply by adding this: | You can add a link to your talk page, simply by adding this: | ||
:: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:# | :: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|talk page]] </nowiki> | ||
And it looks like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:# | And it looks like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|talk page]] | ||
You can suspend the talk page link by using the <nowiki><sup></sup></nowiki>, which looks like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:# | You can suspend the talk page link by using the <nowiki><sup></sup></nowiki>, which looks like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Example|talk page]]</sup>. You can even change the color. Looks, now it' blue: [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|<span style="color:#00FFFF"><sup> talk page </sup>]]. Easy, eh? | ||
Lastly, you can add a link to your contribution or even your sandbox, by following the same procedure: | Lastly, you can add a link to your contribution or even your sandbox, by following the same procedure: | ||
::<nowiki>[[User:Example| <span style="color:# | ::<nowiki>[[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|<span style="color:#00FFFF"><sup> talk page </sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]].</nowiki> | ||
And that will give you this: | And that will give you this: | ||
::[[User:Example| <span style="color:# | ::[[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|<span style="color:#00FFFF"><sup> talk page </sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]]. | ||
Feel free to experiment, mix, and match as you see fit. Generally, we ask that images not be placed in signatures, as they can be distracting and consume space on the wiki. Once you've created your new signature, make sure to save it, and add this category: <nowiki> [[Category:User Signatures]] </nowiki>. And you're done. You can change your signature at any time by editing it. To insert it into pages, simply go to your preferences, find the Signature section and type the name of your template there. Like so: | Feel free to experiment, mix, and match as you see fit. Generally, we ask that images not be placed in signatures, as they can be distracting and consume space on the wiki. Once you've created your new signature, make sure to save it, and add this category: <nowiki> [[Category:User Signatures]] </nowiki>. And you're done. You can change your signature at any time by editing it. To insert it into pages, simply go to your preferences, find the Signature section and type the name of your template there. Like so: | ||
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Which renders: | Which renders: | ||
::I agree with the original poster. This page should include a section on the battle. --[[User:Example| <span style="color:# | ::I agree with the original poster. This page should include a section on the battle. --[[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] [[User talk:Example|<span style="color:#00FFFF"><sup> talk page </sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Example|contribs]] 01:26, 3 November 2011 (CDT). | ||
==What about anonymous users and signatures?== | ==What about anonymous users and signatures?== | ||
If you chose to edit Chrono Wiki without logging in, the tildes will be converted to your IP address. In such cases, it may make more sense to manually sign your posts with a pseudonym or tag such as --anon. (Note that choosing not to sign with tildes does not keep your IP address private, since the IP still appears in the page history.) | If you chose to edit Chrono Wiki without logging in, the tildes will be converted to your IP address. In such cases, it may make more sense to manually sign your posts with a pseudonym or tag such as --anon. (Note that choosing not to sign with tildes does not keep your IP address private, since the IP still appears in the page history.) Nonetheless, signing talk pages and forums is necessary for anonymous users. | ||
==What if a page is not signed?== | ==What if a page is not signed?== | ||
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Replace the USERNAME with that of the person who forgot to sign. Also, be sure to throw them a friendly reminder on their talk page. For unsigned posts of those who haven't created an account, simply copy and paste their IP address in the place where the username would go. | Replace the USERNAME with that of the person who forgot to sign. Also, be sure to throw them a friendly reminder on their talk page. For unsigned posts of those who haven't created an account, simply copy and paste their IP address in the place where the username would go. | ||
Now, stop reading and return to | Now, stop reading and return to making our wiki awesome! | ||
[[Category:Help Pages]] | [[Category:Help Pages]] | ||
