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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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:: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] </nowiki> | :: <nowiki> [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span>]] </nowiki> | ||
Gives you a magenta username. Like this: [[User:Example| <span style="color:#FF00FF">Example </span> | 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: | ||
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==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]] | ||
