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== Default signature options == There are three default options. Four tildes are standard (full signature). Typing three tildes results in a username-only signature (without timestamp). Typing five tildes results in a pure timestamp (without username). {| class="wikitable" ! Function ! Wiki markup (replaced when saving) ! Resulting wiki code ! Resulting display |- | Signature plus timestamp | <pre>~~~~</pre> | <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)</code> | [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC) |- | Signature alone | <pre>~~~</pre> | <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] </code> | [[{{ns:2}}:Username|Username]] |- | Timestamp alone | <pre>~~~~~</pre> | <code>12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)</code> | 12:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC) |} If you edit without logging in, your IP address will take the place of a username. Usernames and IP addresses are also stored in {{meta|Help:Page history|page histories}} as a record of who wrote what, so others can always verify signatures. The common format to type a signature β two hyphens (or a long dash) followed by four tildes (<code>-- '''<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>'''</code>) β is derived from the computer network Usenet, where two hyphens mark a signature block. Note that the hyphens or dash are not inserted automatically and have to be entered (unless you customize your signature to include them, see an example in the next section). The actual signature string, the tildes, automatically get substituted with username (linked to the appropriate user page) and timestamp (time/date), when you save a signed edit. This helps other users to follow the chronological order of discussions, and to identify the author of a particular comment. If you don't find the tilde on your keyboard, you can use the signature button [[{{ns:image}}:Button sig.png|text-bottom|link=|signature button]] of the default {{meta|Help:Edit toolbar|edit toolbar}} as a typing aid. Signatures do not work in edit summaries (they do not translate from <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> there). Note that timestamps are currently formatted by default and saved according to the default locale conventions (language, script, date and time format) used on each wiki, and '''not''' according to the conventions of your current preferred language.
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