Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Sign your comments 2008-01-05
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This policy defines how and when signatures are to be used, in addition to outlining rules regarding what is an acceptable signature.
The purpose of signatures[edit]
Signatures are a way to easily uniquely identify the author of text written on the wiki (mainly on talk pages).
It is important to understand that signatures on Guild Wars Wiki do not indicate ownership or copyright of any part of an article to that user and are not to be used in that way. Signatures are useful tools for identification and attribution, and thus frequent changes to your signature's appearance will reduce its effectiveness.
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.
Rules for signatures[edit]
A signature must:
- uniquely identify the person signing.
- include a link to the user page or the user talk page of the person signing.
- not include a link to a user page or a user talk page of a user that is not identical with the person signing.
- not hinder the readability of talk pages (e.g. by being huge in size or overly distracting).
For guidance on creating a signature which isn't disruptive refer to Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Signatures.
Page transclusion[edit]
User signatures are not to be stored on a separate page, ie your custom signature must be wholly in the "Nickname" text box in your preferences, due to the reasons below.
- Transcluded signatures require extra processing and are an unnecessary server drain. Whenever you change the source of a transclusion, all pages transcluding the source must be re-cached.
- Signature templates are good vandalism targets, allowing others to modify your signature without you noticing it at all.
Enforcement[edit]
Users that are warned about their signatures by admins are expected to change their signature. Repeated disregard of admin warnings might lead to a ban.
