Signature?

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

I've been a member for a couple months now and I have finally decided on a signature, but I can't find a way to employ it. Have you disabused them? I would like to knoe since my time is running out.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

By the way, I know how to spell know

[According to Pliny]

You can choose to view them or not in your "User CP".
That's where you can set yours up.
You have the click the box below each post to get it.
If you preview, you have to click the box again.

[Q.E.D.]

You'll need to go to your User CP (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/usercp.php?) and enter your sig. In order to display it, you need to select the "Show Your Signature" checkbox under where you type your post. Signatures should be small--under 4 lines of normal sized text--and should be used a maximum of once per thread page; preferably only once per thread.

[According to Pliny]

Thread Display Options / Visible Post Elements/ Show Signatures (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/profile.php?do=editoptions)

Edit Signature (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/profile.php?do=editsignature)

[According to Pliny]

FYI - Insteaad of "disabuse", I knoe you wanted "disabled" :D

Main Entry: dis·abuse
Pronunciation: "dis-&-'byüz
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: French désabuser, from dés- dis- + abuser to abuse
: to free from error, fallacy, or misconception

[samclem]

I would like to knoe since my time is running out. What? You're dying? You've got until August to figure this out. :)

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

What? You're dying? You've got until August to figure this out.

Well, August is a long time away and I have to be witty before then. I have got to have some leeway , you know.

[DooWahDiddy]

FYI - Insteaad of "disabuse", I knoe you wanted "disabled" :D

Main Entry: dis·abuse
Pronunciation: "dis-&-'byüz
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: French désabuser, from dés- dis- + abuser to abuse
: to free from error, fallacy, or misconception

Guadere strikes again! ;)

Actually, I wouldn't have said anything if the OP hadn't made and mentioned that very same mistake.

[According to Pliny]

Guadere strikes again! ;)

Actually, I wouldn't have said anything if the OP hadn't made and mentioned that very same mistake. Criously, you noticed the intentional typo I made, echoing Abby_Emma_Sasha, but didn't spot "Insteaad". That was accidental, so Guadere's Law is still being enforced.

[According to Pliny]

"Criously" was also accidental. ::oh dear::

[According to Pliny]

That last smiley surprised me as well. That Law is a bitch!

[Chez Guevara]

Who's Guadere?

[samclem]

Who's Guadere? Some Bitch. The Law, not the Admin. :)

[According to Pliny]

From the thread Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298) "Gaudere's Law -- Named after the Administrator Gaudere, her law states that any post criticizing a previous post's grammar or spelling will itself have a grammatical or spelling error."

[Chez Guevara]

That still doesn't explain who Guadere is.

[DooWahDiddy]

Criously, you noticed the intentional typo I made, echoing Abby_Emma_Sasha, but didn't spot "Insteaad". That was accidental, so Guadere's Law is still being enforced.

:smack: Should have realized you did that on purpose... But I'm getting the hell out of this thread before he comes back to haunt me... ;)

[Q.E.D.]

But I'm getting the hell out of this thread before he comes back to haunt me...
Too late. Gaudere is a she.

[Dead Cat]

This thread should be made a sticky as the clearest possible demonstration of the power of Gaudere's Law :).

*proofreads furiously*

[What Exit?]

This thread should be made a sticky as the clearest possible demonstration of the power of Gaudere's Law :).

*proofreads furiously*
What, no respect for Gaudere? You forgot to bold her name.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

The key is to produce a funny, stylish, enigmatic or symbolic sig line.

[tomndebb]

Yeah. That would be the key.

[Lord Ashtar]

The key is to produce a funny, stylish, enigmatic or symbolic sig line.
Certainly. But in order for it to be truly effective, you must change it every 5-7 days and use a wide variety of fonts, sizes, and colors.

[What Exit?]

Certainly. But in order for it to be truly effective, you must change it every 5-7 days and use a wide variety of fonts, sizes, and colors.
Does that really work? I have never seen a specific case of that style and methodology produce a humorous or memorable result. Are there any examples of a poster doing this successfully?

Jim

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

I was going to offer a stinging retort, referring to the probable intrest of certain persons (who shall not be named) in the fold-out centerfolds of Swine Breeders Monthly.

Then, I recalled that I am one of Natures Noblemen, & above that kind of thing.

[What Exit?]

I was going to offer a stinging retort, referring to the probable intrest of certain persons (who shall not be named) in the fold-out centerfolds of Swine Breeders Monthly.

Then, I recalled that I am one of Natures Noblemen, & above that kind of thing.
:D

[Hal Briston]

:dubious:

[Duckster]

That still doesn't explain who Guadere is.
Well, you have your answer if you read the post immediately before your post.

[Caught@Work]

Well, you have your answer if you read the post immediately before your post.

Check the spelling Duckster.

[According to Pliny]

Wow. Sorry about that Gaudere. I spelled it two ways and didn't even notice after I was quizzed here on it a couple of times.
I always have blind spots with my "au" and "ou" digraphs. I'll write guage and guoge, etc.

[Ruth Skidmore]

I posting this asking for help but I know I'll never get back to this page and find any answers? Is there a way to search the web site for your own posts so that you can see the response! Once it's posted, it's gone forever. I simply don't understand how this web site works. Guess I am dumb but I suspect I'm not the only dumb one on here.

[Scissorjack]

Is there a way to search the web site for your own posts so that you can see the response!

Only active members can use the search function, Ruth: a quick read of the FAQ's should answer most of your questions.

Guess I am dumb but I suspect I'm not the only dumb one on here.

Madam, I protest. We court criticism, but this is mere abuse.

[According to Pliny]

I posting this asking for help but I know I'll never get back to this page and find any answers? Is there a way to search the web site for your own posts so that you can see the response! Once it's posted, it's gone forever. I simply don't understand how this web site works. Guess I am dumb but I suspect I'm not the only dumb one on here.
Here are your posts to date, if that's any help
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8028107#post8028107
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8020483#post8020483
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8020478#post8020478
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8020417#post8020417
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8013065#post8013065

Since there is no search until membership, what you have to do is recall what forum you were reading and the thread names.
There's a certain amount of flags and symbols and change of colors that are supposed to tell you what threads you've seen and which ones are new, but I've never figured them out.
Just go back to each forum and scan until you spot a familiar thread title.
Be sure your profile has the options set for viewing the right number of days back.
I think the default for this forum, for example is just two days, but I have my options set to show me 30 days because I don't always check here.

[According to Pliny]

I posting this asking for help but I know I'll never get back to this page and find any answers? It just occured to me why you posted on this thread instead of creating a new one:
This board, unlike some others, does not have a Post New Thread button on every thread.
To find that button, you have to exit the thread you are reading and find the forum list. Then you can visually search for your name in the author column of the forum list.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Well, sheesh. I have done the user CP thing. I have enabled my signature thing. I have no idea what else to do. It is simply not showing up.

Yes, I know in the grand scheme of things this is only mildly important, but geez, why am I having so much trouble?

[Q.E.D.]

The one step you forgot, which you must do every time you want to show your signature, is to check the "Show Signature" box under where you type your post. If you preview first, you'll need to check it again when you actually submit.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Q.E.D. I swear I have done that too, but hey I have given up now. I have a good rythymn going in some cafe society threads and I'm not going to poke the bear.

P.S. I am sure I misspelled rythymn, but I don't have the inclination to spell check right now.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Q.E.D. I swear I have done that too, but hey I have given up now. I have a good rythymn going in some cafe society threads and I'm not going to poke the bear.

P.S. I am sure I misspelled rythymn, but I don't have the inclination to spell check right now.

A Checklist

1)click USER CP

2)Click EDIT OPTIONS

3)Check SHOW SIGNATURES under THREAD DISPLAY OPTIONS.

4)Click USER CP

5)Click EDIT SIGNATURE

6)Add SIGNATURE

7)Click PREVIEW SIGNATURE (always preview)

8)Correct errors, if any.

9)Click SAVE SIGNATURE

10)When posting, check the SHOW YOUR SIGNATURE Box

[According to Pliny]

Abby_Emma_Sasha -
If that last set of instructions doesn't do it for you (it certainly should),
then by all means just do it the way the pioneers did.
Copy and paste by hand.
I often do this when I have a funny quote that's perfect for just one thread.

__________________

This sig is manually inserted. Do not expect to see it again.

[samclem]

A Checklist
This poster wrote the book on sigs. Ignore his suggestions at your peril.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

I know i'm already being a pain in the ass but what does it mean when the other posters names are in blue and mine is in gray? Can they still see my posts? This is weird. Wierd?

[Q.E.D.]

Posters names in blue are links to their profile and contact options. When you click them, they turn grey.

[Abby_Emma_Sasha]

Hey, my sig is showing up now. I clicked the other posters stuff and they are not gray. Doesn't matter. I'm cool.