# Automatic Activation of Signatures? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 26, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390 "2013-01-26T01:44:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/1 "2013-01-26T01:44:54Z")
Every time I post something, I want my signature to be shown. However, it’s kind of a hassle to have to keep on checking “Show your signature” every single time I post. So is there a way I can make this function automatically checked? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/2 "2013-01-26T01:51:00Z")
On your User CP, scroll down to Thread Display Options. Look for the box that says “Show Signature” and click it on. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/3 "2013-01-26T01:52:27Z")
I have that enabled. It still doesn’t work though. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/4 "2013-01-26T01:53:33Z")
Bear in mind that they have set it up that way to actively discourage people from using their signature with every post. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/5 "2013-01-26T01:54:52Z")
It’s kinda a “courtesy” rule. Use a sig line once per page/thread. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/6 "2013-01-26T01:55:00Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > On your User CP, scroll down to Thread Display Options. Look for the box that says “Show Signature” and click it on. IIRC, from previous discussions of this: (1) This only works for paid members, not for guests. (2) Including your signature on ALL of your posts is discouraged. ISTR, from a previous discussion, there was a general consensus (or maybe the mods just decreed?) that seeing a user’s signature on EVERY post throughout a thread gets tiresome. The suggested etiquette is to include your sig on your _first_ post in any thread, and not again in later posts in the same thread. (Am I remembering this right? Someone?) ETA: Okay, ninjaed by **Ethilrist** and **samclem**. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/7 "2013-01-26T01:55:05Z")
The general guideline is to include your sig once a thread. ETA: that’s my recollection as well. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/8 "2013-01-26T01:55:06Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > On your User CP, scroll down to Thread Display Options. Look for the box that says “Show Signature” and click it on. That only enables showing the signatures of other posters if they display them. **AU** , it’s considered polite here to only use your signature once per thread. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/9 "2013-01-26T01:57:47Z")
Just to reiterate what everyone else has said, from the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7697069#post7697069) on signatures: > [@](#): > > **How many times should I include my signature in a thread?** > Once per thread should be sufficient for people to admire the pearl of wisdom included in your signature. If you post multiple times in a thread it is recommended that you only include the signature in one of your posts. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/10 "2013-01-26T02:00:51Z")
Wow! This board is hopping, of a Friday night. Eight responses (all saying more-or-less the same thing) in less than 10 minutes! Don’t you guys have a life? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/11 "2013-01-26T02:02:38Z")
Thank you guys. I’m was just used to other forums where they actually allow you to show your signature every time you post, but I guess the guideline here is to only do it once per thread/page, so that’s what I’ll go with. Thank you for your time. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/12 "2013-01-26T02:15:00Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Wow! This board is hopping, of a Friday night. Eight responses (all saying more-or-less the same thing) in less than 10 minutes! > > Don’t you guys have a life? :eek: Slow work night. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/13 "2013-01-26T02:19:15Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Wow! This board is hopping, of a Friday night. Eight responses (all saying more-or-less the same thing) in less than 10 minutes! > > Don’t you guys have a life? :eek: Uh, “you guys”? You’re posting too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/14 "2013-01-26T02:26:02Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Thank you guys. I’m was just used to other forums where they actually allow you to show your signature every time you post, but I guess the guideline here is to only do it once per thread/page, so that’s what I’ll go with. Thank you for your time. Why would you want to repeat your signature every post? Once we read it, it’s still the same two posts later. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/15 "2013-01-26T02:45:25Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Wow! This board is hopping, of a Friday night. Eight responses (all saying more-or-less the same thing) in less than 10 minutes! > > Don’t you guys have a life? :eek: “Rio” by Duran Duran. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/16 "2013-01-26T02:52:54Z")
Yeah, and. We don’t care about your signature. Nobody here does. Really. Oh, and, Gagnam Style. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/17 "2013-01-26T02:53:14Z")
I think if we are allowed a sig in our posts, it should be in all of our posts. As long as it’s not something huge and stupid. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/18 "2013-01-26T02:57:55Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > I think if we are allowed a sig in our posts, it should be in all of our posts. As long as it’s not something huge and stupid. Why? Not being snarky, but why is a signature important or relevant? One of the things I like about SDMB is the absence of “likes” and signatures and avatars and other repetitive, extraneous and meaningless faff. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/19 "2013-01-26T03:45:29Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > I think if we are allowed a sig in our posts, it should be in all of our posts. As long as it’s not something huge and stupid. If it were in all your posts, it would be stupid. At least, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390/20 "2013-01-26T04:06:28Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Thank you guys. I’m was just used to other forums where they actually allow you to show your signature every time you post, but I guess the guideline here is to only do it once per thread/page, so that’s what I’ll go with. Thank you for your time. How DARE you be so reasonable!!! This is NOT the behavior we expect on the SDMB!!! 😃 (Just kidding, in case that was not clear. And thank you.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-activation-of-signatures/648390.md?page=2)