# Ideally, I should have a sig at the bottom. If not tell me what's up **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 24, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677 "2003-03-24T02:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/1 "2003-03-24T02:26:00Z")
There should be a sig. phrase below. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/2 "2003-03-24T02:27:10Z")
OK. It is in my profile, how does it get activated? ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/3 "2003-03-24T02:30:40Z")
Go to User CP \> Edit Options and turn it on. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/4 "2003-03-24T02:36:57Z")
Oddly, the default said “on.” I set it again. Here’s another try. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/5 "2003-03-24T02:38:01Z")
Still no go. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/6 "2003-03-24T02:42:16Z")
You also have to check the Show Signature box below where you type your message. There’s four checkboxes down there like this: O **Autimatically parse URLs** O **Email Notification** O **Disable Smilies** O **Show Signature** Make sure you click that last one before you post. It’s not one of the ones that automatically sets itself. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/7 "2003-03-24T02:48:30Z")
Gotcha! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/8 "2003-03-24T03:14:33Z")
There you go. I even like the sig line. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/9 "2003-03-24T04:43:07Z")
I wonder if mine works. . . ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/10 "2003-03-24T16:38:54Z")
You need a © symbol in there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/11 "2003-03-26T01:05:29Z")
testing ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/12 "2003-03-27T04:29:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*You need a © symbol in there. 😃 \*\* Crap, I thought I had one. . . ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/13 "2003-10-16T13:05:53Z")
Ah, so this is how! ---
**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideally-i-should-have-a-sig-at-the-bottom-if-not-tell-me-whats-up/163677/14 "2003-10-16T16:34:21Z")
As good a place as any to test the new sig.