# Ok, where's my signature?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670>\
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**Created:** [December 8, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670 "2004-12-08T02:36:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670/1 "2004-12-08T02:36:38Z")

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I can see other people’s signatures, but I can’t see my own. I do have “show signatures” checked off in the options, and if I view my public profile I can see it there.

So does anyone know where my signature went off to?

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**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670/2 "2004-12-08T02:39:18Z")

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You have to check the “Show your signature” every time you post.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670/3 "2004-12-08T02:47:54Z")

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Every single time? Egads.

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**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670/4 "2004-12-08T02:53:53Z")

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Yep.

I suspect it keeps sig use down a bit.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wheres-my-signature/278670/5 "2004-12-08T18:52:09Z")

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> [@Berkut](#):
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> You have to check the “Show your signature” every time you post.

And after you preview. Previewing unchecks the box.