# Sig from other posters... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 18, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-from-other-posters/88101 "2001-10-18T00:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-from-other-posters/88101/1 "2001-10-18T00:05:53Z")
Should one ask permission to use a line from another members post as a sig (assuming it’s clever/ flattering/etc)? If so so should you e-mail member in question? Or just ask in the thread? I’ve seen folks say, “That’s a great line. It’s my new sig!”. Does that mean they really are? Or is that a back-handed way of asking? Are post copywrited? Can I possibly ask more stupid questions about this? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-from-other-posters/88101/2 "2001-10-18T01:44:23Z")
1. Should one ask permission to use a line from another members post as a sig (assuming it’s clever/ flattering/etc)? Not necessarily–it’s polite but not mandatory. 1. If so so should you e-mail member in question? Or just ask in the thread? Just ask in the thread. 1. I’ve seen folks say, “That’s a great line. It’s my new sig!”. Or is that a back-handed way of asking? Yes. 1. Are post copywrited? From the bottom of the page here: > [@](#): > > By posting on this board you grant the Chicago Reader, Inc., and its successors and assigns a nonexclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation to you. No material contained in this site may be republished or reposted without express written consent of the Chicago Reader, Inc., except that message board users retain the right to republish or repost their own work. 1. Can I possibly ask more stupid questions about this? Possibly. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-from-other-posters/88101/3 "2001-10-18T07:42:58Z")
Thanks, **Duck Duck Goose**. And, smarty-pants, because of #5… ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-from-other-posters/88101/4 "2001-10-18T14:22:51Z")
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