# Signature option when posting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-option-when-posting/657904>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 9, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-option-when-posting/657904 "2013-05-09T17:10:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-option-when-posting/657904/1 "2013-05-09T17:10:26Z")

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I notice that to display my signature in a post I have to check the “Show your signature” box. Every time. Isn’t there a setting so that this becomes the default? I can’t find such a setting in the User CP.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-option-when-posting/657904/2 "2013-05-09T17:12:21Z")

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Nope. And that’s deliberate.

We want you to use your sig file once per page of a thread. Once we’ve seen it, we’ve seen it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-option-when-posting/657904/3 "2013-05-10T12:17:20Z")

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Remembering to tick it each and every time is good mental training.