# Signature question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185 "2007-08-02T21:04:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/1 "2007-08-02T21:04:50Z")

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Do I need to check a box to show my sig for each post? Is there a default setting somewhere I can set to show it automatically, for new threads and replies, every time unless I specify otherwise?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/2 "2007-08-02T23:25:10Z")

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Yes. No.

And you also have to re-check the box if you use preview, because preview throws away your signature. 😉

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/3 "2007-08-03T01:14:38Z")

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Wow. Sucks.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/4 "2007-08-03T13:24:02Z")

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I believe there’s a policy that each poster include the sig only once per thread, anyway.

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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:** [August 3, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/5 "2007-08-03T17:17:14Z")

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Yes, we prefer that you only use your sig once per page of any thread. Please.

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**Author:** ![Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/6 "2007-08-03T17:24:44Z")

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Is this an official rule? It’s the strangest thing I’ve ever come across on a message board. 😕

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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:** [August 3, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-question/414185/7 "2007-08-03T17:39:05Z")

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Naah, we used to ask that because bandwidth was limited and we wanted to squeeze every molecule. Now we just think once per page is enough.