# Sigs? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514 "2008-04-08T21:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/1 "2008-04-08T21:29:04Z")
It’s occured to me ever so slowly over the past few years (yeah. sad, huh?) that I no longer know how to include my signature in a post. I have no intention of doing it all the time, but I don’t recall how to do it at all. Did something change along the way in how it works? Probably. I don’t think I’ve use it in four years or so. What’s the deal? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/2 "2008-04-08T22:32:16Z")
There’s a check-box under where you type your message which says ‘show your signature’ edit… ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/3 "2008-04-08T22:50:06Z")
Sigs? There are sigs? Why has nobody mentioned this to me? ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/4 "2008-04-08T22:51:39Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Sigs? There are sigs? Why has nobody mentioned this to me? [/QUOTE] It was mentioned in the letter we got with our welcome hamper. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/5 "2008-04-08T23:43:21Z")
I see it now. Booyah. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/6 "2008-04-09T01:16:51Z")
Hmm…been awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/7 "2008-04-09T01:48:01Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] It was mentioned in the letter we got with our welcome hamper. [/QUOTE] Welcome hampster? I thought they were keeping the hamsters to power the server! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/8 "2008-04-09T03:53:07Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] Sigs? There are sigs? Why has nobody mentioned this to me? [/QUOTE] Sorry, **Bosda,** we introduced them that time you were away. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/9 "2008-04-09T04:15:37Z")
It has been awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigs/444514/10 "2008-04-09T08:27:45Z")
I know this came from here, but I haven’t a clue from who or where. I’ll have to do a search sometime.