# tig sest. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 23, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673 "2004-05-23T18:49:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [May 23, 2004, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/1 "2004-05-23T18:49:54Z")
Why do we do sig test posts when we can see the sig by previewing it? ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/2 "2004-05-23T22:16:00Z")
The answer to your question lies in your sig… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/3 "2004-05-23T22:45:18Z")
Really? AdAware prevents you from seeing the sig in your posts? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/4 "2004-05-24T07:21:55Z")
testing something. ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/5 "2004-05-24T07:24:33Z")
Okay. I’m confused. My sig is not showing up (at least in this scenario). This is the order I’m doing it in: One line post. Click preview. Click show sig. Click preview, sig shows Click submit (the top submit) No sig shows on real post. Hmm. Let’s try this again. ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/6 "2004-05-24T07:37:23Z")
just one more test. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/7 "2004-05-24T14:12:25Z")
> [@Shadez](#): > > just one more test. Oh, please don’t give up. Curiousity is killing me – I must see your sig. And (maybe) here’s my new sig… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/8 "2004-05-24T23:00:51Z")
Every time you preview, no matter what you did before, the “show signature” box will automatically become unchecked. So what you want to do is preview, then check the box if you want your sig, and then click “Submit Reply”. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/9 "2004-05-25T03:33:40Z")
blah ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/10 "2004-05-25T06:44:28Z")
okay, here’s my sig. Thanks for the answer. I knew there was something simple I was forgetting. Didn’t even look at the box, because I had _just_ checked it. Heh. I’m assuming again! :wally ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tig-sest/246673/11 "2004-05-25T17:11:07Z")
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