# Valete, Vox Imperatoris

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valete-vox-imperatoris/482419>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 22, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valete-vox-imperatoris/482419 "2009-01-22T06:23:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valete-vox-imperatoris/482419/28 "2009-01-22T15:10:32Z")

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> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> Ah. Right, then.

Just to provide the cite: [FAQ - Rules for Posting at the Straight Dope Message Boards, post 14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7697069&postcount=14)

Ed sums it up as follows:

> [@Posters you can't stand. Pit rules f\*\*\*ing apply!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posters-you-cant-stand-pit-rules-f-ing-apply/478003/642):
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> After some discussion, we’ve clarified the signature rule; see last item in:
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> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7697069&postcount=14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7697069&postcount=14)
> 
> Short version: a simple signoff at the end of each post is OK. Complex sigs are subject to the more restrictive rules stated.

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