# Why doesn't my signature show up in my post?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896>\
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**Created:** [May 10, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896 "2018-05-10T02:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896/1 "2018-05-10T02:18:07Z")

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The title says it all: my signature, which is quite clever if you ask me, shows up when I preview one of my posts, but doesn’t show up on the actual post. What gives? Is there some hocus-pocus I don’t know about? And, yes, I’ve clicked the “show your signature” box at the bottom of the screen.

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896/2 "2018-05-10T02:22:42Z")

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> [@jayrey](#):
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> The title says it all: my signature, which is quite clever if you ask me, shows up when I preview one of my posts, but doesn’t show up on the actual post. What gives? Is there some hocus-pocus I don’t know about? And, yes, I’ve clicked the “show your signature” box at the bottom of the screen.

If your siggy is _You say born in a barn like it’s a bad thing_, it does show up. Are you logged in?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896/3 "2018-05-10T02:36:04Z")

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Your signature is there for me to see too.

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**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896/4 "2018-05-10T02:48:49Z")

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Hmm. I can’t see it but you two can. Okay, that works. Thanks, guys!

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**Author:** ![KMS94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ad7895/32.png) [@KMS94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KMS94)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-show-up-in-my-post/813896/5 "2018-05-11T01:09:19Z")

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Do you have “Show Signatures” checked under the View threads option? I do not, and therefore do not see your signature.