# Why isn't my sig line up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 24, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006 "2003-06-24T13:01:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/1 "2003-06-24T13:01:18Z")

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Y’know, I noticed (after how many months) that my sig file isn’t writing. I always skim past my own posts I never noticed. Anyway, I do have something in that User Cp file and my options say to display other peoples, so what gives?

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/2 "2003-06-24T13:03:37Z")

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Do you select “Show signature” when you post?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/3 "2003-06-24T13:03:55Z")

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You have to check the **Show Signature** box below where you type your reply _before_ you hit Submit.

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/4 "2003-06-24T13:03:56Z")

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You do click on ‘show signature’ below the reply box every time you post, right?

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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/5 "2003-06-24T13:05:59Z")

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triple simulpost… 😃

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/6 "2003-06-24T13:56:14Z")

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Not only do you have to choose to show your own signature, but you have to have ‘view all signatures’ turned on…I guess that is true for personal sigs, although I haven’t checked it so don’t quote me. I turned that feature off…

anyway, scotty beam this to ATMB 🙂

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/7 "2003-06-24T15:41:00Z")

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Off to ATMB.

**DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-my-sig-line-up/184006/8 "2003-06-24T18:02:24Z")

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Thank you all.

I don’t recall this section of the site… I feel old.