# Why won't my sig. line appear?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 16, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832 "2003-10-16T18:50:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832/1 "2003-10-16T18:50:33Z")

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Am I being a total dumbass or something? I have filled in the sig. line section in my profile but it won’t appear when I leave posts, can anyone tell me what i’m doing wrong, i’m sure its something simple but then again I am a simpleton.

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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832/2 "2003-10-16T18:57:08Z")

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You checked the “Show signature” box that’s in the Options section below the box where you write your text in?

Btw, that’s rather an About This Message Board thing.

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**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832/3 "2003-10-16T19:34:21Z")

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thanks, silly me! - for both failing to see that and posting this here!

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-sig-line-appear/207832/4 "2003-10-16T19:45:53Z")

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I’ll close this thread rather than move it to ATMB because 1) the question has been answered and 2) there is a [similar thread in ATMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=172095) already.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ