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Hello! Presumably, you've found this page because you're tired of seeing that boring blue link when you sign your posts. Well, this page is designed to help you create your own, unique signature. | Hello! Presumably, you've found this page because you're tired of seeing that boring blue link when you sign your posts. Well, this page is designed to help you create your own, unique signature. | ||
If you're unfamiliar with wiki coding and formatting, then this guide should help you a whole lot. Pages | If you're unfamiliar with wiki coding and formatting, then this guide should help you a whole lot. Pages similar to this may already exist, but let's be honest, we'd all like to see something a little more inspired that a little blue link leading to your userpage. This is where this guide differs from such pages; it is designed to be an active center offering help, advice, and inspiration. | ||
==What is a signature, and how do I use one?== | ==What is a signature, and how do I use one?== | ||
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==Making a custom signature== | ==Making a custom signature== | ||
Alright, here's the exciting bit. Even if you're a novice of wiki coding, I'll try to explain everything in this step-by-step section. | Alright, here's the exciting bit. Even if you're a novice of wiki coding, I'll try to explain everything in this step-by-step section. | ||
First off, this is the wiki's signature policy. Keep it in mind when you make your signature. | |||
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*All signatures must link to a page in the posting user's userspace, preferably their user page or talk page. | |||
*Stylizing your signature with colors and fonts is absolutely fine, and even encouraged, but all special text must have the codes closed with <nowiki></span></nowiki> or <nowiki></font></nowiki>. | |||
*All signatures must be followed by or include a timestamp in some form. | |||
*''ALL IMAGES MUST BE NO MORE THAN x17px, TO PREVENT AFFECTING THE LINE'S HEIGHT.'' | |||
**All personal images used must be linked from Photobucket or another image-sharing site; all images being hosted on the wiki are fine to use ''if sized properly''. | |||
**If you are you going to use an image in your signature, ''it must be transcluded through a template.''</b> | |||
===Step 1: Design=== | ===Step 1: Design=== | ||
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====Step 3.3: Size==== | ====Step 3.3: Size==== | ||
Okay, this is the least complicated part of this coding. By changing the '''SIZE''' part of the above coding, you can change the size of the text in your signature. | Okay, this is the least complicated part of this coding. By changing the '''SIZE''' part of the above coding, you can change the size of the text in your signature. The size of the font must not affect the line's height, so the maximum size of the text allowed is 2. | ||
'''''Example''''': '''<nowiki><font face="Forte" color="gold" size=2>TEXT</font face></nowiki>''' results in: <font face="Forte" color="gold" size=2>TEXT</font face> '''(<font color=green>Good size.</font>)''' | |||
'''''Example''''': '''<nowiki><font face="Forte" color="gold" size= | '''''Example 2''''': '''<nowiki><font face="Forte" color="gold" size=7>TEXT</font face></nowiki>''' results in: <font face="Forte" color="gold" size=7>TEXT</font face> '''(<font color=red>Bad size.</font>)''' | ||
'''' | Here's a little example of size numbers, using '''"Arial"''' as a font. Each size after 2 is not allowed by the signature policy: <font face="Arial" color="black" size=1>1</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=2>2</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=3>3</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=4>4</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=5>5</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=6>6</font face> <font face="Arial" color="black" size=7>7</font face> | ||
Alternatively, <nowiki><small> </small></nowiki> tags can be used to alter the size of the text. | |||
====Step 3.4: Using this code in your signature==== | ====Step 3.4: Using this code in your signature==== | ||