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Here is how to "sign" a comment, especially in Research Notes.

How to Use

To add your timestamped signature to a page, type four tildes, like this: ~~~~.

Example: Nelson-3486 01:37, 5 September 2021 (UTC).

The tildes will be automatically replaced with a link to your profile and the current time once you've done a full save of the profile or page. It will not display when you save a draft or preview the page.

Variations

Three tildes ~~~ will create a link to your profile without the timestamp. Example: Nelson-3486.

Five tildes ~~~~~ will just add the timestamp. Example: 05:00, 5 September 2021 (UTC).

Where to Use

Signatures will work on any wiki pages (profiles, free-space profiles, category pages, etc.).

They are most commonly used in the Research Notes section of profiles.

The signature won't work if you try to use it in:

  • References (<ref></ref>)
  • Change explanations (summary for an edit)
  • Profile comments
  • Private messages
  • <nowiki> tags
  • The alternate text for an internal link
  • G2G


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