mobieusKnow Forum Signatures History #28

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# Forum Signatures
+ Signatures are short blocks of text (or ASCII art) that display beneath every post you make. They are a classic forum feature for expressing personality or sharing links.
− Signatures are short blocks of text (or ASCII art) that display beneath the forum posts you write. They are a classic forum feature for expressing personality or sharing a contact.
−
− Signatures show on forum posts only. They never appear in private messages. Your community must have forum signatures turned on for them to display.
## Creating Your Signature
+ 1. Go to **Settings > Profile > Signature**.
+ 2. Enter your signature content in the text area.
− 1. Open your profile settings and find the **Forum Signature** field.
− 2. Type your signature.
3. Click **Save**.
+ Your signature appears automatically beneath all your future posts and retroactively on existing posts.
− Your signature appears automatically beneath your posts, including ones you already made.
## Formatting
+ Signatures support a subset of markdown formatting:
− Signatures support markdown plus a small set of basic formatting:
- **Bold** and *italic* text.
+ - Links: `[text](url)`.
- Inline code.
− - Email links.
- Line breaks.
+ Full markdown features like headings, images, and tables are intentionally not supported in signatures to keep them compact.
− To keep signatures compact and safe, external web links are removed and only email links are kept. Headings, images, and tables are not supported.
## ASCII Art
+ ASCII art is welcome in signatures. Keep it within the size limits (see below) so it does not dominate the post view. A few examples:
− ASCII art is welcome in signatures. Keep it within the size limit below so it does not dominate the post view. A couple of examples:
```
/\_/\
( o.o )
> ^ <
```
```
______
< hello >
------
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\_______
(__)\ )\/\
||----w |
|| ||
```
+ ## Size Limits
− ## Size Limit
| Constraint | Limit |
|-----------|-------|
| Maximum characters | 500 |
+ | Maximum lines | 8 |
+ | Maximum links | 3 |
+
+ Signatures that exceed these limits are truncated at display time.
+ ## Hiding Signatures
− Anything past 500 characters is trimmed when you save.
+ If you prefer not to see other members' signatures:
− ## Showing or Hiding Your Signature
+ - Go to **Settings > Display > Show Signatures** and toggle it off.
+ - Signatures are hidden from your view but remain visible to other members.
− Use the **Show my signature on posts** checkbox in your profile settings to turn your own signature on or off. Turning it off hides your signature from your posts; it does not change whether you see other members' signatures.
## Moderation
+ Moderators can edit or remove a member's signature if it violates community guidelines (spam, offensive content, excessive self-promotion). The member receives a notification explaining the action.
− Moderators can edit or remove a signature that breaks community guidelines (spam, offensive content, excessive self-promotion). You receive a notification explaining the action.
−

Forum Signatures

Signatures are short blocks of text (or ASCII art) that display beneath every post you make. They are a classic forum feature for expressing personality or sharing links.

Creating Your Signature

  1. Go to Settings > Profile > Signature.
  2. Enter your signature content in the text area.
  3. Click Save.

Your signature appears automatically beneath all your future posts and retroactively on existing posts.

Formatting

Signatures support a subset of markdown formatting:

  • Bold and italic text.
  • Links: [text](url).
  • Inline code.
  • Line breaks.

Full markdown features like headings, images, and tables are intentionally not supported in signatures to keep them compact.

ASCII Art

ASCII art is welcome in signatures. Keep it within the size limits (see below) so it does not dominate the post view. A few examples:

  /\_/\
 ( o.o )
  > ^ <

 ______
< hello >
 ------
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

Size Limits

Constraint Limit
Maximum characters 500
Maximum lines 8
Maximum links 3

Signatures that exceed these limits are truncated at display time.

Hiding Signatures

If you prefer not to see other members' signatures:

  • Go to Settings > Display > Show Signatures and toggle it off.
  • Signatures are hidden from your view but remain visible to other members.

Moderation

Moderators can edit or remove a member's signature if it violates community guidelines (spam, offensive content, excessive self-promotion). The member receives a notification explaining the action.

# Forum Signatures

Signatures are short blocks of text (or ASCII art) that display beneath every post you make. They are a classic forum feature for expressing personality or sharing links.

## Creating Your Signature

1. Go to **Settings > Profile > Signature**.
2. Enter your signature content in the text area.
3. Click **Save**.

Your signature appears automatically beneath all your future posts and retroactively on existing posts.

## Formatting

Signatures support a subset of markdown formatting:

- **Bold** and *italic* text.
- Links: `[text](url)`.
- Inline code.
- Line breaks.

Full markdown features like headings, images, and tables are intentionally not supported in signatures to keep them compact.

## ASCII Art

ASCII art is welcome in signatures. Keep it within the size limits (see below) so it does not dominate the post view. A few examples:

```
  /\_/\
 ( o.o )
  > ^ <
```

```
 ______
< hello >
 ------
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||
```

## Size Limits

| Constraint | Limit |
|-----------|-------|
| Maximum characters | 500 |
| Maximum lines | 8 |
| Maximum links | 3 |

Signatures that exceed these limits are truncated at display time.

## Hiding Signatures

If you prefer not to see other members' signatures:

- Go to **Settings > Display > Show Signatures** and toggle it off.
- Signatures are hidden from your view but remain visible to other members.

## Moderation

Moderators can edit or remove a member's signature if it violates community guidelines (spam, offensive content, excessive self-promotion). The member receives a notification explaining the action.