Dragon Age Wiki:Signatures

=== Other options ===
==== Using three tildes ====
Typing three tildes results in the following:

{| class="daotable"
|-
! Wikimarkup !! Resulting code !! Resulting display
|-
|<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>
|<code><nowiki>[[User:Wikia|Wikia]] ([[User talk:Wikia|talk]])</nowiki></code>
| [[User:Wikia|Wikia]] ([[User talk:Wikia|talk]])
|}

However, since this does not date-stamp your signature, you may wish to sign this way only when leaving general notices on your user page or user talk page. This is also a convenient shortcut (rather than typing out the full code) when you want to provide a link to your user page.

==== Using five tildes ====
Typing five tildes will convert to a date stamp with the current date and time, without adding your signature, like this:

{| class="daotable"
|-
! Wikimarkup !! Resulting code !! Resulting display
|-
|<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>
| <code>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)</code>
| {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|}

In general, when communicating with others, you should use one of the previous options and not only a timestamp.

Note that if you choose to contribute to the wiki without [[Help:Logging in|logging in]], you should still sign your posts. In this case your [[wikipedia:IP address|IP adress]] will take the place of your username. Your IP address might look something like this: '''192.58.23.4'''. Some users prefer to use their IP address instead of a user name because they think that an IP provides them with more anonymity. In fact, a pseudonymous [[Help:Why create an account?|account]] (that is, a registered user name) actually provides you with '''''more''''' protection of your identity, as IP addresses can be easily tracked by anyone. Registered users have their IP addresses hidden from public view.

Also note that signing manually with a pseudonym or tag such as ''--anon'' does not give you more anonymity or privacy protection, since your IP address will still be stored in the page history. This also makes it more difficult for other users to communicate with you. If you choose to sign this way, you should still type four tildes: ''--anon'' <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.