Wikipedia:Tip of the day/April 2, 2008

Please sign your comments

On talk pages, it is proper etiquette to sign your messages. To do this, add four tildes (~) to the end of your message. When you save the page, these will be converted to your signature and a time stamp. To sign without a time stamp, use three tildes instead. The standard "sig" is your username, but you can customize it in your preferences menu). Signing your posts prevents readers from getting your messages confused with those by other users.

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