# Forum Signatures?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [28. Januar 2014 um 02:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241 "2014-01-28T02:40:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Rice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Rice](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rice)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 02:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/1 "2014-01-28T02:40:08Z")

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In all the different types of forums I’ve been at, they all include signatures or at least the option to include a signature below the message. Do you think this would be a good idea to implement or would it be too cluttered?

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### Author: ![trident](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/trident/32/2078_2.png) [@trident](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trident)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 02:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/2 "2014-01-28T02:47:43Z")

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You may find the discussion from here relevant.

> [@Automated Signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-signatures/1127/):
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> @codinghorror has already PM’d me that THIS implementation of Discourse discourages manual signatures. But what about automated signatures, like we see on other forums? (the forum software draws a horizontal line below the post and prints the custom signature) Some folks don’t like them and in the userCP, they can be turned off. Here? I can’t find the option anywhere at all. Is it on the cards or only through plugins?

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### Author: ![Sailsman63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sailsman63](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailsman63)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 02:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/3 "2014-01-28T02:48:02Z")

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Been Discussed. Try this topic for starters:

> [@Automated Signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-signatures/1127):
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> @codinghorror has already PM’d me that THIS implementation of Discourse discourages manual signatures. But what about automated signatures, like we see on other forums? (the forum software draws a horizontal line below the post and prints the custom signature) Some folks don’t like them and in the userCP, they can be turned off. Here? I can’t find the option anywhere at all. Is it on the cards or only through plugins?

Edit: I see @trident already mentioned it.

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### Author: ![iontishina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/iontishina/32/36707_2.png) [@iontishina](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iontishina)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 02:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/4 "2014-01-28T02:57:07Z")

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Hope there will be no signatures. Ever.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 03:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/5 "2014-01-28T03:13:36Z")

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Correction: we will always add a signature to @iontishina’s posts. But nobody else will have one! 😜

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [28. Januar 2014 um 03:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-signatures/12241/6 "2014-01-28T03:13:43Z")

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