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MSPA Wiki:Signature policy

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The purpose of a user's signature on the wiki is to identify that user when they sign posts. Accordingly, while we allow users to customise their signatures, there are certain limits that must be adhered to, in order to ensure that the primary purpose of signatures is not compromised.

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The purpose of a user's signature on the wiki is to identify that user when they sign posts. Accordingly, while we allow users to customise their signatures, there are certain limits that must be adhered to, in order to ensure that the primary purpose of signatures is not compromised. 1. * A link to the user's userpage is mandatory, and the text of a signature must include the username, or at least something extremely similar, in clearly readable Latin text. All of this is to ensure the purpose of identification is not compromised. 2. * Signatures should not have pointless excess text. This is because having a large quantity of text that is not the username detracts from the purpose, and also looks untidy. Something like-- Username (talk|contribs) , 30, 2018 (UTC)is fine. Anything much longer than that is not. Furthermore, all text in the signature should serve a purpose by linking to a page. If the text is not a useful contribution to the signature, it should be left out. 3. * It is suggested, but not mandatory, that the signature include a link to the user's talk page. This link can be separate, as above, or some of the username text may be used. 4. * Images, text, frames, or whatever else goes into the signature must not exceed 15 pixels in height, i.e. the signature must not increase inline height or visibly overlap the lines above and below. 15px is the height of a line of text. 5. * Signatures may include no more than one small image. This rule is non-negotiable. 6. * Animations are strongly discouraged, and the File:EnglishO.gif gif, or anything similarly distracting, is prohibited. 7. * It is advised that if an image is used, a link be anchored to it, for example, to the user's talk page or contributions. This is similar to the guideline above of all excess text serving a purpose by being a useful link. 8. * A certain amount of visual flair is permitted, but if it's more than about half a line of markup, make it a template, and ensure that it transcludes, not substitutes. See the section below for information on this.