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Changes made in November 2005 to the version of the [[MediaWiki]] software running Wikipedia altered the way [[WP:SIG|signatures]] work. If your signature is not working now (but was working previously), you will need to make some changes to your [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] page.

==If you are not using "Lawraw signatures."==

MediaWiki makes the creation of simple, straightforward signatures relatively easy. For sampleexample, if User:ampleExample wants a signature that displays as [[User:ampleExample|ampleExample]], he would simply have to enter "ampleExample" in the Signature field in [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]. The software automatically places "ampleExample" in <nowiki>[[User:Example|</nowiki>''here''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>, to form <nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]]</nowiki>. When saved in a page, this markup displays as "[[User:Example|Example]]". [[WP:HEP#Wiki_markup|Wiki markup]] and [[HTML element|HTML markup]] ''do not'' function in the Signature field, ''unless'' the "'''Treat the above as [[wiki markup]]'''" option is checked in [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]].

For example, placing the following in the default Signature field