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Changes made in November 2005 on 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|my preferences]]" page.
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==You are not using "raw signatures"==
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MediaWiki makes the creation of simple, straightforward signatures relatively easy. For example, if User:Example wants a signature that displays as [[User:Example|Example]], he would simply have to enter <code>Example</code> in the Signature field in [[Special:Preferences|my preferences]]. The software automatically places <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|</nowiki></code> in front of and <code>]]</code> behind the entry, to form <code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]]</nowiki></code>; this escapes as [[User:Example|Example]]. [[WP:HEP#Wiki_markup|Wiki markup]] and [[HTML element|HTML markup]] ''do not'' function in the Signature field, ''unless'' the <code>Treat the above as wiki markup.</code> option is checked in [[Special:Preferences|preferences]].
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For example, placing the following in the default Signature field
Permanent Address: At/po- Langaleswar, Dist- Ganjam, Orissa, India
:<code><nowiki>Example]] | [[User talk:Example|</nowiki></code>
will result in a signature that looks like
:[[User:Example|Example]] | [[User_talk:Example|Talk]]
instead of
:[[User:Example|Example]] | [[User talk:Example|Talk]]
This is because Wiki markup (and HTML markup) are now escaped as HTML entities when placed in the default Signature field, e.g. <code>&#91;</code> instead of <code><nowiki>[</nowiki></code>. If you would like a signature that requires markup within the Signature field, please check the <code>Sign my name exactly as shown</code> option and enter the ''full'' signature string into the field. For instance, to produce the signature
:[[User:Example|Example]] | [[User talk:Example|Talk]]
place
:<code><nowiki>[[User:Example|Example]] | [[User talk:Example|Talk]]</nowiki></code>
within the Nickname field and check <code>Sign my name exactly as shown</code>.
==You are using "raw signatures"==
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