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Updating outdated lore-wiki address references.
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To create a custom signature: | To create a custom signature: | ||
#Go to your user page. It should be something like '''<nowiki>http:// | #Go to your user page. It should be something like '''<nowiki>http://wiki.achaea.com/User:Name</nowiki>'''. | ||
#Create a new page at something like '''<nowiki>http:// | #Create a new page at something like '''<nowiki>http://wiki.achaea.com/User:Name/sig1</nowiki>'''. In reality, this can be named whatever you want. | ||
#Add your signature in MediaWiki syntax and HTML. An example can be found [[User:Delphinus/sig1|here]]. Don't worry about timestamps; those will be appended later. | #Add your signature in MediaWiki syntax and HTML. An example can be found [[User:Delphinus/sig1|here]]. Don't worry about timestamps; those will be appended later. | ||
#Create another sig page - '''<nowiki>http:// | #Create another sig page - '''<nowiki>http://wiki.achaea.com/User:Name/sig</nowiki>''' or something. Again, it's no big deal what you name it. | ||
#In your second sig page, enter the location of your ''first'' sig in this format: <b><nowiki>{{User:Delphinus/sig1}}</nowiki></b> | #In your second sig page, enter the location of your ''first'' sig in this format: <b><nowiki>{{User:Delphinus/sig1}}</nowiki></b> | ||
#Go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]] page. Under the '''User profile''' tab, check the box that says "Raw signatures (without automatic link)." In the '''Nickname''' box, type your ''second'' sig and user name in this format: <b><nowiki>{{User:Delphinus/sig}}</nowiki></b> | #Go to your [[Special:Preferences|preferences]] page. Under the '''User profile''' tab, check the box that says "Raw signatures (without automatic link)." In the '''Nickname''' box, type your ''second'' sig and user name in this format: <b><nowiki>{{User:Delphinus/sig}}</nowiki></b> | ||
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Truth be told, the two-sig thing is completely optional. However, it keeps your signature from cluttering up talk pages and the like, since otherwise, it would populate the page's text with verbose HTML and MediaWiki syntax at every instance. | Truth be told, the two-sig thing is completely optional. However, it keeps your signature from cluttering up talk pages and the like, since otherwise, it would populate the page's text with verbose HTML and MediaWiki syntax at every instance. | ||
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