This page is considered an official policy on Wookieepedia. It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow. Except for minor edits, please make use of the discussion page to propose changes to this policy.

Wookieepedia's Signature policy is as follows. In order to identify users and attribute comments and votes on talk pages, forum threads, and other discussion pages on Wookieepedia, user comments must be signed. This is particularly important on pages where voting is involved: votes which are unsigned and undated may be considered invalid.

The standard signature on Wikia (produced via ~~~~ or ~~~ to provide a signature without the date) consists of a simple link to your user page. This can be customized in your preferences under "user profile." You can create a custom signature by checking the "Custom signature" box, and entering the MediaWiki code for your new signature in the "Nickname" field.

There are several restrictions you must follow when creating a customized signature:

1. You may only have one picture in your signature. This picture may not:
   1. Be an animated .gif file.
   2. Be more than 20 pixels in height (this limit exists for a reason)
   3. Violate Wookieepedia:User image policy (meaning, for example, that the image must be appropriate for general viewing, must have a proper copyright tag, and will count towards your personal image upload limit if not in general use on Wookieepedia.)
2. You must have a link back to your userpage in your signature.
3. You must include your actual user name, or an image depicting it, in your signature.
4. You may have one default color and one defined color or two defined colors. The timestamp and date must remain black.
5. You may include only one relevant link in your signature. You may use it to link to your talk page, contributions, etc.
6. Your signature must include the timestamp in all public usage. Additionally, the timestamp must include the following:
   1. The timestamp must be in UTC format.
   2. The timestamp must retain all information present in the default timestamp.
   3. The timestamp month must be displayed as text, not numbers (to avoid confusion over MM/DD/YY and DD/MM/YY formats).
7. If you are using a template for your custom signature (such as {{User:Username/Sig}}), you must enter {{Subst:User:Username/Sig}} in your preferences.

The following are specifically prohibited:

1. Magic words such as {{PAGENAME}}.
2. Line-breaks (<br />).
3. Superscript and/or subscript nesting ^likethis.
4. Background and/or border colors.
5. Randomization scripts for color and/or font.

See here for specific instructions on how to create a signature. And please remember to follow these guidelines once you do create your signature.