Wikitravel talk:User preferences help

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[edit] Signature Question

Swept in from the pub:

I've noticed that some users have a special signature that automatically displays a "talk" link after their username. Looking at the code for this signature it looks something like this:

[[User:cacahuate|<font color="green">cacahuate</font>]] ^{<small>[[User talk:cacahuate|<font color="blue">talk</font>]]</small>} 12:16, 5 August 2008 (EDT)

It creates something that looks like this: cacahuate ^talk 12:16, 5 August 2008 (EDT)

I've been using the regular signature formatting, but I'd like to be able to put this talk link directly next to my username...is there a way to do this automatically?

I have been searching the help and the pub archives for this answer but to no avail...please help, thanks! --Huckabmm 00:43, 9 August 2008 (EDT)

Yes! You do it in your preferences... under "profile", make sure that "raw signature" box is checked, then you enter the signature you would like in the "nickname" section... experiment until you find something you like. After you save, then just type your signature as you normally would, using 4 tildes (~~~~) and it will spit out your new signature  :) – cacahuate ^talk 02:47, 9 August 2008 (EDT)

Thanks so much! That worked perfectly! --Matt ^Talk 11:06, 9 August 2008 (EDT)