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::I really thought I was, but I’m not. We’ll learn together then. —[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum|'''museum''']] | [[User talk:While False|talk]] | [[special:Contributions/While_False|contributions]] | [[special:Log/While_False|logs]] | [[Special:UserRights/While_False|rights]] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] | [https://www.google.com Google search] | current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 22:32, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | ::I really thought I was, but I’m not. We’ll learn together then. —[[User:While False|While False]] ([[User:While False/explain xkcd museum|'''museum''']] | [[User talk:While False|talk]] | [[special:Contributions/While_False|contributions]] | [[special:Log/While_False|logs]] | [[Special:UserRights/While_False|rights]] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&printable=yes printable version] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:While_False&action=info page information] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Special:WhatLinksHere/User:While_False what links there] | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChangesLinked&days=30&from=&target=User%3AWhile_False related changes] | [https://www.google.com Google search] | current time: {{CURRENTTIME}}) 22:32, 7 November 2022 (UTC) | ||
Just letting you know you don't need to quadruple-tilda your user page. [[User:87.bus.rider|87.bus.rider]] ([[User talk:87.bus.rider|talk]]) 13:32, 15 March 2024 (UTC) | Just letting you know you don't need to quadruple-tilda your user page. [[User:87.bus.rider|87.bus.rider]] ([[User talk:87.bus.rider|talk]]) 13:32, 15 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
| + | :Maybe by explicitly changing your .sig format (which, as a logged-in user, you can do, and probably have, and logged-in .sigs have other differences ), you have overridden the default behaviour. But, just for everyone's benefit, the fall-back bebaviour is; | ||
| + | :...the triple-{{wiktionary|tilde}} normally gives just the 'user' signature, thus: <code>[[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.156|172.70.85.156]]</code> | ||
| + | :The quintuple gives just timestamp: <code>15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC)</code> | ||
| + | :You could 3+5 it, of course, to give both: <code>[[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.156|172.70.85.156]] 15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC)</code> | ||
| + | :...or, if you wish, switch them round with 5+3 and both in reverse: <code>15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.156|172.70.85.156]]</code> | ||
| + | :But the quadruple version gives user+timestamp, easily giving both of the xetails that are useful to provide in Talk-type comments, as I now sign off (properly, without code-tagging) thusly... [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.156|172.70.85.156]] 15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 15 March 2024
i am a new editor.
- Cool. I’m even newer. I’ll learn from you. —While False (museum | talk | contributions | logs | rights | printable version | page information | what links there | related changes | Google search | current time: 14:41) 22:28, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- I really thought I was, but I’m not. We’ll learn together then. —While False (museum | talk | contributions | logs | rights | printable version | page information | what links there | related changes | Google search | current time: 14:41) 22:32, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Just letting you know you don't need to quadruple-tilda your user page. 87.bus.rider (talk) 13:32, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe by explicitly changing your .sig format (which, as a logged-in user, you can do, and probably have, and logged-in .sigs have other differences ), you have overridden the default behaviour. But, just for everyone's benefit, the fall-back bebaviour is;
- ...the triple-tilde normally gives just the 'user' signature, thus:
172.70.85.156 - The quintuple gives just timestamp:
15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) - You could 3+5 it, of course, to give both:
172.70.85.156 15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) - ...or, if you wish, switch them round with 5+3 and both in reverse:
15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) 172.70.85.156 - But the quadruple version gives user+timestamp, easily giving both of the xetails that are useful to provide in Talk-type comments, as I now sign off (properly, without code-tagging) thusly... 172.70.85.156 15:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
