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Any chance you could make your signature more simple and less eye-jarring/distracting? — Jeraphine Gryphon ( talk) 09:06, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
Please communicate with me. Also please read through this: Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing_your_signature and change your signature accordingly. I think the "The editor who likes cosplay" line is distracting and unnecessary, the yellow color is too bright to see (at least for me and there's nothing particularly special about my screen or eyesight) and the rest of it is too confusing and distracting too. If you're unsure then please ask for third opinions from other people. — Jeraphine Gryphon ( talk) 17:50, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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Jeraphine Gryphon: Testing signature... -- The editor who likes cosplay
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10:40, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, it's readable. Is it a very good choice for a signature? In my opinion, no. I think a good signature stands out just enough that it can easily be found in a mass of text when someone is looking for it, but no more. The idea is not to distract the reader's eye when they are reading, or to make your comments stand out more than all the others. Note the first entry in the example signatures. It was my first attempt, which I changed after about a week because it stood out too much. While we're at it, some additional points.
As I said, these are just my opinions, largely a matter of personal taste, and a quick scan of the example signatures shows that many editors disagree with me. I offer my opinions only because you specifically asked what I thought (although I gave you more opinions than you asked for, I know). I would consider this a big improvement:
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Pikachu2568
pika!
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Mandruss
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10:53, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi Pikachu2568. Please do not sign edits made by other editors, like you have done here, here and here. If they have forgotten to sign, you should just let them be. I know you mean well, but t's not cool for you to forge signatures. Widr ( talk) 14:42, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia:Signatures#Dealing_with_unsigned_comments, you can use {{ unsigned}} and {{ unsigned IP}} templates, or their variants, to identify unsigned comments. I consider that quite "cool" and do it myself sometimes. However, you are using the templates incorrectly, failing to match the username exactly in one case and in another case it looks like no signature was necessary there. You also added a blocking template, normally an admin duty. For best results, I'd suggest avoiding anything having to do with admins, as they generally know what they are doing, and you might avoid unsigned templates until you have more experience. There are many other things you can do. ― Mandruss ☎ 14:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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Any chance you could make your signature more simple and less eye-jarring/distracting? — Jeraphine Gryphon ( talk) 09:06, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
Please communicate with me. Also please read through this: Wikipedia:Signatures#Customizing_your_signature and change your signature accordingly. I think the "The editor who likes cosplay" line is distracting and unnecessary, the yellow color is too bright to see (at least for me and there's nothing particularly special about my screen or eyesight) and the rest of it is too confusing and distracting too. If you're unsure then please ask for third opinions from other people. — Jeraphine Gryphon ( talk) 17:50, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
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Jeraphine Gryphon: Testing signature... -- The editor who likes cosplay
Pikachu
(pika!) #
256
8 ( Please {{
re}}
) @
00:10, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
{{
re}}
) @
10:40, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, it's readable. Is it a very good choice for a signature? In my opinion, no. I think a good signature stands out just enough that it can easily be found in a mass of text when someone is looking for it, but no more. The idea is not to distract the reader's eye when they are reading, or to make your comments stand out more than all the others. Note the first entry in the example signatures. It was my first attempt, which I changed after about a week because it stood out too much. While we're at it, some additional points.
As I said, these are just my opinions, largely a matter of personal taste, and a quick scan of the example signatures shows that many editors disagree with me. I offer my opinions only because you specifically asked what I thought (although I gave you more opinions than you asked for, I know). I would consider this a big improvement:
―
Pikachu2568
pika!
―
Mandruss
☎
10:53, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi Pikachu2568. Please do not sign edits made by other editors, like you have done here, here and here. If they have forgotten to sign, you should just let them be. I know you mean well, but t's not cool for you to forge signatures. Widr ( talk) 14:42, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Per Wikipedia:Signatures#Dealing_with_unsigned_comments, you can use {{ unsigned}} and {{ unsigned IP}} templates, or their variants, to identify unsigned comments. I consider that quite "cool" and do it myself sometimes. However, you are using the templates incorrectly, failing to match the username exactly in one case and in another case it looks like no signature was necessary there. You also added a blocking template, normally an admin duty. For best results, I'd suggest avoiding anything having to do with admins, as they generally know what they are doing, and you might avoid unsigned templates until you have more experience. There are many other things you can do. ― Mandruss ☎ 14:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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