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home:starting:usingforum:signatureline [06.10.2011] – [Sample signature lines] fix blockquote code joyful | home:starting:usingforum:signatureline [02.20.2017] – [Tips for composing your signature line] sallieq | ||
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Composing an informative signature line is required for members on our sites. We ask that you create and maintain a signature line so that other members of our support community can best understand your situation and experience before responding to your posts. | Composing an informative signature line is required for members on our sites. We ask that you create and maintain a signature line so that other members of our support community can best understand your situation and experience before responding to your posts. | ||
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- | However, when you are typing a reply, signatures lines will not be displayed.</ | ||
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* Leave a space between words and following commas, to allow lines to break periodically. | * Leave a space between words and following commas, to allow lines to break periodically. | ||
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+ | However, when you are typing a reply, signatures lines will not be displayed.</ | ||
===== What to include (in the following order) ===== | ===== What to include (in the following order) ===== | ||
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==== Sample signature lines ==== | ==== Sample signature lines ==== | ||
+ | Sample for a member who started the MP in 2007: | ||
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MP Mar'07 (no breaks) | Sarcoidosis '02, hypertension | lungs, skin, joint pain, fevers | last 25D= 6ng/mL May'11 | MP Mar'07 (no breaks) | Sarcoidosis '02, hypertension | lungs, skin, joint pain, fevers | last 25D= 6ng/mL May'11 | ||
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+ | Sample for a member who has not yet started the MP: | ||
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MP not started | no diagnosis | severe fatigue, eye inflammation, | MP not started | no diagnosis | severe fatigue, eye inflammation, | ||
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* Click the green {**Profile**} tab, which is the 3rd tab from the left. | * Click the green {**Profile**} tab, which is the 3rd tab from the left. | ||
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* Click your mouse in the box to the right of the column labeled " | * Click your mouse in the box to the right of the column labeled " | ||
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+ | =====Adding a link to your own progress topic ===== | ||
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+ | If you choose to link to your progress topic in your signature line, you may have to edit out other information to stay within the allowed length. But it can be done with a little bit of special code. | ||
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+ | First, go to your progress topic as follows: | ||
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+ | * Click the green {**My Account**} button (found at the top right of each page). | ||
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+ | * You should see your progress thread listed in the {**Watched Topics**} tab. | ||
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+ | * Click on the link to your your progress thread. | ||
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+ | Note the address in your browser' | ||
+ | https:// | ||
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+ | To make this into a friendly link, add this code to the end of your signature line, substituting the topic id that corresponds to your own progress: | ||
+ | [url=https:// | ||
===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== |