Editing Encyclopedia:Signatures (section)

== When signatures should and should not be used ==
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Any posts made to any type of discussion page {{em|must be}} signed (this does not include adding WikiProject boxes and other such administrative templates). Note that, as stated [[#How to sign your posts|below]], if you choose to edit those kinds of pages [[Wikipedia:IPs are human too|without logging in]], then you should still sign your posts—regardless of whether or not you have [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|an account]]. Edits to articles {{em|must {{strong|not}}}} be signed, as signatures on Wikipedia are not intended to indicate [[Wikipedia:Ownership of content|ownership or authorship of any article]]. Instead, the [[Help:Page history|page history]] identifies who made edits. Signatures do not translate from <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> in edit summaries. In other instances, and when posts {{em|should not}} be signed, specific instructions are provided to specify this on the specific page. Files that are used in articles, including image and sound files, should also not contain any signatures.