Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement.
Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! -talk-the_ed17-contribs-13:54, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(1) I did know. My failure to sign my comment was an oversight: thank you for drawing my attention to it.
(2) What is "John Hancock"? From the context I guess it must be an American colloquial expression, perhaps meaning "signature". Is this so?
If you would like to let me know that you've left me a message on your talk page, use can use the {{talkback}} template (see the template for details on how to use it). =) If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away. Cheers, -talk-the_ed17-contribs-19:23, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! -talk- the_ed17 -contribs- 13:54, 16 September 2008 (UTC)