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Revision as of 13:38, 17 July 2012

— The preceding unsigned comment was provided by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) .

Purpose

The Unsigned template is used when one editor hopes to clarify who made a previously unattributed statement on a discussion page.

Usage instructions

  • Copy and paste {{unsigned|Username}} after an unsigned comment on a discussion page, replacing Username with the actual user's name.
or
  • Copy and paste {{unsigned|Username|Optional comment}} after an unsigned comment on a discussion page, replacing Username with the actual user's name and Optional comment with whatever relevant, identifying statement may help clarify the poster's identification.