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You are hereby arrested for the future murder of a Wikipedia guideline...

Well, not really. But there is a problem with your signature.

I have recently noticed your signature in a page, and I have to say that it is a very interesting one (much more interesting than mine, anyway). Whilst editing said page, however, I noticed that it was, rather suprisingly, listed in the transcluded templates at the bottom of the edit page. And it is with little pleasure indeed that I break these news to you: Wikipedia policy on signatures expressly forbids the usage of any templates whatsoever in signatures. I am afraid that you will have to come up with a different solution in order to sign your comments from now on. Mind you, it is still perfectly possible to produce the same signature with other means, even though these ways will probably be less convenient that the template you have been used to. If, on the other hand, you decide that it is time for a change, you can always create a new signature that is cool but still conforms to the guidelines, either on your own, or with help.

By the way, I have no authority to arrest anyone. I can pay other people to do it, though. For I am rich, and famous, and very, very modest. And I... I don't like the look on your face, Webdinger... I think I will just leave... (tiptoes to the exit)

Slowly... (opens door)

(runs) – Waltham, The Duke of 18:06, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads-up! I'd already realized when I started signing pages with that signature that it was frowned upon to transclude a signature template directly into a page -- since that point (which was probably about a year ago), I've used subst: when signing all pages. Most likely the signatures you discovered that appeared in "transcluded templates" were those that I inserted a long time ago. ;) — † Webdinger ^{BLAH | SZ} 06:14, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, now that you mention it, the template page is not linked to more than fifty pages. I suppose this is a good think, so I have graciously let you "off the hook".

By the way, you answer posts in an interesting manner. That is, you double your post count for user talk pages. I shall consider it if I find that I need to appear more active. In any case, I will delete your answer from my talk page, since you have the archive of the whole conversation and I prefer answering in the pages where discussions begin. I hope that you do archive the messages here carefully, or you might be fined (I can always use the extra money). Well, so long.

Almost. Now that I have met you, it would be a shame not to ask you to have a look at WikiProject Succession Box Standardization. You might want to join. Just think of it. Cheers. Waltham, The Duke of 17:03, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday

from the Birthday Committee

Wishing Webdinger a very happy birthday on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!

Don't forget to save us all a piece of cake!

--Nadir D Steinmetz 00:01, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use Image:Katharine_close.jpg

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Webdinger, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

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Proposed deletion of Amanda Goad

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WikiProject Colorado

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The year 2011 has brought many changes to the State of Colorado. Several users have asked us to reactivate WikiProject Colorado. We have a new Governor and other state officers, two new U.S. Representatives, many new state legislators, and a new Mayor of Denver. Many articles about Colorado need to be updated and many Colorado places, people, and organizations need new articles. Portal:Colorado needs some new featured articles.

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Webdinger, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a nice day! Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 00:19, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wishing Webdinger a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Armbrust ^Talk _Contribs 16:16, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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