Help:Tildes

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A tilde is a character on your computer keyboard. It looks like this: ~

Tildes are important on Judgepedia because they allow you to "sign" notes you leave on article and user talk pages.

In order to sign a note, type four tildes, like this: ~~~~.

Judgepedia automatically converts those four tildes into your user name, followed by the date and time of your note. Leslie 16:35, 2 April 2008 (CDT)

What happens if I only use 3 tildes?

If you sign a post using 3 tildes, your user name will appear, but the post will not be time-stamped. Leslie