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{{t|unsigned}} is used to label unsigned comments on Talk pages. It takes two parameters: the username (or IP address) of the commenter, and optionally the timestamp of the comment.

== Usage ==
The timestamps in the edit history list for any talk page appear in [[UTC]], or in the local time that is set in your preferences. If you did not adjust the time in your preferences, then the times in the edit history list are in UTC.

'''Talk page times should always be in UTC.''' So be sure to use UTC time when using this unsigned template. Adjust the time, if necessary, using the difference you designated between the server UTC time and local time. If this is too difficult to figure out, or you are in a hurry, then leave out the time, and only put in the date. Note that failing to provide a timestamp in exactly this format (including the "UTC" in parentheses) can cause talk page archiving bots to fail to archive the thread.

<code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|user name or IP address|time, day month year (UTC)}}</nowiki></code>

''or''

<code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|time, day month year (UTC)|user name or IP address}}</nowiki></code>

''or''

<code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|time, day month year (UTC) user name or IP address}}</nowiki></code>

As a convenience, the following formats are automatically converted to the <code>time, day month year (UTC)</code> format:
* Time, MDY (e.g. {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}})
* Time, YMD (e.g. {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}})
* Y-M-DTTime (e.g. {{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}T{{CURRENTTIME}}:07)
These are the three additional formats available in {{slink|Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering-dateformat}}. Any other format <strong>will</strong> cause problems.

The {{para|fix|yes}} parameter indicates that the comment was signed, but needed to have its signature replaced with a generic one (for instance, because the original signature violated the guidance at [[WP:SIG]]).

=== Examples === 
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|Example|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|Example|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)|Example}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|Example|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>Example {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|Example {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) |demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC) Example}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) Example|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>192.0.2.16|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|192.0.2.16|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)|192.0.2.16}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|192.0.2.16|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|192.0.2.16 </nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC)}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|192.0.2.16|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC) 192.0.2.16}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|192.0.2.16 {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC) Example|fix=yes}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC) Example|fix=yes|demo=yes}}
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Unsigned|</nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} <nowiki>(UTC) 192.0.2.16|fix=yes}}</nowiki></code> → {{Unsigned|192.0.2.16 {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)|fix=yes|demo=yes}}

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
	"description": "Labels unsigned comments in a conversation.",
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"label": "User name",
			"type": "wiki-user-name",
			"required": true,
			"description": "Name address of the user who left the comment. The value is case-sensitive."
		},
		"2": {
			"label": "Time and date",
			"type": "string",
			"description": "Timestamp from the edit history.",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"fix": {
			"description": "If true, indicates that the comment was originally signed. This is useful for re-signing comments whose signatures contained formatting errors.",
			"type": "boolean"
		}
	}
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* {{t|unsigned/registered}} and {{t|unsigned/unregistered}} – the text used by this template to sign posts from registered and unregistered (IP) users
* {{tls|Undated}} – For messages by anon or registered accounts, that are signed but not dated
* {{tls|Spa}} – For comments from [[Wikipedia:Single purpose account|single purpose accounts]]
* {{tls|uw-tilde}}
* {{tl|Interrupted}}
* [[User:Anomie/unsignedhelper]] and [[User:Andrybak/Scripts/Unsigned helper]] – scripts that add a toolbar button to add {{t|unsigned}} with the correct parameters

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