I often sign e-mails with a double hypen "--tom", i.e. a dash (the dash is not to be confused with its little brother, the hyphen!). I think the single hyphen is rather lame, the double hyphen somewhat better, sans hyphen a bit barren.
But you're right, we need something better. Square brackets "[tom]" aren't so bad, eh?
i've been signing my emails with a single hypen for years. here's how it looks:
-erik
i like the idea how the hyphen is an extension of that horizontal line in the "e". Though from that example it looks like the hyphen and the line in the "e" don't line up. At least they line up in theory.
i like signing with the lower case "e" instead of the upper case "E". I don't know why.
perhaps a nice colon would be uh... nice.
:matt
Using the colon at the end of an email makes your name function as an
appositive to the rest of the letter.
Posted by:
spudart on Mar 14, 05 | 8:46 pm
1. I think the tradition of the hyphen comes from those quotes dumb peple are always quoting: "'Blah, blah, blah.' -Einstein." It should really be an em-dash, though.
2. The / is used in a lot of community blogs, and has a specific use. "I'm totally the best ever. /sarcasm" is one example. It's like closing an html tag.
3. The word is asterisk.
/righteous prickery
-telly
Posted by:
telly on Mar 15, 05 | 3:30 am
please show how to sign my signature
butwrong please correct me and proceed
I've been called "artistic" for using the tilde.
~Ken
Oh, and erik, I think the lower case signature is unassuming and friendly. Or maybe, "you're too cool to capitalize."
Also, the double-hyphen/dash will trigger Mozilla Thunderbird to grey the following lines as a signature.
Posted by:
Ken on Jul 24, 06 | 3:53 pm
huh, that's kinda neat that Thunderbird will gray the lines as a signature if a double hyphen precedes it.
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 24, 06 | 4:00 pm
Well, I for one would scream like a Beatles fan if I got an email from you.
Just like I did when I got one from The Yarn Harlot.
Posted by:
数据恢复 on Aug 14, 06 | 1:10 am
WHAT IS A HYPEN?
Posted by: JESSICA on Sep 29, 06 | 11:27 am
I sign off my emails with <<matthew>> I usually don't even start a new line or paragraph. It'll go something like this
okay, well I'll talk with you later <<matthew>>
When I got a new job that involves a lot of email communication, it was a bitch to stop myself from doing that at work.
Posted by: on Mar 30, 07 | 3:48 pm
See, I'm signing my mails by using a double hyphen on both the sides of my name, as follows
--Hitler Seimond--
I feel it to be a good practice from my side
Posted by: on Oct 25, 07 | 1:54 am
I some signatures i have seen the flowing
-- John Doe
or
~~ John doe.
if memory server mails thet were sent with the tilde were sent by direction and not necessarily written by the person whose email address you were sending from.
I was thinking there must be some portacal in this but i am yet to find one.
generally I try to always sign with --John
Posted by: JOhn on Sep 14, 09 | 1:47 pm
