Signature messages should be ignored: They are not just optional.

diff --git a/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php b/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
index c40117d..25511e9 100644 (file)
--- a/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
+++ b/languages/messages/MessagesEn.php
@@ -3044,8 +3044,8 @@ $1',
 'hebrew-calendar-m11-gen' => 'Av', # only translate this message to other languages if you have to change it
 'hebrew-calendar-m12-gen' => 'Elul', # only translate this message to other languages if you have to change it
 
-# Default signatures for all languages. Do not duplicate to other languages
-'signature' => '[[User:$1|$2]]', # default signature for registered users
-'signature-anon' => '[[Special:Contributions/$1|$2]]', # default signature for anonymous users
+# Signatures
+'signature' => '[[User:$1|$2]]', # don't translate or duplicate this message to other languages
+'signature-anon' => '[[Special:Contributions/$1|$2]]', # don't translate or duplicate this message to other languages
 
 );

diff --git a/maintenance/language/messageTypes.inc b/maintenance/language/messageTypes.inc
index 6baf302..52007f1 100644 (file)
--- a/maintenance/language/messageTypes.inc
+++ b/maintenance/language/messageTypes.inc
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ $wgIgnoredMessages = array(
        'revision-nav',
        'rfcurl',
        'shareddescriptionfollows',
+       'signature',
+       'signature-anon',
        'signupend',
        'sitenotice',
        'sitesubtitle',
@@ -254,8 +256,6 @@ $wgOptionalMessages = array(
        'hebrew-calendar-m10-gen',
        'hebrew-calendar-m11-gen',
        'hebrew-calendar-m12-gen',
-       'signature',
-       'signature-anon',
 );
 
 /** EXIF messages, which may be set as optional in several checks, but are generally mandatory */