https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68513

--- Comment #3 from Kunal Mehta (Legoktm) <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to WhatamIdoing from comment #2)
> "~~~~~" is inadequate when people forget to add it, or when they sign the
> message and then add a "P.S." or other content after it.

How are people forgetting when MassMessage specifically warns you if you're
missing a timestamp? Is the check not working in all cases?

> 
> As an example of "other content", consider the common form of e-mail
> messages:  
> 
>   Here's the material I promised you.  
> 
>   <Signature> 
> 
>   Long message follows signature.


That should work perfectly fine with standard archive bots that use a regex for
timestamps anywhere in the thread. 


> Unless MassMessage's design goal is "screw up bot-archived pages whenever
> someone inexperienced or distracted uses it", then I think this would be
> helpful.

I don't think anyone said that or implied that.

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