diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index eb56c6ffda..dfabafcb50 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7916,3 +7916,17 @@ Karl 2003-11-28
 
     client/
         cs_cmdline.C
+
+David  28 Nov 2003
+    - added "signature" field to user table;
+        when making forum postings,
+        users have the option of appending signature
+
+    db/
+        boinc_db.C,h
+        schema.sql
+    html_user/
+        edit_user_info_action.php
+        edit_user_info_form.php
+        index.php
+        util.inc
diff --git a/db/boinc_db.C b/db/boinc_db.C
index 90cd3e6eee..8a6a208044 100644
--- a/db/boinc_db.C
+++ b/db/boinc_db.C
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
     escape_single_quotes(global_prefs);
     escape_single_quotes(project_prefs);
     escape_single_quotes(url);
+    escape_single_quotes(signature);
     sprintf(buf,
         "id=%d, create_time=%d, email_addr='%s', name='%s', "
         "authenticator='%s', "
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
         "teamid=%d, venue='%s', url='%s', send_email=%d, show_hosts=%d, "
         "posts=%d, "
         "seti_id=%d, seti_nresults=%d, seti_last_result_time=%d, "
-        "seti_total_cpu=%.15e",
+        "seti_total_cpu=%.15e, signature='%s'",
         id,
         create_time,
         email_addr,
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
         seti_id,
         seti_nresults,
         seti_last_result_time,
-        seti_total_cpu
+        seti_total_cpu,
+        signature
     );
     unescape_single_quotes(email_addr);
     unescape_single_quotes(name);
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ void DB_USER::db_print(char* buf){
     unescape_single_quotes(global_prefs);
     unescape_single_quotes(project_prefs);
     unescape_single_quotes(url);
+    unescape_single_quotes(signature);
 }
 
 void DB_USER::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ void DB_USER::db_parse(MYSQL_ROW &r) {
     seti_nresults = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
     seti_last_result_time = safe_atoi(r[i++]);
     seti_total_cpu = safe_atof(r[i++]);
+    strcpy2(signature, r[i++]);
 }
 
 void DB_TEAM::db_print(char* buf){
diff --git a/db/boinc_db.h b/db/boinc_db.h
index a444d86f02..9ec0edb427 100755
--- a/db/boinc_db.h
+++ b/db/boinc_db.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ struct USER {
     int seti_nresults;              // number of WUs completed
     int seti_last_result_time;      // time of last result (UNIX)
     double seti_total_cpu;          // number of CPU seconds
+    char signature[256];
     void clear();
 };
 
diff --git a/db/schema.sql b/db/schema.sql
index d73f4e7ea1..e7e4224a9e 100644
--- a/db/schema.sql
+++ b/db/schema.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-/* If you add/change anything, update boinc_db.C,h */
+/* If you add/change anything, update
+   boinc_db.C,h
+   and if needed:
+   html_user/
+       create_account_action.php
+       team_create_action.php
+*/
 /* Fields are documented in boinc_db.h */
 /* Do not replace this with an automatically generated schema */
 
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ create table user (
     seti_nresults       integer     not null,
     seti_last_result_time   integer not null,
     seti_total_cpu      double      not null,
+    signature           varchar(254),
     primary key (id)
 );
 
diff --git a/html/user/edit_user_info_action.php b/html/user/edit_user_info_action.php
index 50bf623c48..7ded116f25 100644
--- a/html/user/edit_user_info_action.php
+++ b/html/user/edit_user_info_action.php
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
     $url = $HTTP_POST_VARS["url"];
     $country = $HTTP_POST_VARS["country"];
     $postal_code = $HTTP_POST_VARS["postal_code"];
+    $signature = $HTTP_POST_VARS["signature"];
 
-    $result = mysql_query("update user set name='$name', url='$url', country='$country', postal_code='$postal_code' where id=$user->id");
+    $result = mysql_query("update user set name='$name', url='$url', country='$country', postal_code='$postal_code' signature='$signature' where id=$user->id");
     if ($result) {
         Header("Location: home.php");
     } else {
diff --git a/html/user/edit_user_info_form.php b/html/user/edit_user_info_form.php
index 685e2d61d1..4ae6f2a59b 100644
--- a/html/user/edit_user_info_form.php
+++ b/html/user/edit_user_info_form.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ row2("Name",
     "<input name=user_name size=30 value='$user->name'>"
 );
 row2("URL",
-    "http://<input name=url size=30 value='$user->url'>"
+    "http://<input name=url size=50 value='$user->url'>"
 );
 row2_init("Country",
     "<select name=country>"
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ echo "</select></td></tr>\n";
 row2("Postal (ZIP) code",
     "<input name=postal_code size=20 value='$user->postal_code'>"
 );
+
+$x = "<textarea name=signature rows=4 cols=50>$user->signature</textarea>";
+row2("Signature for message boards", $x);
 row2("", "<input type=submit value='Update info'>");
 end_table();
 echo "</form>\n";
diff --git a/html/user/index.php b/html/user/index.php
index cc37dd5b66..f208cadecd 100644
--- a/html/user/index.php
+++ b/html/user/index.php
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
     project_intro();
 
     echo "
+<br><br>
+<table cellpadding=8>
+<tr><td width=40%>
 <h3>Join ".PROJECT." </h3>
 <p>
 <ul>
 <li><a href=".URL_BASE."info.php>Rules and policies <b>[read this first]</b></a>
-<li><a href=".URL_BASE."create_account_form.php>Create an account</a>
+<li><a href=".URL_BASE."create_account_form.php>Create account</a>
 </ul>
 
 <h3>Returning participants</h3>
@@ -45,6 +48,16 @@
 <li><a href=".URL_BASE."stats.php>XML statistics data</a>
 </ul>
 -->
+</td>
+<td valign=top bgcolor=dddddd>
+<center>
+<h3>News</h3>
+</center>
+";
+project_news();
+echo "
+</td>
+</tr></table>
 <!--
 ";
 
diff --git a/html/user/util.inc b/html/user/util.inc
index 02db8e68f2..11b4f2c164 100644
--- a/html/user/util.inc
+++ b/html/user/util.inc
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ function row1($x, $ncols=2) {
 function row2($x, $y) {
     if ($x=="") $x="<br>";
     if ($y=="") $y="<br>";
-    echo "<tr><td class=fieldname bgcolor=eeeeee width=50% align=right valign=top>$x</td><td valign=top><b>$y</b></td></tr>\n";
+    echo "<tr><td class=fieldname bgcolor=eeeeee width=40% align=right valign=top>$x</td><td valign=top><b>$y</b></td></tr>\n";
 }
 function row2_init($x, $y) {
-    echo "<tr><td class=fieldname bgcolor=eeeeee width=50% align=right valign=top>$x</td><td valign=top><b>$y\n";
+    echo "<tr><td class=fieldname bgcolor=eeeeee width=40% align=right valign=top>$x</td><td valign=top><b>$y\n";
 }
 
 function row2_plain($x, $y) {