Hi Metatron,

Ur signature is an identity that u show to the outside world. But the point that it discourages forgery si wrong.
AN SCRIBBLED, ILLEGIBLE, COMPLICATRED SIGNATURE IS THE EASIEST TO COPY. what u write, every alphabet that u write is actyually a drawing. And copying an complicated drawing is the easiest.

Ask a graphologist he can tell u many differences between two same signatures done by the same person. In a compliucated signature it si difficult to identify one from teh other. In a simple signature it is damn difficult to copy it or replicate it.

Dear Braincrack,

I have heard that very argument about forgery and scrubbles. It may be true but what would make well drawn scribbles different from well formed letters? Beside someone seeing my signature may say whats the point? And keep in mind too when I created the scribble it's actually a contraction of the intials of my name much in the way companies create logos. Branding of the brain you might say LOL. Something like what Prince (the musician) tried once,  which really backfired on him. People were calling him "the artist formally know as Prince".

And yes I would agree your signature is the face you want to show to the world. The scribble was a conscious decision on my part to create a clouded image of myself to the world. Its a private joke. I always get a kick out of people who see it for the first time and say "What the heck is that?!"

Braincrack,

Metatron is absolutely correct.  A scribbled, illegible signature is much easier to simulate (copy or forge) than a carefully written, legible signature. It's very difficult to follow precise lines and exact lettering, but a scribble is, well, a scribble where the forger's mistakes are likely to go unnoticed.  Just a thought from a certified handwriting examiner.

Besides isn't forgery becoming a thing of the past.

I mean with today's technology most criminals seem to focus their energy on social engineering and hacking code?

So the thought of keeping a signature from easy forgery is almost a moot point.

Since I have moved into the techno end of health care I am sorry to say I see very little handwritting any nore.

What will become of handwriting when most comminication is done on a keyboard?