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I mean it's basically identical to a signature in terms of identification value, and, by the sounds of it, usage. The only difference is that demonstrated in t

I mean it's basically identical to a signature in terms of identification value, and, by the sounds of it, usage. The only difference is that demonstrated in the described case, that the stamp is expected to be passed on to whomever is in authority, whereas we would never say "This CEO can't be ousted as he refused to relinquish his signature."

thaumasiotes 11d ago
> I mean it's basically identical to a signature in terms of identification value, and, by the sounds of it, usage.I mean it's basically identical to a signature in terms of identification value, and, by the sounds of it, usage. Usage, sure. It's a lot worse in terms of identification value; signatures can be forged, but signing seals look identical to each other by design. Nobody is going to produce an exact replica of your signature by accident, but with seals that's routine. Or, in the words of my friend, 橡皮章的大小，字体都一样的 [rubber seals' size and font are all the same]. (I had asked her whether she had a seal herself. She confirmed that she has one, and sent me an image very similar to this: https://img1.baidu.com/it/u=3145542370,421755251&fm=253&fmt=auto&app=138&f=JPEG?w=500&h=500 https://img1.baidu.com/it/u=3145542370,421755251&fm=253&fmt=... . But she noted that Chinese personal seals are more likely to be square than round.)
noir_lord 10d ago
Probably better than a signature for the high end fancy ones given that mine never looks the same from one to the next, a stamp made of natural material is going to be more self-similar across impressions than my signature or most peoples I'd imagine. Not to mention the god awful "sign here" on delivery tablets, I just make a random squiggle because it never works properly.