-* For most signs, pointing at the ground while placing puts the sign flat on the ground.
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- Exception: if you have [basic_signs](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23289) installed, placing a default wooden sign on the ground will instead create a "yard" sign (basically a regular wooden sign mounted upright on a small stick).
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-* For most signs, pointing at the ceiling while placing will put the sign flat against the ceiling.
+* For most signs that use the standard sign model, pointing at the ground while placing creates an upright standalone yard sign. Others not using the standard model will most often end up flat on the ground.