+GeoBeav & Kilikina Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 It seems that in chatting with other local cachers, I am not the only one who's not exactly happy about no longer being able to change our username without having to create a totally new account and re-logging every find! We have autonomy over almost every other aspect of our account/profile, but can do nothing practical about our username. Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. That's just my opinion, and that and 50 cents will get you a cup with no coffee at Starbucks! GeoBeav Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 If for some reason I wanted to change my username, I would just simply post a link in the new profile to the old one. Link to comment
+Kryten Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I don't think it's possible any more. New software was added to the system which couldn't cope with users being able to change their name. I assumed this new software was the "caches along a route" functionality which appeared at the same time as name changing was disabled. Link to comment
+Deliveryguy428 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 From what I understand is this, if you want to change your username you have to contact Groundspeak and justify the change Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 It seems that in chatting with other local cachers, I am not the only one who's not exactly happy about no longer being able to change our username without having to create a totally new account and re-logging every find! We have autonomy over almost every other aspect of our account/profile, but can do nothing practical about our username. Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. That's just my opinion, and that and 50 cents will get you a cup with no coffee at Starbucks! GeoBeav You read this, correct? Geocaching Announcements Username Lockdown Link to comment
+GeoBeav & Kilikina Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks for sending this link as I had not read this prior to now. Figured there had to be a legit reason in the minds of Groundspeak. Thanks to all for your feedback!!! GeoBeav It seems that in chatting with other local cachers, I am not the only one who's not exactly happy about no longer being able to change our username without having to create a totally new account and re-logging every find! We have autonomy over almost every other aspect of our account/profile, but can do nothing practical about our username. Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. That's just my opinion, and that and 50 cents will get you a cup with no coffee at Starbucks! GeoBeav You read this, correct? Geocaching Announcements Username Lockdown Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. In the five years that I've been geocaching, my name has never changed. In fact, in the 30+ years I've been on this earth, my name has never changed. Choose wisely. Jamie Link to comment
kfissgus Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 OK, I will create a new account, but how can I delete the old account? Link to comment
+Markwell Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Can't delete it, but you can post all of the finds on the new account, delete all of the finds on the old account, use the geocaching.com/adopt page to transfer everything, write the contact@ address to move any premium memberships, and then clear all of the details off of the old account (delete the descriptions, etc., from the profile). Then as a last gesture, on the old profile state "This was my old account. Here is my new one." That should pretty much close it. Link to comment
+Pablo Mac Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 That should pretty much close it. After going through all that, I would probably also commit a major geocide under my old account in the forums, just for the fun of it. PS: This is my 400th forum post. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Do it. Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it. Chicken. Braaabraawbraaw. Link to comment
+SUp3rFM & Cruella Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 So, is it completely impossible to change username due to technical issues, right? It's not a "Let's cut off this feature just because we want to", right? Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 That should pretty much close it.After going through all that, I would probably also commit a major geocide under my old account in the forums, just for the fun of it. Do it. Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it. Chicken. Braaabraawbraaw. So, is it completely impossible to change username due to technical issues, right? It's not a "Let's cut off this feature just because we want to", right? Yessir. Link to comment
+klossner Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Can't delete it, but you can post all of the finds on the new account ...Nope. You can't post new logs to locked caches. Are you ready to give up all your locationless cache finds? Link to comment
+Tharagleb Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Can't delete it, but you can post all of the finds on the new account ...Nope. You can't post new logs to locked caches. Are you ready to give up all your locationless cache finds? OP has no locationless finds. Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Thanks for sending this link as I had not read this prior to now. Figured there had to be a legit reason in the minds of Groundspeak. Thanks to all for your feedback!!! GeoBeav It seems that in chatting with other local cachers, I am not the only one who's not exactly happy about no longer being able to change our username without having to create a totally new account and re-logging every find! We have autonomy over almost every other aspect of our account/profile, but can do nothing practical about our username. Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. That's just my opinion, and that and 50 cents will get you a cup with no coffee at Starbucks! GeoBeav You read this, correct? Geocaching Announcements Username Lockdown In any case, of all the service websites/forums for outdoor sports and extreme outdoor sports to which I belong, geocaching.com was the only one which ever allowed me to change my name (that is, until the reent freeze.) The vast majority of other websites for outdoor sports and adventure sports have NEVER allowed such changes. In my case, my name is Vinny, and that is reflected in our team name, and I do not ever plan on changing my name! Link to comment
ATMouse Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Life happens and sometimes changes are needed to reflect those changes. In the five years that I've been geocaching, my name has never changed. In fact, in the 30+ years I've been on this earth, my name has never changed. Choose wisely. Jamie That's because you are a man.... Link to comment
+robert Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 That's because you are a man.... Hey, I thought about changing mine more than once! Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 That's because you are a man.... Hey, I thought about changing mine more than once! Yep... it's a shame that Bobby was already taken. By a girl. Link to comment
+robert Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 (edited) That's because you are a man.... Hey, I thought about changing mine more than once! Yep... it's a shame that Bobby was already taken. By a girl. I meant my real name.... edit: "i just sayed hi to my butty" Edited September 14, 2006 by robert Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 (edited) In any case, of all the service websites/forums for outdoor sports and extreme outdoor sports to which I belong, geocaching.com was the only one which ever allowed me to change my name (that is, until the reent freeze.) The vast majority of other websites for outdoor sports and adventure sports have NEVER allowed such changes. Many sites do however allow one to change your display name. i.e. your username never changes but the name displayed to other users can. Could this not be an option? I doubt I'll ever change mine. But my children have their own profiles, and when they become older they may well want to change theirs Edited September 14, 2006 by GlobalRat Link to comment
+egami Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 World Hunger > MB Autonomy, imo. Link to comment
+benh57 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 A good way to implement this would be to have a separate 'display name' from your (login) 'account name'. This is how a lot of sites do it - can't change your username, but you can change display name. Display name is only used in the UI. All other backend stuff uses user/login name. -B Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 (edited) A good way to implement this would be to have a separate 'display name' from your (login) 'account name'. This is how a lot of sites do it - can't change your username, but you can change display name. Display name is only used in the UI. All other backend stuff uses user/login name. -B You read this, correct? Geocaching Announcements Username Lockdown Edited September 16, 2006 by BlueDeuce Link to comment
+benh57 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 (edited) You read this, correct? Geocaching Announcements Username Lockdown Yep, thas where i got the idea. The backend uses usernames as keys, so they can't change them anymore. Adding a 'display name' field to the UI database would not affect that at all. It would just be another field, like my location "Hermosa Beach", with my chosen name. In the backend, hidden, the true 'username' would be used. Edited September 16, 2006 by benh57 Link to comment
+Colorado Cacher Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Only for the first offer of one million dollars to sell it. Otherwise, never gonna happen. Link to comment
+scheibwife Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I agree. My user name is attached to my husband's user name. Having both come from former divorces, I can certainly see when someone may NEED to change their user name... and some of the folks on geocaching.com have literally THOUSANDS of finds... that's a lot of re-logs... Link to comment
+Bambi&Thumper Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I agree. My user name is attached to my husband's user name. Having both come from former divorces, I can certainly see when someone may NEED to change their user name... and some of the folks on geocaching.com have literally THOUSANDS of finds... that's a lot of re-logs... Can't relog TBs in any case, as it would screw up the distances and leave them in the wrong place (supposing you'd kept the codes of course...) Bambi. Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If the biggest problem in your divorce is worrying about re-logging travel bug mileage on your new individual geocaching account, this tells me that either (1) you ought to have been able to work out your marital issues, or (2) your geocaching obsession likely contributed to the divorce. Link to comment
+Bambi&Thumper Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If the biggest problem in your divorce is worrying about re-logging travel bug mileage on your new individual geocaching account, this tells me that either (1) you ought to have been able to work out your marital issues, or (2) your geocaching obsession likely contributed to the divorce. Just trying to point out that you couldn't do this before someone tried! B. Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm still wondering what this application is that is so critical as to remove a feature of this site. Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 It will be cool. Link to comment
+Quiggle Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 The first rule of The Application™ - you do not talk about The Application™. Link to comment
+welch Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 A good way to implement this would be to have a separate 'display name' from your (login) 'account name'. This is how a lot of sites do it - can't change your username, but you can change display name. Display name is only used in the UI. All other backend stuff uses user/login name. -B Ok this may be totally wrong... but if (I said IF!) TPTB were going to have a permanent identifier and a one that could be changed. Wouldn't be it be better for permanent one to use something like the user profile ID number (or some computer assigned number) instead of letting people come up with something and trying to track that? http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?id=158159 Link to comment
+Dagg Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm still wondering what this application is that is so critical as to remove a feature of this site. Maybe it has something to do with a new secret game? Link to comment
+AndrewRJ Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm still wondering what this application is that is so critical as to remove a feature of this site. Maybe it has something to do with a new secret game? nope, the new secret game has nothing/very little to do with Geocaching. Just another thing that Groundspeak is developing. But it was really cool to see. Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 There must be another secret game Link to comment
+Glenn Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm still wondering what this application is that is so critical as to remove a feature of this site. Maybe it has something to do with a new secret game? nope, the new secret game has nothing/very little to do with Geocaching. Just another thing that Groundspeak is developing. But it was really cool to see. Are you talking about the whereami image on the Groundspeak page? Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I wonder if it's going to be as cool and exciting as Waymarking. Link to comment
+welch Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm still wondering what this application is that is so critical as to remove a feature of this site. Maybe it has something to do with a new secret game? nope, the new secret game has nothing/very little to do with Geocaching. Just another thing that Groundspeak is developing. But it was really cool to see. How many secret games are there? Link to comment
+Dagg Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I wonder if it's going to be as cool and exciting as Waymarking. I'm not sure if that's possible Link to comment
+weinema Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'm also not lucky with my account name and want to change it. I really wondering why I can't change a database variable and the database changes the links to the corresponing tables Martin aka WEINEMA Link to comment
+PAWSitraction Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 World Hunger > MB Autonomy, imo. Well, that's true. World Hunger is ALSO > Geocaching. Can I have your GPSr? (I'm with Vinny&Sue on this one. I was REALLY surprised when I found out I could change any part of my user name - whether it was just the displayed name or the user name itself.) Link to comment
+Recdiver Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 If the biggest problem in your divorce is worrying about re-logging travel bug mileage on your new individual geocaching account, this tells me that either (1) you ought to have been able to work out your marital issues, or (2) your geocaching obsession likely contributed to the divorce. Baawaahahahahaha Link to comment
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