Change username on geocaching.com ?

[+V70T5]

Is it possible to change a username on the geocaching.com website and forums??

[+gh patriot]

I think it depends on how much money you send Jeremy.

[+wesleykey]

Nope. Create a new account and log your finds under that account.

[+Mopar]

 

 

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[+V70T5]

I'll choose the cheaper option

 

Thanks for the info

[+TexasGringo]

Update Name_Table Set Name = 'NewName' where Name = 'OldName'

[+Mopar]

Update Name_Table Set Name = 'NewName' where Name = 'OldName'

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=130149

 

We're working on customizing an application for use with Geocaching.com that will require us to lock down the ability to change your username. As a result on May 15th we will be locking down the username change feature on the web site.

 

The technical issue relates to a fundimental part of their application that stores usernames in the database outside of the account data. This means that if we did make username changes in our account database it would require a tremendous effort to automatically update the other system with the username change.

 

Generally sites don't allow name changes like we've been allowing over the last 5 years, so we're moving towards the generally accepted standard for most web sites. It's an unfortunate change but necessary considering the importance of the new features.