How do I make my Fpo Avatar smile?

[+JPWAVE]

When I first log into http://www.geocaching.com/ there is an avatar in the upper right corner of the screen. No, I am not talking about the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. I'm talking about the avatar underneath where is says "Hello JPWAVE!". I believe it was once a grayscale Signal the frog avatar when I first joined geocaching.com. At some point, I remember it being a grayscale smiley face but for the past several months it's just been a boring :| symbol... just two eyes and a flat-line mouth, no smile. Yes, I am still a Basic Member. My question is what makes this avatar change, smile... ? I changed my avatar here in the Groundspeak forum but it did not affect the avatar in the geocaching.com webpage. I just reached 100 geocaches...I thought for sure this avatar would crack a smile...nope, nuthin. Anyone have an idea?? Thanks in advance!!

[savant9]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

[+JPWAVE]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

 

Thanks savant9 but unfortunately, the link you provided only changes the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. Hmmm, BTW - I noticed that when I hover my mouse over the avatar, it displays "Fpo Avatar". No idea what that means?!?

[+bittsen]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

 

Thanks savant9 but unfortunately, the link you provided only changes the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. Hmmm, BTW - I noticed that when I hover my mouse over the avatar, it displays "Fpo Avatar". No idea what that means?!?

 

Maybe the FPO avatar is a premium member perk. As I recall, mine didn't change until I became a premium member.

[+Chrysalides]

Maybe the FPO avatar is a premium member perk. As I recall, mine didn't change until I became a premium member.

No, it's definitely not a premium member feature. I just experimented on my daughter's account. You may need to restart your browser, or clear its cache.

 

The Avatar photo seems to be the one used for FPO (whatever that stands for - For Position Only?).

Edited September 28, 2009 by Chrysalides

[JDiablo]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

 

Thanks savant9 but unfortunately, the link you provided only changes the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. Hmmm,

It's the same as the forum avatar. Log out and when you log back in it will change on the homepage.

[+BlueDeuce]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

 

Thanks savant9 but unfortunately, the link you provided only changes the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. Hmmm,

It's the same as the forum avatar. Log out and when you log back in it will change on the homepage.

 

Yep, the avatar update process has been a bit flaky lately (Trust me, I know). Logging out of the forums and back in should fix it. Probably wouldn't hurt to do the same on the gc.com site.

Edited September 29, 2009 by BlueDeuce

[JDiablo]

I believ you need to change it yourself. You can do so here.. http://www.geocaching.com/account/default.aspx

 

Thanks savant9 but unfortunately, the link you provided only changes the avatar for this Groundspeak forum. Hmmm,

It's the same as the forum avatar. Log out and when you log back in it will change on the homepage.

 

Yep, the avatar update process has been a bit flaky lately (Trust me, I know). Logging out of the forums and back in should fix it. Probably wouldn't hurt to do the same on the gc.com site.

Sorry I wasn't clear, but i meant to log out and then log in on the GC site, not the forums and it will change on the GC homepage.

[+JPWAVE]

Ah ha!! So it appears that your Fpo Avatar will never actually smile on its own. For example, after actively logging geocaches or reaching a milestone. Today, after being out of town for a while and not logging into my account, I just discovered that my Fpo Avatar now matches what I had uploaded via the weblink which savant9 refered to.

 

So, although your Fpo Avatar will not change on its own, you can manually change your Fpo Avatar but it requires a logout/login as others had suggested.

 

Thank you everyone! (I would have like to see it smile on its own...oh well) Now, to enter some logs...

 

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