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| − | ==The need for a Cacher Name==
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| − | You'll need an [[cacher name]] to log a [[geocache]], a [[swaggie]] or to make recommendations, plans, watchlists and various other stuff on [[Geocaching Australia]].
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| − | ==What is a Cacher Name?==
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| − | Geocaching Australia uses two usernames:
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| − | * Your Forum Name which is used in the [[Geocaching Australia Forum]]
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| − | * Your [[cacher name]] which is used on [[Geocaching.com]] and the [[Geocaching Australia Listings]]
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| − | For most people, these will be the same. For other people who cache as a team but post in the forum as individuals, they will be different. For example: "Pesky!" in the forum is part of the team "The GeoMonkeys"
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| − | == Choosing a Cacher Name ==
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| − | What you select as your cacher name is completely up to you. It is limited by your imagination, creativity and whether somebody else has already chosen it.
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| − | They can be a nickname that you already use, a witty name or something simple. Remember that you will likely become known by this name as real names tend to go unmentioned in this [[hobby]]. It is preferable, but not essential, that your [[cacher name]] be pronouncable.
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| − | Be comfortable enough with your name that you would be happy to be called it in the street - because you likely will be.
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| − | ==What is your Cacher Name?==
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| − | To see what your [[cacher name]] is, have a look at your posts in the forum:
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| − | * If you see a little button marked "Cacher", press that and you'll go to your [[Cacher page]]
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| − | * If you don't see the little button, your Cacher Name hasn't been set up
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| − | Alternatively, click on "My" in the main menu and it will tell you.
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| − | ==Setting up your Cacher Name==
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| − | Again, this is a little clunky at the moment, but we are working on improving it.
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| − | To set up your [[cacher name]], [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/posting.php?mode=newtopic&f=20|post a request to set up your cacher name] with the subject line "Please set up my cacher name as ''name''"
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| − | Names are case sensitive, so ''"myname"'' is NOT the same as ''"MyName"''
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| − | We usually set them up within a day or so.
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| − | Posts like this will go into the system but are not visible to you once you have You will see an error message when you make this request. That is normal.
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| − | ==Changing your Cacher Name==
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| − | To change your [[cacher name]]:
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| − | * Change your username on [[Geocaching.com]]
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| − | * Wait a day or two so the changes ripple through the feeds
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| − | * [http://forum.geocaching.com.au/posting.php?mode=newtopic&f=20|Post your request to change your name ] with the subject "Please change my caching name from ''name'' to ''name''."
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| − | * We'll then change the ownership of your caches, logs, recommendations, planned lists, etc to your new Cacher Name
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