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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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| − | ==The need for a Cacher Name==
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| − | You'll need an [[cacher name]] to log a [[geocache]], a [[swaggie]], to have [[mates]] or to make recommendations, plans, watchlists and various other stuff on [[Geocaching Australia]].
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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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| − | You can now set up your cacher name to what ever you like.
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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 Geocaching Australia Listings
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| − | For most cachers, these will be the same. For other cachers who post in the forum as one name, but cache under a different name, then they will be different. For example: "Pesky!" in the forum is part of the team "The GeoMonkeys"
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| − | Using this page, you can change your Cacher Name if you want to have a different forum name to your cacher name. It will be your Cacher Name that will be the collection point for all of your logs from Geocaching.com.
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| − | http://geocaching.com.au/my/cachername/ is the appropriate link and follow the instructions
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| − | Names are case sensitive, so ''"myname"'' is NOT the same as ''"MyName"''
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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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| − | * See the section above of Setting up your Cacher Name
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