[GeoStL] Re: how to change my user name

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Hey Glenn,  since you mentioned questions in a different email I have a one, 
what's a hassle nut you mention in this email? Anything like a hazelnut? ;-)

Gale


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn" <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 12:25 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: how to change my user name


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> 1) yes, that would get you all your found caches.
> 2) Yes again, open the new account and re-log them.
> 3) Someone probably could write a script somehow to open cache page,
> find log by xyz, copy log, goto the cache page and open new log, paste
> the log into the deal and submit. then move to the next cache page.  If
> i has a zillion caches to relog, i might contemplate it.  It would still
> be quite the hassle nut it could be done. It would just take a little 
> time.
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> As far as deleting the old logs, I would not.  The other person on the
> account may still want to be represented and is anyone really counting
> how many logs are on a cache page? I don't know how many are on mine nor
> do I care really.
>
> glenn
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> tnands wrote:
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>> Would a Pocket Query of all caches found under the old name work?
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>>  Open that in GSAK, change the account logged into gc.com and then log 
>> them
>> through the new name?
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>> I've never run a cache found query so I'm not sure how that's done or 
>> what's
>> brought with it. Does it bring the logs with it?  But, if he created a 
>> new
>> explanatory log "New log under new name to replace previous find under 
>> the
>> the name of  Mr.X" .. couldn't someone smarter than myself write  a gsak
>> macro or script that would insert that into the log section of  all of 
>> the
>> caches in the query and  then have it do a mass log to gc.com? Or at 
>> least
>> be able to carry the new "log" under a copy and paste into the log 
>> section
>> of gsak?   Even  if it's a matter of a few clicks for each cache log --  
>> it
>> would be time consuming, but wouldn't it be doable?  Am I missing 
>> something
>> here? If this wouldn't work in gsak would it work in something else using
>> the Found PQ?
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>> Other than housekeeping and having an inaccurate count of logs on a cache
>> page by "1" -- why would the old logs need to be deleted? And, of course,
>> all the dates would be current, but that should really only rile the
>> purists.
>>
>> Nancy
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Glenn" <GLNash@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:42 PM
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: how to change my user name
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>>>  This announcement
>>> <http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=130149>
>>> http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=130149    from
>>> Groundspeak explained that due to software issues it is just no longer
>>> possible. Believe me, I have tried and it is just not possible.  What
>>> you CAN do tho  to change your name is you can open a new account, relog
>>> all of your logs under your new name then  delete the old logs. If you
>>> are a new cacher this would work. If you have 3000 logs, this would be
>>> quite the task.  You can then transfer your caches to your new name
>>> using the  using the adoption page <http://www.geocaching.com/adopt>.
>>> If you need to transfer your premium membership you will have to  send
>>> an e-mail to contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Glenn
>>>
>>> pntball wrote:
>>>
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>>>> if you guys havent heard yet lildevil is no longer a cacher nor is she 
>>>> in
>>>> my life anymore. after caching with her for almost 5 years we are now
>>>> split up and getting a divorce. bad for her good for me ( i get to 
>>>> cache
>>>> more often now). how do i remove her name from my user name or am i 
>>>> stuck
>>>> with her name forever. thanks pntball
>>>>
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