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in Support and help by PG501 (270 points)

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+4 votes

Go to your profile settings page on geocaching.com.  The "user name" block is just below the two profile photo area.

You can only change to a username that is not in use.

Also, from the Help Center, there are some restrictions on user names that didn't always apply, so your choice may be limited:

Usernames must be between 2 and 20 characters. Geocaching.com supports the following characters for usernames; all other characters, including spaces, are invalid:

  • a to z
  • A to Z
  • 0 to 9
  • ä ö ü ë ï ÿ æ œ ß á é í ó ú ý à è ì ò ù â ê î ô û ç ñ å ů č ě ň ř š ž ť ø ď
by hzoi (8.1k points)
Thanks for the warning. I've occasionally considered changing my username temporarily for events, etc., but was put off as I wasn't sure if I  could change it back. If spaces are no longer allowed I'm glad I didn't!
+3 votes
It is possible to change your geoname on geocaching.com and it will then change automatically on Project-GC as well (but it may take a day or so for the change). All your stats will remain.
by pinkunicorn (Moderator) (194k points)
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