We understand that some users have existing usernames on other sites that begin with something other than a letter or number, most often it is a dash or hyphen. To accommodate those users, we have modified the requirements for usernames to allow them to start with something other than a letter or number. Usernames may now start with the following symbols:
Users that have already registered and wish to update their username may do so by visiting this page while logged in:
http://www.opencaching.us/myprofile.php?action=change
If you change your username and it does not appear correctly on the forums, please let me know via PM so I can fix it for you.
For more information, please visit
http://wiki.opencaching.us/index.php/Getting_Started.