Re: [Az-Geocaching] Name Poll

"What the heck is "nym"?"


A shortened form of the word /pseudo*nym*/, a nym is an anonymous
invented name that a person can use in e-mail or in online discussions
arenas, such as chat rooms or news groups.

Aus Dem Kasten


Trisha wrote:

>What the heck is "nym"? I look in my dictionary and it goes from
>"nylon" to "nymph"....?
>just wondering...
>Trisha "Lightning"
>Prescott
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>On Thu, 8 May 2003 13:53:06 -0700, "Terry Hernlund" wrote:
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>Oh... forgot to say... Stats on AZGeocahcing
>were updated to my new nym no prob. It did take a few days though.
>If you're patient it seems that most, if not all, of your
>former personality is wiped from existence after changing it in your
>profile at GC.com. Like I said though, it does take a few
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>-T.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Jerry
> Nelson
> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:13
>PM
> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Name Poll
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> For a couple months I've been contemplating changing my caching name
> from Offtrail, which I originally chose from the type of hiking I
>enjoy the
> most. I don't hike that way except in places where the impact of
>such travel
> is negligible, if not zero. But, from a desire to show geocaching as
>an
> environmentally friendly activity, which generally it is, I'm
>thinking of
> changing to Peakbagger, my long-time email name. I think it's
>available.
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> Familiar names are important, though, and shouldn't be changed
>easily
> or often. A certain mountain peak in Phoenix is a good example.
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> So, two questions for anyone who cares to give an opinion:
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> 1. Does "Offtrail" have negative connotations, or am I concerned
>about
> nothing?
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> 2. Have others who have changed their name experienced any
> complications at the main site or at azgeocaching regarding stats,
> etc.?
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> Jerry
> Offtrail....for awhile,
>anyway
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