Editing Geocaching (section)

====Virtual cache====
[[File:Virtual Cache.JPG|thumb|A geocacher finding a virtual cache at [[McMurdo Station]], [[Antarctica]]]]

This cache type does not contain a physical logbook. They are normally hidden at a rather interesting or unique location, usually with a described object such as an art sculpture or a scenic lookout. Validation for finding a virtual cache generally requires one to email the cache hider with information such as a date or a name on a plaque, or to post a picture of oneself at the site with a GPS receiver in hand.<ref name="geo_types"/> As of 2005, new virtual caches are no longer allowed by Groundspeak as it is considered a legacy cache.<ref name="geocaching.com">[https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines Geocache Listing Requirements / Guidelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112074007/http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx |date=January 12, 2013}}, retrieved January 12, 2013</ref>

On August 24, 2017, Groundspeak announced "Virtual Rewards", allowing 4000 new virtual caches to be placed during the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/08/virtual-rewards/ |title=Virtual Rewards |date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=geocaching.com |access-date=November 11, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112021540/https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/08/virtual-rewards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Each year, eligible geocachers can opt-in to a drawing and some selected with the opportunity to submit a virtual cache for publication. From 2005 to 2017, the geocaching website no longer listed new caches without a physical container, including virtual and webcam caches (with the exception of earthcaches and events); however, older caches of these types have been [[grandfather clause|grandfathered]].