I dont like this rule its basically saying i want the point but i dont want to do it.
Some explanations about the above:
A "simple" task is one that should generally take no more than 10 minutes to accomplish.
The wording of a cache page should not suggest that the task is anything other than optional.
The optional and simple task should respect other cache listing guidelines. For example, the optional tasks will not invite the seeker to enter a business, trespass on private property or engage in activities which might be perceived as promoting an agenda, etc.
Caches with an optional task retain the same type as they would without the optional task. If your cache was listed as "Mystery" solely because of the ALR, then, once you have changed the wording to remove the ALR altogether or change it into an optional simple task, please contact your reviewer to have the cache type changed to its "natural" value.
Code word verifications are included in this: they too are an ALR which should not prevent someone who signed the log from claiming that cache as Found.
EarthCaches, remaining virtuals and remaining webcam caches are not affected by this guideline change. They do not have a physical container. They will continue to require some form of verification.
Also, a Wherigo cache owner can continue to require a completion code.
We have made this change because, over time, the ALRs attached to a rapidly-growing number of caches have devolved to have little or nothing to do with geocaching: the act of finding a unique container/location using latitude and longitude. Many ALRs now only distort the spirit of the game. We regret that a few really cool ideas may be lost as a result, and we apologize to the cache owners concerned. Groundspeak has decided that the number of ALRs which approached and even reached the absurd had grown large enough.
4. The following section about Challenges has been added to the Mystery/ Puzzle section:
Thank you very much for taking the time to be aware of these changes.
(edited to specify a Wherigo detail)
