I tried to create a virt. recently of a very interesting, beautiful and largely unknown area. The cache location forces the cacher to the top of a hill overlooking the entire area and the 'question' can be answered without even getting out of the car. I created the virtual because of the people I know who got very excited about caching when they saw what I was doing. The idea of virtuals was exciting to them as they are physically challenged. But, that's ok. They are used to getting discriminated against. Silly me, I thought caching was trying to find a specific pont on the planet - regardless of what was at the final destination. I didn't realize that it was limited to what the 'powers to be' WANT you to find (for whatever reason)
This should be changed in the Geocaching FAQ:
Are there any variations in the game?
YES! We strongly encourage it, actually. Geocaching is a game that constantly reinvents itself, and the rules are very flexible. If you have a new idea on how to place a cache, or a new game using GPS units, we'd love to hear about it.
Some examples -
Offset Caches - They're not found by simply going to some coordinates and finding a cache there. With the Offset Cache the published coordinates are that of an existing historical monument, plaque, or even a benchmark that you would like to have your cache hunter visit. From this site the cache hunter must look around and find offset numbers stamped/written in or on some part of the marker site, or continue based on instructions posted to geocaching.com
Multi-caches - The first cache gives coordinates (or partial coordinates) to the next location, or multiple caches have hints to the final cache.
Virtual caches - A cache is actually an existing landmark, such as a tombstone or statue. You have to answer a question from the landmark and let the "cache" owner know as proof that you were there.
Guess I'll go hide a tub-'o-junk instead....