Wherigo as a bonus cache

[+Maxipimpf]

As before, the "Bonus Cache" attribute cannot be set on Wherigos. But it is possible to set a Wherigo cache as a bonus (see e.g. https://coord.info/GC9KY74).
It would be cool if the bonus attribute could also be set for Wherigos and Letterboxes.

[+Max and 99]

1 hour ago, Maxipimpf said:

As before, the "Bonus Cache" attribute cannot be set on Wherigos. But it is possible to set a Wherigo cache as a bonus (see e.g. https://coord.info/GC9KY74).
It would be cool if the bonus attribute could also be set for Wherigos and Letterboxes.

No. It must be a mystery cache type.

https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=127&pgid=927

[+Team Canary]

13 hours ago, Max and 99 said:

No. It must be a mystery cache type.

https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=127&pgid=927

 

Not always?!? 

 

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8H0J0

[+Max and 99]

38 minutes ago, Team Canary said:

 

Not always?!? 

 

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8H0J0

You're right there are some that are not mystery caches. There's a forum discussion about this. I'll see if I can find it. The current guidelines specify it is a mystery cache. 

 

https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/359369-why-do-all-bonus-caches-have-to-be-mystery-caches/

 

And another:

https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/360378-Wherigo-as-a-bonus-cache/

Edited June 1, 2022 by Max and 99

[+capoaira]

There are reviewers who allow other cache types as a bonus and others who stick to the guidelines.

IMO it's a stupid rule, that a bonus has to be a Mystery.

I also own a WIG and a Letterbox as Bonus, but when I tried it again with another reviewer, the cache were rejected.

 

One beautiful example of a Letterbox bonus, I found, was a bonus for an ALC. After each location, you got a picture. The bonus starts at the end of the lab, and you could find the way to the finale with the pictures. I liked this cache, but If the reviewer had rejected the cache, I would never have been able to find it. Wouldn't that be sad?!