Ontario

As per the Guidelines, GPS usage is an essential element of hiding and seeking caches.

Online maps should never be used as the source of coordinates for cache placement.

Accurate coordinates are crucial - for this reason, coordinates must be obtained with a GPS-enabled device.

As part of the hunt, a cache must require that finders navigate to a set of specific coordinates with a GPS-enabled device.

A waypoint projection from a fixed point is often a good method of reinforcing adequate GPS usage.

A cache must not be found with clues alone (even if it is a Letterbox Hybrid cache). Clues may be listed as the secondary finding method on the cache page.  

Image puzzles where a location can only be determined by knowing where a photo was taken are not publishable; additional information (e.g. specific coordinates or the name of the park/site where the photo was taken) must also be provided. 

Reviewers do not have the ability to initiate a cache page adoption (i.e. transfer ownership of a cache page) from one Player account to another.

Only the owner of an active cache page can initiate an adoption request to another Player by visiting http://www.geocaching.com/adopt .

Geocaching HQ will not process an ownership transfer of a cache page without written permission from the cache owner or their estate.

An Archive action is intended to be permanent; once Archived a cache page is no longer a candidate for adoption.

Before clicking Submit For Review cache owners should post a Reviewer Note with the details of the container, the hiding method and/or specifics of where/how the elements of the cache are placed.

A Reviewer may question Difficulty and Terrain ratings if the details on the cache page or Reviewer Notes do not appear to reflect the circumstances of the hide.

If a Mystery cache incorporates/includes a puzzle element, the solution/explanation of how to solve the puzzle needs to be included in a Reviewer Note. 

Geocaching HQ provide reference articles that will assist in the determining the most appropriate Size, Difficulty and Terrain ratings for a cache page.

When a cache is at the posted coordinates - it is typically defined as a Traditional cache; in some situations where the Field Puzzle attribute may be appropriate.

If the posted coordinates need to be visited in order to gain obtain offset information (e.g. information used to find the subsequent elements of a cache) - it is typically a Multi-cache.

For caches where the posted coordinates do not need to be visited (they are "fake") - or when locating/accessing the cache requires internet access (e.g. using a webpage or "checker" to access coordinates for a redirect) it is typically a Mystery cache.

A physical cache that contains a stamp may be listed as Letterbox Hybrid cache; text such as "This cache contains a stamp that is not a trade item" should be included in the cache page to assist the Reviewer and potential finders.

If a Wherigo cartridge is used with a cache - it must be the Wherigo cache type. The cache page must include a link to a unique cartridge file that is located/hosted on Wherigo.com .

A Bonus cache is always the Mystery Cache type. Bonus cache coordinates that are revealed by finding clues or coordinates in other caches or (an Adventure Lab).

EarthCaches in Ontario are not Reviewed by the Ontario Reviewer Team - they are handled by our awesome colleague, geoawareCA.