Talk:3rd World Scout Jamboree

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[edit] Punch cartoon

Wim, I would argue that the cartoon is useful and merits inclusion in the article. Chris 20:38, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

• Hi Chris, I don't say that the cartoon isn't useful, but it is a political statement about the League of Nations, with no graphical or textual reference to the Jamboree, merely to the militarism of Scouting. So it would be much better placed in Punch (magazine) to show the kind of humour they present, or in the LoN article. (I find it oddly used in Boy Scouts of the United Nations as well.) Now, for this jamboree article, I'm trying to find someone willing to donate a photograph or two to the public domain: there is some excellent footage out there, but as far as I see it all copyrighted. Wim van Dorst (Talk) 22:54, 17 September 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Error in land area

There is an error in the quoted land area: "450 acres, effectively one by 1.5 miles". There are 640 acres to the square mile, so 1.5 mi² is 960 acres, not 450. Can someone check original sources please? Blaise 09:03, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I've just gone through the sources, and pinetreeweb is the only one I saw with an area - it states 450 acres, so I removed the "one by 1.5 miles" statement. Horus Kol 09:54, 21 September 2006 (UTC)