Talk:Honors and awards of the Order of the Arrow

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Vigil Userbox Template Please see Discussion of Vigil Honor Template for possible change Scoutersig 18:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)


The Vigil Honor section needs updating... some important information is missing (Like the fact that it is technically a national honor), some is misleading (ie. "although not all slots are always filled" implies that it is uncommon not to fill all slots... some lodges never do), and some is just gossip ("although this practice is frowned upon by the National Committee of the OA"... they haven't ever issued a statement saying that they frown upon it specifically)

[edit] Brotherhood Requirements

First, this list should be bulleted, not numbered. To number it implies that its is like a rank, not dissimilar from Scouting Ranks. This is certainly not so. The Brotherhood is a deepening of understand and commitment to the Order and its principles.

By that same token, the requirement of 10 months of active membership in the Brother's unit should be the first listed as it is by far the most important of the requirements. It is the most important because it is during this period that the Arrowman experiences the test of the Ordeal in his life, preparing him to make that choice to pursue his understanding of the Order.--Rcshowman 14:24, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the requirements should not be listed in toto as part of an encylopedia article. See the requirements section in Eagle Scout (a featured article) for a good example of how this should be done. There are a number of other issues with this article that I will address. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:28, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Improvements

  • Overall work on prose.
  • Brotherhood: Simplify the requirements. See the requirements section of Eagle Scout for a good example.
  • Vigil selection reads like a how-to- this needs to be cut down.
  • Vigil name has a lot of cruft and needs trimming.
  • Awards: Again, simplify the requirements.

--Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:37, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

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