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Contents

[edit] Scouting articles by quality

[edit] Scouting articles by quality

[edit] Featured articles

FA article Date created FA status date Author Notes
Girl Scouts of the USA 12 Aug 2003 11 Nov 2006 Darthgriz98 our first female-specific FA
Gilwell Park 17 Jan 2004 12 Sep 2006 Rlevse with Wimvandorst the hallowed ground of Scouting
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies 26 Sep 2005 24 Jul 2006 Jagz and Alecmconroy self-explanatory
Baden-Powell House 28 May 2006 21 Jul 2006 Wim van Dorst Scout hostel in London
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) 02 Feb 2003 23 Jun 2006 Gadget850 and Rlevse BSA's highest and most prestigious rank. MAIN PAGE: Nov 14, 2006.
History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) 03 Dec 2005 19 Jan 2006 Rlevse history of the types or generations of merit badge manufacturing in the BSA. MAIN PAGE: Feb 22, 2006.
Witold Pilecki 14 Jul 2004 03 Jan 2005 multiple (not authored by Scouting project) leader of a Scout resistance group in WWII Poland, volunteered to enter Auschwitz, very interesting MAIN PAGE: Jan 24, 2005.
NOTE: put in order of FA designation, most recent on top.

[edit] Featured lists

FL Date created FL status date Primary designer Notes
List of notable Eagle Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) 31 Dec 2003 18 Nov 2006 Gadget850 with Rlevse notable BSA Eagle Scouts

[edit] Featured portals

FP Date created FP status date Primary designer Notes
Scouting 28 Jan 2006 12 Mar 2006 Rlevse portal for worldwide Scouting

[edit] Good articles

GA article Date created GA status date Author Notes
South African Scout Association 10 Apr 2005 30 Nov 2006 Jediwannabe and Zaian
Arthur Rose Eldred 17 Jan 2006 10 Nov 2006 Rlevse BSA's first Eagle Scout
The Scout Association of Hong Kong 06 Sep 2005 16 Oct 2006 Wimvandorst Scouting in Hong Kong
Girl Scouts of the USA 12 Aug 2003 09 Oct 2006 Darthgriz98 Girl Scouting in the USA; became Featured Article
Boy Scout 24 Jul 2006 30 Jul 2006 Rlevse was a redirect that was turned into a full article on 24 July 2006
Scouting 24 Sep 2001 13 Jul 2006 multiple overview article on the Scouting movement; became A-class
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell 6 Jul 2002 28 Jun 2006 multiple founder of Scouting movement and British Army Lt. General
George Thomas Coker 8 Jan 2006 23 Jun 2006 Rlevse POW leader during Vietnam War and Distinguished Eagle Scout
Baden-Powell House 28 May 2006 18 Jun 2006 Wim van Dorst BP hostel and conference center in London; became A-class; became Featured Article
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) 02 Feb 2003 17 May 2006 multiple about BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout; became Featured Article
NOTE: put in order of GA designation, most recent on top.

[edit] Did you know?

Main Page DYK article Date created Date on DYK Author Notes
Oleg Pantyukhov 9 Dec 2006 13 Dec 2006 Kintetsubuffalo Key found of Russian Scouting
Religion in Scouting 1 Dec 2006 4 Dec 2006 Horus Kol Religion and spirituality in Scouting, and controversies caused
Valley Forge Pilgrimage 26 Oct 2006 30 Oct 2006 Evrik Oldest scouting event
Scouts' Day 6 Oct 2006 9 Oct 2006 Evrik and Horus Kol Article was a rename from Scout Sunday page.
Harry Brinkley Bass 27 Sep 2006 28 Sep 2006 Rlevse Eagle Scout and WWII hero (two DYKs in one day!)
Silver Fish 26 Sep 2006 28 Sep 2006 Kingbird Highest female Scout Leader award
3rd World Scout Jamboree 17 Sep 2006 21 Sep 2006 Wimvandorst Coming of age Jamboree and Baden-Powell had a peerage conferred upon him there
1st World Scout Jamboree 12 Sep 2006 15 Sep 2006 Horus Kol First world wide Scout encampment
Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation 2 Sep 2006 05 Sep 2006 Bedford First murder at a Scout camp (of its type at least)
Resica Falls Scout Reservation 6 Aug 2006 12 Aug 2006 Evrik Museum citation
Brownsea Island Scout camp 9 Jul 2006 16 Jul 2006 Zaian first Scout camp and upcoming centenary
Mafeking Cadet Corps 6 May 2006 11 May 2006 Zaian Volunteer boy cadets who were one of Baden-Powell's inspirations when he started Scouting
50-miler award 21 Mar 2006 23 Mar 2006 Johntex hiking/canoeing award to encourage positive values
Sanford N. McDonnell 17 Mar 2006 20 Mar 2006 Rlevse Chairman of McDonnell Douglas and president of BSA
Owasippe Scout Reservation 1 Feb 2006 2 Feb 2006 Thesquire Oldest continuously operating Boy Scout camp in the United States
Arthur Rose Eldred 17 Jan 2006 19 Jan 2006 Rlevse First Eagle Scout in BSA history, son and grandson are Eagle Scouts
George Thomas Coker 08 Jan 2006 10 Jan 2006 Rlevse 1 of 2 POWs who escaped from the "Hanoi Hilton", Distinguished Eagle Scout

[edit] V0.5 Selections

V0.5 Selectee Date created Date selected Notes
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell 06 Jul 2002 13 Oct 2006
Scouting 24 Sep 2001 13 Oct 2006
History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) 03 Dec 2005 29 Jul 2006
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies 26 Sep 2005 26 Jul 2006
Baden-Powell House 28 May 2006 23 Jul 2006
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) 02 Feb 2003 13 Jul 2006 our first selection for a Wiki CD release
NOTE: put more recent Distinguished Articles on the top of their section.