Talk:Discontinued merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)

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[edit] Least used

I wonder which are the least used Merit Badges? (unsigned by 24.214.192.86)

The ones on this list are discontinued. They are here because BSA to split a mb apart, merge it with others, or the mb was little used. See Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America) for a current mb listing. Of current ones, things like Astronomy, Pulp and Paper, etc are little used. Rlevse 13:12, 19 January 2006 (UTC)


[edit] The Thanks badge

  • At the risk of invoking the wrath of Godwin, I wonder if the "Thanks" badge can be mentioned? It might be a relevent footnote regarding the use and misuse of symbols.--Anansi133 02:50, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Badge

This is a badge, but not a merit badge of the BSA. There is a distinct difference. Also, the link you show is from the UK, not America. Rlevse 03:18, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rock Lifting

The list of discontinued badges includes a badge called Rock Lifting, apparently in use from 1997 to 2004. I was an active Scout during that time and can consequently say that no such badge existed; furthermore, it is not on the list at the link referenced at the bottom.VandySOG 08:21, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, that was a vandal and it's been reported. Rlevse 11:25, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stalker/Stalking?

is this for real? if so what is it? -- paul

It was a MB in early days of Scouting, that was for Scouts learning to stalk animals in the woods. It did not include hunting or harming the animals. Rlevse 02:37, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attention tag

Need to finish moving MBs into table. Rlevse 11:29, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

done Rlevse 11:20, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signalling

There is an error in the article:

Signaller 1910 Replaced by Signalling in 1911
Signalling 1911 Replaced Signaller in 1991
--Jagz 16:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

According to "Merit Badge Field Guide" by Fred Duersch, it's always been Signalling. In addition to that, consensus is that never made patches, though they had paper designs, for the original 14 MBs they conceived in 1910. It wasn't until 1911 that they started issuing the 57 different patches. See my Featured Article History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America). Rlevse 00:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Metal engr.png

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done.Rlevse 22:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Farm badges

Farm Records, replaced by Farm and Ranch Management, replaced by Farm Records? --— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 18:34, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Per "Merit Badge Field Guide", pages 29-32...
Farm Records and Bookeeping (1928-1958), became Farm Records (1959-1979), which was merged into Farm and Ranch Management in 1979

(1979-1987) along with...

Farm Arrangement (1960-1973), became Farm Arrangements (1974-1979), which was ALSO merged into Farm and Ranch Management in 1979

(1979-1987) — Rlevse • Talk • 18:49, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, but that is not what is in the article right now. --— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 21:49, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Fixed the article. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:40, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Metal engr.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 00:43, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

fixed — Rlevse • Talk • 01:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)