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[edit] Articles on Veropedia
- Main Page
Scouting 5-10 Nov 2007
- FA-class
Baden-Powell House • Brownsea Island Scout camp • Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) • Frederick Russell Burnham • Gilwell Park • Girl Scouts of the USA • List of Eagle Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) • Mackinac Island • Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell • The Scout Association of Hong Kong • Scouting • Witold Pilecki • Wood Badge
- GA-class
Arthur Rose Eldred • Boy Scout • E. Urner Goodman • George Thomas Coker • South African Scout Association • Steve Fossett • The Scout Association •
- B-class
Cub Scout • Girl Guide and Girl Scout • Scouting for Boys
[edit] Scouting articles by quality
- FA-Class Articles
- A-Class Articles
- GA-Class Articles
- B-Class Articles
- Start Class Articles
- Stubs
- Unassessed articles
- Non-articles
[edit] Scouting articles by importance
- Top-importance Articles
- High-importance Articles
- Mid-importance Articles
- Low-importance Articles
- Unknown-importance Articles
[edit] Featured articles
FA article | Date created | FA status date | Author | Notes |
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William Hillcourt | 18 Jan 2006 | 26 Feb 2008 | Rlevse, Gadget850, JGHowes | Major influence on Scouting training and programs, esp BSA |
E. Urner Goodman | 25 May 2005 | 02 Feb 2008 | JGHowes | Founder of the Order of the Arrow, MAIN PAGE: Mar 28, 2008. |
Frederick Russell Burnham | 19 Jan 2006 | 29 Sep 2007 | Ctatkinson, with Gadget850, and Rlevse | key in the founding of Scouting |
Mackinac Island | 10 May 2004 | 24 Jul 2007 | Mr.Z-man (not authored by Scouting project) | Michigan Park with Honor Scout program |
Brownsea Island Scout camp | 09 Jul 2006 | 16 Jul 2007 | Rlevse with Wimvandorst | The first Scout encampment |
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | 06 Jul 2002 | 21 Apr 2007 | Wimvandorst | founder of Scouting movement and British Army Lt. General MAIN PAGE: Aug 01, 2007 |
Wood Badge | 17 Aug 2003 | 03 Mar 2007 | Rlevse and Wimvandorst | highest leader training award in Boy Scouting MAIN PAGE: Sep 12, 2007. |
The Scout Association of Hong Kong | 06 Sep 2005 | 31 Jan 2007 | Wimvandorst and HenryLi | self-explanatory |
Scouting | 24 Apr 2001 | 30 Dec 2006 | Multiple | our flagship article MAIN PAGE: Feb 06, 2007 |
Girl Scouts of the USA | 12 Aug 2003 | 11 Nov 2006 | Darthgriz98 | our first female-specific FA MAIN PAGE: Oct 29, 2007 |
Gilwell Park | 17 Jan 2004 | 12 Sep 2006 | Rlevse with Wimvandorst | the hallowed ground of Scouting MAIN PAGE: May 04, 2007 |
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 |
Gerald Ford | 19 Oct 2001 | 05 Apr 2006 | various, not Scouting Project | Only US President who was an Eagle Scout. MAIN PAGE: May 06, 2006 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | 20 Sep 2001 | 24 Mar 2006 | various, not Scouting Project | Strong Scouting supporter, Silver Buffalo award. MAIN PAGE: Oct 13, 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 |
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List of 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 |
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Scouting | 28 Jan 2006 | 12 Mar 2006 | Rlevse | portal for worldwide Scouting |
[edit] Good articles
GA article | Date created | GA status date | Author | Notes |
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Steve Fossett | 22 Feb 2003 | 15 Nov 2007 | not authored by ScoutingWikiProject | DESA, businessman, adventurer |
E. Urner Goodman | 25 May 2005 | 31 Oct 2007 | JGHowes | Founder of the Order of the Arrow, became Featured Article |
Frederick Russell Burnham | 19 Jan 2006 | 08 Sep 2007 | Ctatkinson, Rlevse, Gadget850 | Key in the founding of Scouting; became Featured Article |
The Scout Association | 17 Jan 2004 | 21 Aug 2007 | Mas 18 dl | British Scouting organization |
Brownsea Island Scout camp | 09 Jul 2006 | 21 Jun 2007 | Rlevse | The first Scout encampment; became Featured Article |
Alpha Phi Omega | 04 Feb 2004 | 24 Mar 2007 | Naraht and User:Derek.cashman | Scouting college service fraternity, DELISTED AS GA 12 May |
Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) | 27 Feb 2006 | 18 Feb 2007 | Gadget850 and User:Rlevse | the Boy Scout (troop) level program of BSA |
Boy Scouts of America | 27 Aug 2002 | 17 Feb 2007 | Gadget850 and User:Rlevse | self-explanatory |
Wood Badge | 17 Aug 2003 | 28 Jan 2007 | Rlevse | worldwide adult Scout leader training (WOSM); became Featured Article |
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; became Featured Article |
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 Featured Article |
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell | 06 Jul 2002 | 28 Jun 2006 | multiple | founder of Scouting movement and British Army Lt. General; became Featured Article |
George Thomas Coker | 08 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 |
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Robert W. Peterson (writer) | 04 Jun 2008 | 11 Jun 2008 | JGHowes | Scouting magazine writer and writer about Negro League baseball |
Sturmtrupp-Pfadfinder | 02 Jan 2008 | 09 Jan 2008 | Phips | First German coed Scout Association |
Boy Rangers of America | 29 Dec 2007 | 04 Jan 2008 | Gadget850 | precursor to Cub Scouting in the BSA |
Scouting in displaced persons camps | 01 Nov 2007 | 07 Nov 2007 | Phips | Scouting in displaced persons camps (was in Phips' workshop first) |
Russell Adam Burnham | 13 Apr 2006 | 16 Oct 2007 | Ctatkinson | soldier of the year and FR Burnham descendant |
Unami Lodge | 23 May 2007 | 29 May 2007 | evrik | the founding chapter of the Order of the Arrow |
Anne Hyde Choate | 21 Apr 2007 | 26 Apr 2007 | Erp | Early GSUSA and WAGGGS leader |
Humshaugh | 15 Jan 2007 | 02 Feb 2007 | Horus Kol and Pradiptaray | Site of the first official Scout camp in 1908 |
Ye Htoon | 10 Dec 2006 | 15 Dec 2006 | Kintetsubuffalo | Final director of the Burmese Scout Movement |
Oleg Pantyukhov | 09 Dec 2006 | 13 Dec 2006 | Kintetsubuffalo | Key found of Russian Scouting |
Religion in Scouting | 01 Dec 2006 | 04 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 | 06 Oct 2006 | 09 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 | 02 Sep 2006 | 05 Sep 2006 | Bedford | First murder at a Scout camp (of its type at least) |
Resica Falls Scout Reservation | 06 Aug 2006 | 12 Aug 2006 | Evrik | Museum citation |
Brownsea Island Scout camp | 09 Jul 2006 | 12 Jul 2006 | Zaian | first Scout camp and upcoming centenary |
Mafeking Cadet Corps | 06 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 | 01 Feb 2006 | 02 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 and V1.0 Selections
Article | Date created | V0.5 selection | V1.0 selection |
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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 | 31 Mar 2007 |
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 |
- NOTE: put more recent Distinguished Articles on the top of their section.