Talk:William DeVries
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William DeVries is an Eagle Scout.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.32.75.55 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 6 July 2005 (UTC)
- _ _ Yeah, fine. He also was one in his youth, which is what is of slight interest in this article. Yes, once a Marine or Eagle Scout, always one, but there is also a vast difference between being actively engaged in what is inescapable about either status, and having that in one's history. To grasp this, simply picture a homeless heroin or crack addict, and ask if it makes a difference whether his Marine status is active duty or other, and whether his Eagle Scout status involves weekly BSA activities or not. It does, so there is a difference between any Eagle Scout or a Marine, and one who earned that status but stopped making it such a big part of their current life.
- _ _ The attitude and significant reality of the once/always equation is of encyclopedic interest in the articles on U.S. Marine Corps and Boy Scouts of America, and perhaps some articles on psych and sociological theory and research. But exercising the once/always slogan, in other articles, as if it were accepted knowledge and usage, is off-topic, PoV, and frankly gives the impression of personal inadequacy that produces obssession with a past accomplishment & past shared practical commitment.
- _ _ And even as the former shabby Scout i was, it's embarrassing to see someone going out of their way to associate Scouting with this pathetically neglected article. Perhaps an Eagle Scout will make it a project, as a labor of love.
--Jerzy•t 20:10, 30 January 2006 (UTC) - If you think it's such a sad article, and it could for sure use some work, who don't you work on it? Rlevse 14:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Name spellling
The original Dutch spelling of this name, see De Vries, was de Vries, but William DeVries appears to spell it DeVries, which is why I moved the article name to William DeVries. Confirmation of how he spells his name would be great. Rlevse 15:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
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