Talk:Explorer Scouts
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[edit] Scope
Actually, Venturing still goes on today. So i think you have it backwards about Explorer Scouts replacing it. User:68.215.215.200 (moved from article by Gentgeen)
Re-read the article. The article is about the programs in the UK! They recently renamed their Venture Scout program to Explorer Scout. In the US, the BSA replaced Explorer Scouts in 1949 with Explorers, and in 1998 replaced it with Venturing. --Emb021 30 June 2005 18:26 (UTC)
- Exactly, Exploring is not specific to the UK. The article should be expanded or the title changed.Rlevse 14:02, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
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- That's why I put the merge tag-this article deals specifically and only with UK Exploring, there is a separate BSA one. Chris 16:52, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] My mistake
It is easy to get them both confused. That is why I put the tag in the first place. :D --Admiral Roo June 30, 2005 19:39 (UTC)
[edit] Expanding the Article
I've just started to expand the article with more details about the Explorer Section - what we do, how we're organised, and so on... Horus Kol 17:14, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
I suggest you look at the "redlinks" and think whether there will ever be a separate article on them. My own opinion, based on what people in the Scouting Wikiproject are doing for other countries is that there is no need for an article on "Scout District", "Scout Group" and the various advancement awards in Explorers. The first two should be explained in the Scout Association and the last one should be covered in the detail necessary in this article. A good guide is to only split something off if the article is getting too large. --Bduke 22:43, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Fair enough Horus Kol 07:13, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] When is a stub not a stub?
Just out of interest - what is the cut-off for a stub? I would argue that this article is now able to stand on its own. Horus Kol 13:17, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm never sure either, but I'm sure this article, thanks to your efforts, is an article not a stub now. I liked your image of Stanage. I was brought up fairly near Stanage Edge in the western part of Sheffield. I also see you are connected with Reading University. I was a lecturer there for one year long, long ago. Have you done the right think with copyright on these images? People are sharp to delete images that have not got it right. --Bduke 22:19, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
The Stanage image is my own - and I've put it up under CC ShareAlike licence... the badges - i'm not too sure about... I'm confident that the SA will have no problems (we are given licence to place those images on our own websites and so on), but don't know a) how to confirm that and b) who to inform about it. Horus Kol 09:08, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unit Website Links
I notice that someone just removed a link to the Louth ESU site, perhaps I should also remove the link to the Reading Explorers site? Horus Kol 08:42, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Peer Review
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See if possible if there is a free use image that can go on the top right corner of this article.Per WP:MOSNUM, there should be a non-breaking space - between a number and the unit of measurement. For example, instead of 18mm, use 18 mm, which when you are editing the page, should look like: 18 mm.Per WP:MOS#Headings, headings generally do not start with the word 'The'. For example, ==The Biography== would be changed to ==Biography==.This article is a bit too short, and therefore may not be as comprehensive as WP:WIAFA critera 1(b) is looking for. Please see if anything can be expanded upon.There are a few occurrences of weasel words in this article- please observe WP:AWT. Certain phrases should specify exactly who supports, considers, believes, etc., such a view. For example,- Watch for redundancies that make the article too wordy instead of being crisp and concise. (You may wish to try Tony1's redundancy exercises.)
- Vague terms of size often are unnecessary and redundant - “some”, “a variety/number/majority of”, “several”, “a few”, “many”, “any”, and “all”. For example, “
Allpigs are pink, so we thought ofa number ofways to turn them green.”
- Vague terms of size often are unnecessary and redundant - “some”, “a variety/number/majority of”, “several”, “a few”, “many”, “any”, and “all”. For example, “
- This article needs footnotes, preferably in the cite.php format recommended by WP:WIAFA. Simply, enclose inline citations, with WP:CITE or WP:CITE/ES information, with <ref>THE FOOTNOTE</ref>. At the bottom of the article, in a section named “References” or “Footnotes”, add
<div class="references-small"><references/></div>. - The article will need references. See WP:CITE and WP:V for more information.
- Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a.
You may wish to browse through User:AndyZ/Suggestions for further ideas. Thanks, Horus Kol 15:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- As near as I can tell, there are no units in this article... anyone have an idea to clear the second point from the above review list? Horus Kol 14:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
