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Bushcraft vs. woodcraft?
Are these just two terms for the same thing, and if so, should their articles be merged? jej1997 (talk) 20:10, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Jos Brech.
"The term has enjoyed a recent popularity largely thanks to Ray Mears, Cody Lundin, Les Stroud, Dave Canterbury, Jos Brech and their television programs." ))) --Yomal Sidoroff-Biarmskii (talk) 04:20, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Mors Kochanski
DAE think it's time to add a section on him? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aintnopoblano (talk • contribs) 17:41, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

It would be useful - one of his sayings; (need to check on the precise wording) "The more you know, the less you carry" has certainly entered the communal "lore" of bushcraft, and could usefully be included.

AGingham (talk) 12:56, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Citation for phrases "wilderness skills" or "woodcraft"
A recent edit has linked "Bushcraft living." in the References section to this paragraph, which in turn points to:

https://presentdayprepper.com/off-grip-living/

Whilst it looks as though that might be a typo - it resolves to a page entitled: Off-Grid Living: What You Need To Know and the main imagery is Bushcraft related.

However, presentdayprepper.com is an affiliate marketing site - are there concerns about this?

secondly, the quoted phrases on the wikipedia Bushcraft page ("wilderness skills" or "woodcraft" ) do not appear on the linked page, so I question whether the presentdayprepper is a good reference/citation for them.

--AGingham (talk) 11:24, 28 November 2020 (UTC)


 * This was a spam link added as part of a campaign (WikiProject Spam/LinkReports/presentdayprepper.com). It has since been removed. —  Newslinger  talk   06:51, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Capitalisation after colon or semicolon
Is there a specific style guide for use on wiki in relation to this?

This was the line in question:

Bushcraft skills therefore provide for the basic physiological necessities for human life; Food ...

now replaced with:

Bushcraft skills therefore provide for the basic physiological necessities for human life: food

in retrospect the Capital after the semicolon does seem in error (which I think I introduced - sorry!), but in this case "food ..." introduces a list of requirements, and we now have the full colon. There are multiple items, with a parenthesised sub too! Isn't this the equivalent of the "multiple sentences" example in MLA/CMS?

Here's the guidance from the Wiki Manual of Style:

"When what follows the colon is also a complete sentence, start it with a capital letter, but otherwise do not capitalize after a colon"

Is this a "sentence":

Food (through foraging, tracking, hunting, trapping, fishing), water sourcing and purification, shelter-building, and firecraft.

if it is, then "Food", otherwise "food".

AGingham (talk) 10:15, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Knots
There is an editor out there that sure likes knots! Should that amount of detail of knots be in this page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ojmorales0002 (talk • contribs) 00:57, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Knowledge, skills, and understanding ...
We have an edit on 07:50, 13 May 2021‎ from a user at 31.186.211.174

To save readers from opening another tab, I'll copy'n'paste.

Previous:

Learning bushcraft also gives you the expertise needed to handle certain tools such as bushcraft knives and axes. You’ll use these tools to create many different types of constructions, from dugout canoes to a-frame shelters.

Current:

Bushcraft includes the knowledge to handle certain tools such as bushcraft knives and axes. A bushcrafter can use these tools to create many different types of constructions, from dugout canoes to a-frame shelters.

The original paragraph was not mine, so this is a dispassionate observation.

Effective handling of tools requires not only understanding, but also the "muscle memory" developed through usage, application, and also the experience and expertise to mitigate problems, and create "work-around" solutions.

The new paragraph seems to suggest that Bushcraft automatically enables this experience, whilst I would suggest that it is learning bushcraft - as we had in the original paragraph - that leads to the expertise.

This is all part of the "Knowledge, Skills, and Understanding" debate that sometimes fractures education and pedagogy - however bushcraft is a very "hands on" skill set, and skills must be learned.

My inclination would be to revert this edit, but would be interested in any debate from "31.186.211.174"

AGingham (talk) 15:31, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Knowledge, Skills and Understanding, again ...
A year on and the introductory definition is again abbreviated, with a loss of a crucial aspect of the craft. Yes, it is tricky to describe with precision - but it is a definition that was once worked on by practitioners, educators, writers, and has appeared in print many times. The consensus was reached after much discussion.

The important thing is that the subject is Bushcraft. It is a practical activity, requiring practise in its practice. (A rare example of British English giving a nuance that is lost in American English)

Knowledge, Skills and Understanding are ALL required - each must be acquired, through learning, repetition, and application. Later can come the synthesis of all in the application to novel and ad hoc situations that are met "in the field".

Arguments once raged as to whether "Bushcraft" could be practised in a car park, a back lot, a bathroom, or a domestic kitchen. Some consideration shows that indeed the skills can (and possibly should?) be practised whenever, and wherever possible, if one is to be considered as a practitioner of the craft.

To put it simply - one has to DO this stuff - knowledge alone is not sufficient - it has to be translated into understanding. Neither will simple possession of the artefacts and tools make one a bushcrafter - use and application, a knowledge and understanding of their utility is required.

For the pedagogues amongst us, please see Ackoff's contribution to the DIKW pyramid - it's particularly relevant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIKW_pyramid

PLEASE. I appreciate that the precision is difficult, especially for those whose language is not that of the original writer, and that commercial imperatives seek to diminish the relevance of application, but if folk are genuinely having a hard time with the text, perhaps the matter could be raised in the "Talk" first? Thank you. AG AGingham (talk) 23:03, 30 June 2023 (UTC)