Talk:Scouts BSA/Archive 1

History
The section on "Establishment" is just a copy of the organization history of the BSA, and I think should be removed and left in the main BSA article. This article should focus ONLY on the Boy Scout program and its history. --Emb021 21:39, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * See Boy Scouts of America


 * Agreed. Will do. --Smack (talk) 02:02, 15 March 2006 (UTC)


 * We need to do more work here! The Improved Scout Program did NOT last until 1989.  It was mainly dropped in the late 70s when Green Bar Bill came back and rolled out the "All Out For Scouting" program and they rolled out the new GBB written 8th (?) edition of the BSHB.  The last vestiges of it was gotten rid of in 1989, when they dropped skill awards.   Also "In 1996, the Varsity Scouts program was separated from the troop program." makes no sense.  Varsity Scouts was created in 1984!  --Emb021 22:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Fixed the dates for ISP. --Gadget850 ( Ed)


 * Looking at your site:  and .  This gets confusing, I read this a few times, and if I understand correctly:
 * 1984-present: Varsity Scout teams as a separate program.
 * 1989-1995: Varsity teams as a troop program.
 * Is this correct? --Gadget850 ( Ed) 16:21, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. Once again we can thank BSA National for creating programs with too similiar names (can you say "Venture" and "Venturing")?  Keep this in mind.  The Varsity Scout Program came first in 1984.  I guess 'inspired' by the 'success' of this program, as well as the many countries having 'Venture Scouts' or the like, National decided to get rid of the Leadership Corps in 1989 with the Venture/Varsity in-troop program (not to be confused with Varsity Scouts, Venturing, etc).  Venture Crews would do high adventure stuff, Varsity Teams (again, not to be confused with Varsity Scout Teams.  Am I sounding like a stuck record??) would do sports stuff.  It took National about 5-6 years to realize their mistake and drop the Varsity term for the in-troop program.  (the Varsity strip would then move to the Varsity Scout Team).  After that point, the Venture Crews could do either high adventure or sports stuff.  Read my site, I pretty much cover it all.  --Emb021 03:21, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, I did some cleanup and corrections. Please stop removing information.  And please re-read what is there.  Some are editing and putting in redundant info, making unclear sentences, and removing useful info.  --Emb021 19:02, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

'Thinking out loud here'. As I noted, I fealt the history section in this article should focus only on the history of the Boy Scout program instead of the over BSA. Some of the things I fealt this might touch on is things like:
 * early military style uniforms, and how early BSA Boy Scout program didn't quite conform to B-P's vision. (SM appointing PL, etc)
 * changes to Boy Scout program caused by Green Bar Bill that brought it more in-line with B-P's vision. boy run troops, etc.
 * allowance of senior boy patrols within troops (sea Scouts, explorer scouts, etc), but not get too much that should be covered in those articles.
 * use of Explorer Crews in a troop during the 50s.
 * See below.


 * National Good Turns? or should that be in BSA main.
 * BSA main. I'll start a section.  --Gadget850 ( Ed)


 * Scouts to arctic/antarctic with Byrd and later? or in own article?
 * Perhaps a section in List of notable Scouts? --Gadget850 ( Ed)

--Emb021 22:13, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good. I have been focusing on the 70s since that is the era when I was a Scout and I have a lot of material at hand. The senior programs are probably the most confusing part of the BSA program as they have changed so much over the years. I think we should note the Explorer crew within the troop, with links to the Exploring (Boy Scouts of America) article. Good Turns should be in the main article, as they cover all the divisions. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 12:11, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps an overview of the senior programs within the troop would be good. Those outside the troop would go under Exploring or a similar article.  --Gadget850 ( Ed) 16:21, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, that's how I looked at it. Don't spent space explaning these program here, but explain they were allowed to be used within the troop at certain times (this is all covered at my website).  One thing I've debated was whether or not to cover the Leadership Corps here or in a separate page.  Are the changes in JL training worth covering or just pointing to the Pine Tree website, etc.  --Emb021 03:09, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

There is just too much on the Senior Scout program. We should lightly cover some of this in the Boy Scouts and Exploring article, but put the bulk of it in an article such as History of the Senior Scout programs of the Boy Scouts of America. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 22:02, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Merge: ranks
Propose that the ranks of Scout through Life be merged into this article. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:06, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Do you mean get rid of the separate Scout-Life articles? Since the BSA article has been split, I am okay with that, but I'd leave the Adv & Recognition article intact. Rlevse 15:09, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. Much of the information has already been included in the Boy Scout article. It's mostly history stuff that needs to be moved. I also recommend that we leave Eagle separate as it is rather large for a section.  --Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:30, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Make a sub page link to it from here.Rlevse 16:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Done --Gadget850 ( Ed) 19:34, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd leave the current requirements out, that'd make it too long and require too much updating. Rlevse 12:49, 20 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes: a thumbnail of requirements, and a footnote for details. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 13:56, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Done. Merged Scout through Star. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 21:02, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Merge: Venture
Propose that Venture (Boy Scouts of America) be merged into this article. Venture is a direct boy scout program, and most of the article consists of history. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:41, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Agree, be sure to keep Venture patrol distinguished from Venture crew. Explaining the differnce would help as many people don't realize it. Rlevse 16:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. BTW, did you know that this is the third use of crew? --Gadget850 ( Ed) 19:44, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No I didn't. Rlevse 21:18, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * "be sure to keep Venture patrol distinguished from Venture crew". Why?  Venture Patrol is just a rename of Venture Crew.  Are you confusing these with Venturing Crew?  I created the Venture page for a reason, BTW.  --Emb021 22:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Because a venture crew is a separate entity from a troop but a venture patrol is a specialized patrol that is still a part of a troop, so yes, there is a distinct difference that needs to be noted; it is not just a rename of a venture crew. Rlevse 22:53, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but you are totally incorrect! A venture crew was NEVER a separate entity from a troop!  It was ALWAYS part of a troop.  The only way a 'separate entity' could exist is if they were another unit.  A venture patrol was just a renaming of the venture crew!  I know, we had a venture crew when the program was rolled out.  I have all the literature from that time, so I don't know the basis for your information.  I've been researching this area for years.  See my website.  --Emb021 23:02, 16 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, there have been more then three uses of the term 'crew' in the BSA. It was first used by Sea Scouts as their equivalent to a patrol.  Rover Scouts units were be called 'Crews'.  Later the term was picked up by Explorer Scouts & Senior Scout units (Posts & Outfits, respectiviely) as their name for their equivalent to patrols.  The equivalent to an SPL was called 'Senior Crew Leader'.  The term 'crew' was supposed to be standard across all Senior units, but Air Scouts/Explorers still used the term 'Flight'.  This is also why Philmont has 'crews': they were usually groups of senior scouts.  Later, when Exploring was revamped, only Sea Explorers still used it.  This is what lead them to call venture groups 'crews', and later Venturing units 'Crews'.  I count 7 uses.  --Emb021 23:07, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I think there is a bit of terminology here: We currently have Venturing crews, a separate division. Venture crews are now Venture patrols and were always part of the troop. I wish BSA had used a completely different name for the two. This is confusing, and it's not the first time it's happened. I'm gonna have to ask Doc Miller why they did that the next time I see him. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 00:17, 17 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Good point, I always say Venture Crew when I mean the separate unit and Venture patrol when I mean the patrol that is part of a troop, but I guess I should say VenturING Crew. Rlevse 02:04, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * And its incorrect and causes confusion. Ignore the terms 'crew' and 'patrol'.  Focus on the program names: "Venture" and "Venturing".  "Venture" is a program for older Boy Scouts.  "Venturing" is a co-ed program for older youth.  Agree on the points Gadget850 has pointed out.  I (and many other scouters) have spent the last 9 years making sure our fellow scouters don't confuse the 2 programs.  (its one of a handful of 'hot button' topics with me)  I didn't like the idea that they were going to use a term too similiar to an existing program (Venture came out in 1989, Venturing in 1998).  I also didn't like them using the 'crew' for the unit name, and wished they had brought back 'Outfit'.  Regardless of Rovers, 'crew' has always to mean indicated a patrol-like subgroup of a unit (Crews in Explorer Posts & Sea Scout Ships, crews at Philmont, venture crew in troops).  I heard that the National Venturing Committee had voted to get rid of the Venture Patrols (as if they have that power).  I should have asked Doc Miller that when I met him at Sea Base in January.  --Emb021 16:27, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You can't just ignore "crew" and "patrol", because that's what they are and are called, even in official BSA literature, towit: . And whether anyone of us like it or not "Venture Crew" is used all over the country in common everyday usage when referring to a separate Venturing unit, as are "crew" and "patrol"; as is "Venturer" when referring to someone in a Venturing Crew. Yes, it's all confusing and largely caused by national, but that's what BSA named them (Venturing Crew and Venture Patrol) and ignoring the fact "crew" refers to a separate unit and "patrol" to a part of a troop will not make it go away. Rlevse 16:43, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * You misunderstood the point I was trying to make. I was trying to get you to focus on the names of the programs, and not the unit terms.  The Programs are "Venture" and "Venturing".  Regardless of how widely used the term "Venture Crew" is used, it is an incorrect term!  Please do not lecture me on Venturing.  I have been involved with the program for day one.  I am fully aware of the correct terms ("Venturer", "Venturing Crew", "Venture Patrol", etc).  I maintain a large site cover the history of these programs and contributed to many of these articles here at wikipedia.  --Emb021 18:51, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Why stop? You're the one lecturing me and getting all excited, putting exclamation points in and such. Calm down and discuss rationally. I know you have contributed to Wiki extensively, but so have I, so what's the point of that statement? Whether you agree or not, it's correct or not, people won't stop saying "Venture Crew" in everyday use, though I do agree we need to use the proper terms in the Wiki articles. Rlevse 19:16, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Please take a time out on this. I'm not sure how this started, but let us all reason together and come back to it later. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 19:51, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

OK: Can we get back to the issue of a merge? After a week, we have two for it (Rlevse and myself) by my count, and none against. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 19:03, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

merge complete --Gadget850 ( Ed) 14:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

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Scouts BSA over Boy Scouts
The Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America website specifically uses the term Scouts BSA over the term Boy Scouts. You can see this here: - Mrwoogi010 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Are you willing to update all the language throughout? Seems to require changes across many related pages. Geodude86 (talk) 03:20, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I am in the process of changing language on many of the related pages. Mrwoogi010 &#9993;  16:06, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Is there a consensus on the naming/location of the page? I think Scouts BSA is appropriate with a mention near the top of 'formerly Boy Scouts' and a redirect also Geodude86 (talk) 18:54, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I suggest filing a move request per the instructions at WP:RM. I personally doubt that "Scouts BSA" is the WP:COMMONNAME. —BarrelProof (talk) 19:28, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The article was renamed to Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) and then renamed to Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America). Where was this discussed. The article however still starts with "Scouts BSA is ..". The section name is "Scouts BSA" so the former should be the name of the article. Can we have an explanation and consistency. --Bduke (talk) 05:42, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that a consensus should be reached at the wikiproject page before we make mass edits. --evrik (talk) 15:40, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Can this be discussed here? It is a fact that the program name changed on Feb 1 to reflect the membership requirement change. Scouts BSA seems the best name to me, not sure why it was changed back to Boy Scouting Geodude86 (talk) 18:26, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

In general, BSA is transitioning into allow girls into all of it's programs. (previously they were not allowed in its largest programs.) Another big factor is that the Girl Scouts organization is not happy about it. And BSA is being hyper-cautious to avoid people using terminology that poaches from the Girl Scouts. So, for example, you can never say that the girls in BSA are girl scouts.

The two biggest BSA programs are the two that previously didn't allow girls. One was Cub Scouts, the other was Boy Scouts. This was the second meaning of "Boy Scouts" so one is the overall organization (Boy Scouts of America) and the other was the specific program for boys roughly in the 10 1/2 - 16 year old age range. The latter is being renamed to "Scouts (BSA)" The Cub Scouts program started taking girls last year and the Scouts (BSA) (formerly "Boy Scouts") program is starting to take girls sometime around now. There is still partial separation by sexes within the programs. I forgot the details....whether packs or dens or troops or patrols are sex-specific. Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) looks right. The title that it is redirected to (Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)) the article that I'm writing this talk page post into looks wrong. This is a condensed duplication from my posts at WP Project Scouting. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 19:55, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a major error, we need to fix it soon. I'd fix it but I don't want to repeat the error (renaming a major article without discussion) that caused the error in the first place. North8000 (talk) 20:16, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I suggest filing a move request per the instructions at WP:RM. I personally doubt that "Scouts BSA" is the WP:COMMONNAME. —BarrelProof (talk) 21:39, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 5 February 2019

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Page moved back to long-standing title per WP:RMUM. Participants are free to make a new RM request with the long-standing title as the status quo. (non-admin closure) --Netoholic @ 19:47, 5 February 2019 (UTC) Netoholic @  19:47, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Scouts BSA → Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) – to get dispute sorted. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:24, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Or move it to Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:25, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Please note that this article has had a longstanding stable title of "Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)" (prior to 24 January 2019). In the absence of a consensus, it should revert to that title. —BarrelProof (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Article Name
Somebody closed the discussion hours after it was opened and moved the article again. So the title is not the name of the program, not descriptive of the program, and in direct conflict with the (correct) body of the article.

The official name of the overall organization is "Boy Scouts of America" (abbreviated "BSA") and it has not changed. The article for that organization is [[Boy Scouts of America". This article is about one of the programs of that organization.

The official name of the BSA program which this article is about has changed to "Scouts BSA". And now it allows girls. So "Boy Scouting" or "Boy Scouts" is no longer the name of that program, nor is it descriptive of the program. So the proposed move is wrong on both counts. So, the current "Scouts BSA" is accurate. I think that "Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)" would also be correct, even clearer, and in line with the previous format of including then name of the organization after the name of the program. North8000 (talk) 19:55, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Feel free to submit an RM following the instructions at Requested moves. But per WP:RMUM, such discussions should be done with the understanding that the long-standing title is the status quo and that any change from that must demonstrate consensus. -- Netoholic @  20:09, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. I personally doubt that "Scouts BSA" is the WP:COMMONNAME, and I suggest that interested parties should review WP:OFFICIALNAME. —BarrelProof (talk) 20:16, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * No, Netoholic, you just closed the discussion hours after it was opened and unilaterally made a controversial move. North8000 (talk) 20:48, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

I am outraged. You do realize that this was proposed and then closed with the move occurring entirely during the time when some of us, including me, were asleep? --Bduke (talk) 21:19, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Let's decide the article name
Let's move past the wild crap that has been happening and have a non-rushed careful discussion on the article name.

My thoughts: The official name of the overall organization is "Boy Scouts of America" (abbreviated "BSA") and it has not changed. The article for that organization is Boy Scouts of America. This article is about one of the programs of that organization. The official name of the BSA program which this article is about has changed to "Scouts BSA". And now it allows girls. So "Boy Scouting" or "Boy Scouts" is no longer the name of that program, nor is it descriptive of the program, and, on both of these points, would be in direct conflict with the (correct) content of the article. So, "Scouts BSA" is accurate. I think that "Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)" would also be correct, even clearer, and in line with the previous format of including the name of the organization after the name of the program.North8000 (talk) 20:54, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I entirely agree. I also agree that "Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)" is the best name. We should have a proper debate that is not shut down quickly. As noted in the paragraph above I have only just woken up here in Australia and I am going to be busy for the rest of the day. Can you go through the formal process? --Bduke (talk) 21:23, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Did you mean a RFC?North8000</b> (talk) 21:48, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

The way to have a "proper debate" on a page name move is to follow the instructions at Requested moves. This creates a listing which will attract the participation of editors outside your WikiProject and who don't follow this page already. -- Netoholic @ 21:41, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * We're having a discussion to decide, we're not at the point of making a move, nor identifying it as a requested move, much less a controversial one. What IS controversial is you closing a discussion only hours after opening and unilaterally making the page move that was under discussion. But lets move past all of that and have a pleasant discussion on the best name for the article. <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 21:47, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * That's not the correct chain of events. Bduke appealed for a move directly on the talk page of a page mover. That page mover moved the page and then created a move discussion proposing to move it back to the old, long-standing title. This is incorrect and out-of-process, per WP:TITLECHANGES and as per WP:RMUM, such undiscussed page moves can be immediately reverted, which I did, making his out-of-process RM proposal above moot. Short version: the guideline is to preserve pages at their long-standing titles until consensus is shown via a properly handled move request. -- Netoholic @  21:56, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not appeal for a move directly on the talk page of a page mover. I merely asked him why he moved it and asked him to explain it in places where it was being discussed. I was as surprised as you when he reverted his move. We need a proper discussion that lasts at least a week. --Bduke (talk) 22:13, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 22:18, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 5 February 2019 (2)
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 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: consensus to move the page to Scouts BSA at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 23:26, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

Boy Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) → ? – Let's discuss this dispute formally here. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 22:58, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * I believe the article should be moved to Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) for the following reasons. Scouts BSA is the new and correct name of the program that the article discusses. The program has fundamentally changed and the name should change with it - if the age group had changed and along with it the program name then this would not be a discussion (IMHO). The name Boy Scouting should no longer be commonly in use, and even if it is still used by some now will fall out of use in the near future, in the same way as other Scouting organizations around the world have dropped Boy from their titles (for example Scouts (The Scout Association)), and boy is now only used erroneously. This is different to the examples in WP:COMMONNAME where widely used shortenings, acronyms, or aliases are in common use - this is a fundamental name change and if anything it is the BSA part that might be commonly dropped, and the program become referred to as simply Scouts. Andy mmu talk 23:40, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Agree with this suggestion and explanation. Geodude86 (talk) 14:04, 12 February 2019 (UTC)


 * My thoughts: The official name of the overall organization is "Boy Scouts of America" (abbreviated "BSA") and it has not changed. The article for that organization is Boy Scouts of America. This article is about one of the programs of that organization.  The official name of the BSA program which this article is about has changed to "Scouts BSA". And now it allows girls.  So "Boy Scouting" or "Boy Scouts" is no longer the name of that program, nor is it descriptive of the program, and, on both of these points, would be in direct conflict with the (correct) content of the article.  So, "Scouts BSA" is accurate.  I think that "Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)" would be best.  .....it has the correct name of the program (Scouts BSA) and further clarifies the distinction between the program name and the organization name by listing both.<b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 02:30, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with both User:Andymmu and User:North8000, and think they have covered the essential points. --Bduke (talk) 05:15, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Move over , which redirects here anyway. "(Boy Scouts of America)" is an unnecessary, and unnatural, disambiguating phrase. Whether "BSA" stands for anything is discussed [//www.quora.com/Is-the-Boy-Scouts-new-name-Scouts-BSA-redundant-or-does-the-S-in-BSA-stand-for-something-other-than-Scouts on this Quora thread]. 94.21.238.64 (talk) 05:38, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * 94.21.238.64 makes a good point. A quick search seems to tell me that the only other articles that addss "(Boy Scouts of America)" to the title are Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) and Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America), There it is essential as many countries have a section called "Cub Scouting" or "Sea Scouting". This is not the case with the article we are discussing here. The article on Venturing is just Venturing. Like that, "Scouts BSA" is unique. I therefore change my opinion and prefer to rename this article simply to Scouts BSA, but either would be better than the current situation. Finally can we please leave this discussion open for a week to allow many others to contribute. --Bduke (talk) 21:20, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Move to Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) or Scouts (BSA) or leave this where it is: It seems highly unlikely that "Scouts BSA" is the WP:COMMONNAME or will persist as such. The WP:OFFICIALNAME doesn't matter. No one will say "I'm in the Scouts BSA." 99% of the people in this program will continue to say "I'm in the Boy Scouts" or "I'm a Boy Scout" (e.g., as contrasted with a "Cub Scout" or "Sea Scout"), or they might possibly be persuaded to shorten that to "I'm a Scout", but none will say "I'm in the Scouts BSA." I strongly suspect that the percentage of female participants in this program is miniscule. (Are any statistics available?) As noted by Andymmu above, "BSA" seems likely not to be part of the WP:COMMONNAME. —BarrelProof (talk) 00:57, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I think that it just started a few days ago. (girls allowed in this particular program) So current numbers are not meaningful.  <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 03:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * There is no reason to suppose that the number of girls will be miniscule. In other countries, such as the UK and Australia where the Scout movement introduced girls into this age group section some years ago the numbers are very large. See the gender section of The Scout Association. --Bduke (talk) 05:36, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Move The name of the article ought to reflect what the BSA is calling the program, not what it's referred to by the public. On their programs page, they name it "Scouts BSA". Any redirect can handle what names the public use. — btphelps (talk to me) (what I've done) 23:04, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but that notion is directly contrary to Wikipedia policy. Per WP:COMMONNAME, we should use the common name used by the public, not the official name. Please see also WP:OFFICIALNAME. —BarrelProof (talk) 19:44, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I suggest you are reading too much into that policy. It also says "inaccurate names for the article subject, as determined in reliable sources, are often avoided even though they may be more frequently used by reliable sources" and that is exactly the case here. The term "Boy Scouting" is the common name, but it is now no longer accurate as girls are admitted to that section. That has only just happened. Usage will change. We should just proceed to decide on a new name by consensus. --Bduke (talk) 21:07, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Fair point (but it is not what the other editor was saying, and "BSA" still harkens back to "Boy Scouts of America" one way or another). —BarrelProof (talk) 23:17, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * There is a problem in the US. In most other countries, the movement for girls is called Girl Guides, so the Boy Scouts have just become Scouts. That is not possible in the USA. I think the Girl Scouts have made that quite clear. So there will be girls in an organisation called the Boy Scouts. We have to live with that, but we should follow what that organisation calls this section. --Bduke (talk) 23:51, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * What would be the trip point for girl membership before the article gets renamed? Numbers would probably not be available until next year. --Eagleinflight (talk) 12:25, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
 * The number of girls in the program is irrelevant to the article title. The title should reflect the name (official or common seems to still be a debate at this point) of the program. We are not suggesting to rename to 'Boy and Girl Scouting' at some arbitrary membership ratio. Geodude86 (talk) 14:01, 12 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Use Scouts BSA, or merge it. "Scouts BSA" is the actual name of the program, and precise enough. The "Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America)" idea is redundant over-disambiguation and bears not resemblance to how we do article titles. "Scouts (BSA)" doesn't either, being a made-up construction, and pseudo-disambiguation (a parenthetical with an obscure acronym in it doesn't disambiguate anything for anyone but insiders to the topic). The current title is absurdly redundant.  "Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)" is another made-up construction.  However, looking at the content of this and of Boy Scouts of America, this article is clearly superfluous and can safely merge back into the main article, as its content is pretty much what the bulk of the material in the BSA article is; the BSA article just also has summary coverage of some other branches like the Cub Scouts.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  01:37, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Move to Scouts BSA. It avoids having to use any parenthetical disambiguation in addition to being the official name. Rreagan007 (talk) 02:40, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Move to Scouts BSA. This is the new name of the Boy Scouting division of the Boy Scouts of America. The BSA is not changing their name, only the Boy Scout program. As I understand it, the disambiguation of (Boy Scouts of America) was only needed because the terms Boy Scout or Boy Scouting is used by many other Scout organizations, but it is no longer needed; for example Venturing and Varsity Scouting are unique to the BSA so they did not need the title disambiguation  of (Boy Scouts of America). --Eagleinflight (talk) 16:38, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * This is sound reasoning also that the parenthetical disambiguation is not needed. Geodude86 (talk) 14:04, 12 February 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. <b style="color:red">Please do not modify it.</b> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Venture patrol
Venture patrol is gone. If anyone is using it, it's not official and only anecdotal. --Eagleinflight (talk) 21:22, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * No comments? --Eagleinflight (talk) 21:27, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Venture patrol is optional, not all Troops have one. A Venture patrol in a troop is for Scouts 13 to 17 years old. These troop members have the maturity and experience to take part in more challenging high-adventure outings. As it is optional, it is not on the page, as there are many optional BSA Programs. Telecine Guy (talk) 01:14, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Not to be confused with Venturing. <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 17:27, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The Venture patrol is gone. It is no longer in the Scouts BSA Handbook nor the Scoutmaster's Handbook. The insignia is no longer in the Insignia Guide nor available in the shops. --Eagleinflight (talk) 00:30, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Updating links and primary sources
Now that the naming discussion seems to be resolved(?) it seems that the majority of the references on the page are 10 years old or more. Some more recent images would be beneficial also. Geodude86 (talk) 01:03, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

How could the Scout rule "always leave the campground better than you found it" be worked into the article?
Even other areas (e.g. Scrum refer to the Boy Scout rule - see Technical debt). However, under the Scouts BSA page I don't find this. Thanks to anyone trying to weave this in. Bernburgerin (talk) 05:02, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Somewhere I reverted this addition, but I think there is probably a way to appropriately put it in.  Any wording that implies that it is on the official 2-item official short list (the scout slogan and scout law) is wrong / unsourcable.  This is merely one of dozens of slogans, statements/re-statemets of scout principles & training etc promulated in Scouts BSA. <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 13:49, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

History
This article is missing a history section. There are scattered historical comments, but that is inadequate. Kdammers (talk) 23:22, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * IMO for their early years, this program and Boy Scouts of America (the organization which it is a program of) were in essence one and the same and so the Boy Scouts of America's history is Scouts BSA. Not sure where that leaves us on the question.  <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 13:48, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll put something in to that effect. <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 17:52, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Keep scope in mind
This isn't an /the article about the Boy Scouts of America this is an article about a mere program within the BSA. Plans and expectations should keep that in mind.

Regarding history, since it started out as the sole program of the BSA, early history would be a duplication of that of the BSA. The "changes" to that status are not changes to the topic of this article, they are creation of other programs within the BSA while this / the original program continued. Sincerely, <b style="color: #0000cc;">North8000</b> (talk) 13:08, 23 October 2020 (UTC)