Talk:List of Eagle Scouts

message: This page's name is vague. Upon seeing it, my first thought was "Is this going to list every Eagle Scout ever?" Suggest renaming to "List of Well-Known Eagle Scouts"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.107.74.186 (talk) 16:55, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page's name is confusing 

message: I checked the ref, it does say he made Eagle in 1946, specifically Sep 26. Not likely. He would have been just shy of 11 years old. My money is on the ref having a typo in the year. A year around 1949-1950 is more likely.  PumpkinSky talk 22:40, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: And in 1946 the joining age for Boy Scouts was 12 (it dropped to 11 in 1949). Duke was presented DESA in 1975 which requires 25 years of service, so the latest would have been 1950. --Eagleinflight (talk) 23:47, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Charles Duke - Eagle date

message: The article on John Hersey says he was the first Eagle Scout for his troop in Briarcliff Manor, New York.  The article for Briarcliff Manor also makes the same claim and says he was with Troop 1, but neither article cites sources that verify the claims.
Troop 18 in Briarcliff claims he was their first Eagle Scout, but that is not a reliable source.
Mysticstamps.com has a bio on John Hersey that repeats the claim that he was the first Eagle Scout for his troop, but the John Hersey bio provided by the US Postal Service on the occasion of their issuing a stamp in his honor in 2008, makes no mention of him being a Scout, much less and Eagle Scout.  So, I am not sure we can trust the Mysticstamps.com bio.
I am looking for help to see if anyone else can dig up a reliable source to verify that he was an Eagle Scout.  – Archer1234 (talk) 02:09, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Hersey 

message: The section "Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout" needs reliable sources.  The blog post does not demonstrate that the people are not Eagle Scouts AND are incorrectly regarded as Eagle Scouts.  The "Letter to Randall Everett" is unverifiable.  GoingBatty (talk) 17:15, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: *I cleaned up the section. The problem as I see it is that we are revisiting discussions made years ago. The number of men we are talking about is limited. Perhaps as an an example of the butterfly effect, this section may have eliminated some of the confusion over the years. --evrik (talk) 15:55, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrectly regarded as an Eagle Scout 

message: You've been around a while so I won't template you. The list article has no requirement about the contents of the person's article. For that reason there are numerous entries that have no such content in the person's article. The only requirement is a reliable source that the person is/was an Eagle Scout. Instead of edit warring and making up your own rules for the article, take this to the talk page and get consensus for that missing requirement. Thank you. Sundayclose (talk) 01:37, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Though I agree with you, I've taken the liberty of adding a mention of Glaiel earning his Eagle Scout to his own page, so everyone wins. BOTTO (T•C) 17:14, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks, and I'm fine with that. But there is nowhere on Wikipedia stating that there is such a requirement. Sundayclose (talk) 17:32, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

text: *  Does anyone remember? --evrik (talk) 20:29, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

text: *:@Evrik: I see Talk:List of Eagle Scouts/Criteria and Template:Editnotices/Page/List of Eagle Scouts both say that having an article shows notability is a requirement for inclusion.  However, neither of these state that the article must identify the person as an Eagle Scout. GoingBatty (talk) 20:48, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

text: I was an Eagle scout in Troop 6 Andrew Jackson Council St Peter's Catholic church sponsored Jackson, Mississippi.  I was one of the youngest 1960. I am Roger Dail Downing. I'm new to this site. How do I post my name? My hero, Neil Armstrong, it's a honor to be on any list with him. Didn't realize until my law suit with the scouts and Catholics church didn't know there was a list. Rogerdowning (talk) 09:18, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless you are Notable, you will not be able to be on this list. If you want a list of eagle scouts in general, you're out of luck. If I recall correctly, BSA does not provide lists of eagle scouts. Thanks. LOLHWAT (talk) 16:06, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eagle scouts 

message: I am Roger Dail Downing troop 6 Andrew Jackson Council Jackson Mississippi sponsored by the Catholic church 1960. How do I post my name on list? Rogerdowning (talk) 09:21, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You don't. We only want notable people on lists like this. — Trey Maturin™ 10:00, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: And by notable, that means you have a Wikipedia article. Sundayclose (talk) 12:54, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  New to site How do I post my name?