merge as per wikipedia talk wikiproject scouting rulesstandards our intent is not to delete anyone's work or to minimize the importance of any article that already exists on the wikipedia instead our goal is to tighten the information to make it more relevant and useful for the general wikipedian this article will be absorbed in its entirety to the larger state scouting article the newer article will encompass oa lodges councils early nonbsa scouting organizations like campfire or woodcraft girl scouting where applicable and other ideas as they come up