Template talk:Merit Badge Infobox

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Citizenship in the Community
Eagle-required
Field of study:	Personal development
Advancement ID:	002
Created:	1952
Status:	Active
Effective date of the current requirements (shown on this page):	1 January, 2005
Previous requirements:	1 January, 1995
Latest phamplet:	2005
Click here for help with any of these terms, or "Which requirements should I use?"

Sorry about this. I was sort of attempting to make a standard infobox for Merit Badges, but I'm kind of failing.Epmatsw 16:59, June 17, 2007 (EDT)

Okay, Swim4lyfe, Epmatsw, et al...

• Let me know what you think that could make this better. (I know you can.)
• The Status could be: Active, Discontinued, or Renamed (from, not to)
  • The difference is (well, used to be), you couldn't earn the same Merit Badge NUMBER(!) twice, regardless of it's name, or revision date, or whatever. If a Merit Badge is re-written -and- the number changes, you could earn them both. However, if the numbers were different, you could earn them both. E.g., Atomic Energy was re-written and renamed to Nuclear Science; but, the number (BSA Advancement ID) remained the same... In such instances, you could only earn one of the two, but not both. This used to be a problem; but, with all the Merit Badge changes over the last few years, it's no longer an issue. (I might have gotten this backwards; but, you get the idea.) --RWSmith (Sysop), 06:27, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

I can clarify that- you cannot earn the same merit badge number- only merit badges of different numbers, including Atomic Energy/Nuclear Science and Firemanship/Fire Safety. However, discontinued merit badges with different numbers may still be earned. Also- merit badges that were pre-1987 (I think) and do not have assigned numbers may also be earned, regardless of reason of discontinuation. Swim4lyfe 19:52, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

Eagle-required

Will be automatically included in the silver template (only), so we won't have to worry about it. --RWSmith (Sysop), 06:40, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

Blank fields

I was hoping we could add parser functions so we could blank out (completely hide) unused fields, which would be great for discontinued Merit Badges, or new Merit Badges, or renamed... yada, yada. --RWSmith (Sysop), 06:27, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

What are parser functions? Swim4lyfe 19:54, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

Previous requirements

Clicking on the link will take the user to a subpage where the previous requirements can be located. --RWSmith (Sysop), 06:35, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

The help link

Will take the User to a help page that explains the terms and when/how to use which set of requirements. --RWSmith (Sysop), 06:35, September 6, 2007 (EDT)

More ideas???

• I'm currently in the process of drafting a resource page that includes every discontinued merit badge in existence, including the ones from 1910. I'll post a link in my userpage when I'm done. Swim4lyfe 19:56, September 6, 2007 (EDT)
• Also- concerning the template, how about adding a "discontinued" date as well for the discontinued badges? I can work on that template this weekend.

List of Merit Badges (by field)

NOTE: This is a draft... I (somebody) still need(s) to strip out the ALL-CAPS and put double brackets around the Merit Badges.

AGRIBUSINESS 

ANIMAL SCIENCE, FARM MECHANICS

ARTS and CRAFTS 

ART, BASKETRY, BUGLING, LEATHERWORK, METALWORK, MUSIC, POTTERY, SCULPTURE, WOOD CARVING

BUSINESS and INDUSTRY 

AMERICAN BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PULP and PAPER, SALESMANSHIP, TEXTILE

CONSERVATION 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, FISH and WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, SOIL and WATER CONSERVATION

HOBBIES 

BACKPACKING, CAMPING, COIN COLLECTING, COLLECTIONS, COOKING, DOG CARE, GARDENING, HIKING, HOME REPAIRS, INDIAN LORE, MODEL DESIGN and BUILDING, PETS, PIONEERING, RADIO, ROWING, STAMP COLLECTING

NATURAL SCIENCE 

ARCHAEOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, BIRD STUDY, GEOLOGY, INSECT STUDY, MAMMAL STUDY, NATURE, OCEANOGRAPHY, REPTILE and AMPHIBIAN STUDY, WEATHER

COMMUNICATIONS 

CINEMATOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM, PHOTOGRAPHY, THEATER

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 

AMERICAN CULTURES, AMERICAN HERITAGE, CITIZENSHIP in the COMMUNITY, CITIZENSHIP in the NATION, CITIZENSHIP in the WORLD, COMMUNICATIONS, DISABILITIES AWARENESS, FAMILY LIFE, GENEALOGY, PERSONAL FITNESS, PERSONAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SPEAKING, READING, SCHOLARSHIP, TRAFFIC SAFETY, WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

PHYSICAL SCIENCE 

CHEMISTRY, COMPUTERS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS, ENERGY, NUCLEAR SCIENCE (formerly ATOMIC ENERGY), SPACE EXPLORATION

PROFESSIONS 

ARCHITECTURE, DENTISTRY, ENGINEERING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, LAW, MEDICINE, SURVEYING, VETERINARY MEDICINE

PUBLIC SERVICE 

CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FINGERPRINTING, FIRE SAFETY, FIRST AID, LIFESAVING, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY

SPORTS 

ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, CANOEING, CLIMBING, CYCLING, FISHING, FLY FISHING, GOLF, HORSEMANSHIP, MOTORBOATING, ORIENTEERING, RIFLE SHOOTING, SHOTGUN SHOOTING, SKATING, SMALL-BOAT SAILING, SNOW SPORTS, SPORTS, SWIMMING, WATERSKIING, WHITEWATER

TRADES 

AMERICAN LABOR, AUTO MECHANICS, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, DRAFTING, GRAPHIC ARTS, PAINTING, PLUMBING, WOODWORK

TRANSPORTATION 

AVIATION, RAILROADING, TRUCK TRANSPORTATION