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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. Participants agree the topic meets WP:GNG. No prejudice against initiating a merge discussion. asilvering (talk) 03:26, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First Class Scout (Boy Scouts of America)

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Individual articles for each rank make the Ranks in Scouts BSA page obsolete. Additionally, first class, unlike Eagle, has objectively not received significant coverage from sources other than Scouting America. In fact, the only sources for the article are the scout handbook and the rank requirements. While it meets notability, all information is covered in the Ranks in Scouts BSA page. Etaylor128 (talk) 23:40, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Awards and Scouting. Shellwood (talk) 00:35, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
merge to Ranks in Scouts BSA as this is barely longer than the corresponding section. Mangoe (talk) 01:11, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree, any additional information from this page can be merged into Ranks in Scouts BSA. Yes, the ranks meet GNG, and yes, first class is the highest of the first four ranks. But while each rank is notable, there isn’t sufficient information for them to each warrant separate articles (with the exception of Eagle, which has a uniquely detailed history and information). Etaylor128 (talk) 19:24, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: mostly because I contest ETaylor's claim about significant coverage. All of the Boy Scout ranks comfortably pass GNG. And if you keep just two, after Eagle, the second one should be First Class, as Tenderfoot and Second Class build to First Class, while Star and Life build to Eagle. _pbp 01:43, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per Purplebackpack89 (saw the notice on their talk page), meets GNG, and the notability of the topic. All American scouts are aware of this rank, and this long-term stand-alone page serves the topic well. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:06, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree it is well known within scouting, but a brief history and significance section does not justify a separate article. I also agree that if any rank deserves a separate page it is First Class. But it is the only Scouting America rank (other than the highest in each program) with its own page. It seems the excellent contributions that have been made would be better placed in the Ranks in Scouts BSA article. Etaylor128 (talk) 18:20, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.