[Ansteorra] Cookies and merit badges

[Jean Paul de Sens]

On 5/23/06, Chris Backus <cebackus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  "Merit badges" like "cookies" was always one way I heard aspects of our
> current award system negatively described.  I didn't think JP meant literal
> merit badges, although I also was an Eagle Scout, but rather the aspect of
> SCA awards collected like merit badges.l
>
> I thought the conversation turning to kids was good, because conversation
> can spur new, semi-related ideas, but I didn't want it to only become about
> a youth award system, because I think the adult aspect of our award system
> is also very interesting.
>
> Hawkins
>

Hawkins, I was more searching for the reason *why *applying the label of
"merit badge" system would be construed as a negative thing, if you
understand what I mean.  I.e., what is it about the merit badge system that
makes it available to be used as a derogatory descriptor.

Some answers to that have arrived, although I'd certainly be willing to see
more.

JP
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