The name game

[packsaddle]

AvidSM, But they ARE North Americans if they call it home. Also the Canadians, Mexicans, and most of those living in the Central American countries. But what's in a name, anyway?

[Oak Tree]

I'm with Eamonn and jblake47. I find it rude to constantly point out errors in others' terminology - especially new posters who are asking questions about some other aspect of the program.

 

If BSA didn't want people to confuse Venture and Venturing, they should have given them different names. The idea that they would use almost identical terms and expect people not to interchange them is completely impractical.

 

I used to see this behavior a lot more on the forum, where anyone who posted a question had a fairly good chance of being corrected on something they were doing. It seemed like a 'blame the victim' or at least a 'blame the one posting the question' game. It seems like this isn't as prevalent now, and that's a good thing, but I do think the Venture/Venturing corrections are an example of it and I think it would be kinder and more courteous to have less.

 

This happens less in smaller, more informal groups, but such are the hazards of an internet forum.

 

Oak Tree