User talk:Francis.conroy

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Dragon Skin

Sorry but you can not add what is essentially an article to a page like this one, that is actually a disambiguation page. I have moved it below, changing the level of headers so they are below this section. This gives you and all of us time to think about what to do with it. It would have quickly been just deleted from the disambiguation page.

OK, what can be done with it? Most of the content is actually not written in an encyclopedic style, but something about it could probably be added to Scouting in New South Wales. You do not say "We ..". You do not say "To find out .." or use points of view such a "fantastic. You have to use a neutral point of view. I also suggest you look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting and its sub pages to see how we approach articles on Scouting in wikipedia.

Dragonskin

Dragon Skin is the premier event for Venturers in NSW. We welcome Venturers (and school groups) from all over NSW and Australia to participate in a long weekend of fun, interaction and fellowship. To find out more about this fantastic event please take time to explore the official dragonskin website[1].

History of dragonskin

The idea of Dragon Skin was first conceived back in 1983 when Chris Holcroft, newly arrived from Victoria, approached Graham Roberts (AAC Venturers, St George Area) and the VL from 1st Narwee about the possibility of running an event similar to Hoadley Hide. Hoadley Hide had been running successfully for many years in Victoria over the Easter weekend. It was felt that NSW Venturing was ready for a Hoadley Hide look-alike - so the new event was born, but it still lacked a name.

A committee was formed to run the event, the first committee consisted of Graham, the Narwee VL, Russell Field (DVL Bambara District), Malcolm Wilson (Branch Commissioner, Venturers) and Iris Parr. The first item was to name the newly formed event, after much discussion "Dragon Skin" was agreed upon. The Dragon was the symbol of St George Area and the skin a reference to the Hoadley Hide concept.

The first Dragon Skin was held at Wallaroo State Forest and was attended by 350 Venturers from across the State, the eventual winners being 2nd St Ives ably lead by Richie Sim.

Since its humble beginnings Dragon Skin has become Scouting's largest annual Venturer event in Australia with numbers peaking at 1400 venturers during the early 1990s. Dragon Skin is now attended by teams of Venturers and Ranger Guides from NSW, ACT and Queensland, it has also attracted individual Venturers from Western Australia and New Zealand.

Dragon Skin is now held annually in a State Forest within two or three hours of Sydney and attracts about 850 Venturers and 700 Rovers/Leaders, it is now entrenched in the Venturer yearly program with Venturers striving to win the coveted "Dragon Skin Award". In 2004, the 21st Dragon Skin, Fred Longley, a long time ardent supporter of Dragon Skin, presented the magnificent perpetual Trophy, a large forged steel Dragon mounted on a board. This trophy is presented to the winner each year by the winning team form the previous year.

An attempt at rewriting it

Dragon Skin is an event for Venturers in NSW, that has run since 1983 when the first Dragon Skin was held at Wallaroo State Forest. The concept is based on Hoadley Hide, an event for Venturers run in Victoria. It has become Scouting's largest annual Venturer event (need reference for this claim or delete it) in Australia with numbers peaking at 1400 venturers during the early 1990s. Dragon Skin is now held annually in a State Forest close to Sydney and is attended by teams of Venturers and Ranger Guides from NSW, ACT and Queensland, and it has also attracted individual Venturers from Western Australia and New Zealand.

OK, that is about it. That is really all that should be included in Scouting in New South Wales, but it needs a reference for all of it, plus specifically for the claim that it is the largest event. Take a look at the link for Hoadley Hide and see how this was added to Scouting in Victoria after it was originally proposed as an article. Take care, --Bduke (talk) 04:42, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]