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is_the_motion) wrote2020-12-31 09:29 pm
is_the_motion) wrote2020-12-31 09:29 pm
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Bonnie's Badge Book
For requests for me to make badges see Badge Suggestion Post
How do I set up a merit badge?
Any pup who fits in the 'Joining in' criteria can set a badge as follows:
1. Decide what the badge is for:
- Badges must comply with the rules of the bar, the rules of the Scouts (have fun, don't get hurt, don't be an asshole), and be something the badge setter is capable of doing themselves.
- They absolutely can be a pisstake/taken advantage of within the above guidelines but should not target a specific individual. For example the 'Making Autor Blush' badge was suggested in chat, but for the sake of Autor's sanity, a 'Making People Blush' badge might be more fair!
- Badges should be able to be completed without being put in physical danger (e.g. the Saving Christmas Badge can also be awarded for healers, investigators, etc). Scouts are expected to risk assess all activities (see below).
2. Check in this post if it's been done (similar is fine, just name it differently)
3. Each badge must have at least one clause/task to complete. You can make multiple levels of the badge if you desire. (e.g. Saving Christmas once, Saving Christmas twice).
4. Make a picture of your badge. IC the badges are fabric (sew-on patches) about an inch wide and are a coloured circle with a small picture inside.
I've done mine with a blue circle on the outside, using powerpoint circles (denim texture outside, canvas inside) but do them different/more technical/less technical if you like. If you want to do levels (usually done in roman numerals), or other text, I've used Berlin Sans FB as the font if you want to match. Try and make them icon size if possible.
5. Put your badge and instructions in this post.
6. To complete a badge IC you must present what you did to a leader. You can then collect your badge from Bar. You can not cheat IC, unless you are working for the Badge Forgery Badge. If you are not able to find one of us to present to IC, let one of us know and we can handwave.
IC you sew your badges on the arm/front of your hoodie.
Side note 1: Leaders will not police the content of badges unless there is a good reason e.g. someone is getting harassed/hurt/being a pain in the arse.
Side note 2: Pups under the age of 11 are expected to be supervised for an adult. Particularly Harmless Badges = should be suitable for supervised under 11 year olds. Tiny Person Badges = aimed at kids too young to do the regular badges.
Side note 3: Setting a badge does not obligate you to teach it.
Side note 4: Ideally badges should not be awarded retrospectively unless there is a good reason (e.g. an event only happens yearly or the task involved is huge). If you want your badge to be awardable for retrospective activities please state how far back.
How do I set up a merit badge?
Any pup who fits in the 'Joining in' criteria can set a badge as follows:
1. Decide what the badge is for:
- Badges must comply with the rules of the bar, the rules of the Scouts (have fun, don't get hurt, don't be an asshole), and be something the badge setter is capable of doing themselves.
- They absolutely can be a pisstake/taken advantage of within the above guidelines but should not target a specific individual. For example the 'Making Autor Blush' badge was suggested in chat, but for the sake of Autor's sanity, a 'Making People Blush' badge might be more fair!
- Badges should be able to be completed without being put in physical danger (e.g. the Saving Christmas Badge can also be awarded for healers, investigators, etc). Scouts are expected to risk assess all activities (see below).
2. Check in this post if it's been done (similar is fine, just name it differently)
3. Each badge must have at least one clause/task to complete. You can make multiple levels of the badge if you desire. (e.g. Saving Christmas once, Saving Christmas twice).
4. Make a picture of your badge. IC the badges are fabric (sew-on patches) about an inch wide and are a coloured circle with a small picture inside.
I've done mine with a blue circle on the outside, using powerpoint circles (denim texture outside, canvas inside) but do them different/more technical/less technical if you like. If you want to do levels (usually done in roman numerals), or other text, I've used Berlin Sans FB as the font if you want to match. Try and make them icon size if possible.
5. Put your badge and instructions in this post.
6. To complete a badge IC you must present what you did to a leader. You can then collect your badge from Bar. You can not cheat IC, unless you are working for the Badge Forgery Badge. If you are not able to find one of us to present to IC, let one of us know and we can handwave.
IC you sew your badges on the arm/front of your hoodie.
Side note 1: Leaders will not police the content of badges unless there is a good reason e.g. someone is getting harassed/hurt/being a pain in the arse.
Side note 2: Pups under the age of 11 are expected to be supervised for an adult. Particularly Harmless Badges = should be suitable for supervised under 11 year olds. Tiny Person Badges = aimed at kids too young to do the regular badges.
Side note 3: Setting a badge does not obligate you to teach it.
Side note 4: Ideally badges should not be awarded retrospectively unless there is a good reason (e.g. an event only happens yearly or the task involved is huge). If you want your badge to be awardable for retrospective activities please state how far back.
Photography (tiny people)/ Photography
If you do not have access to a camera, Bonnie has a Polaroid and Guppy has a digital camera you can carefully borrow.
Photography (tiny people) (left)
Tiny people are not defined by a specific age but include toddlers/children/people for whom even the Particularly Harmless badges are probably too hard.
1. Learn how to take a photograph. This can be with a film camera, polaroid, digital, smart phone, iconograph, etc.
2. Take a picture of an animal, a friend, and an object (make sure you ask first!)
3. Either help arrange your photos in an album with your grown up, or help decorate a photo frame to put one in.
Photography
(Particularly Harmless)
1. Learn how to load, unload and take pictures with the camera of your choice. This can be with a film camera, polaroid, digital, smart phone, iconograph, etc.
2. Learn how your pictures are developed (you do not necessarily have to be able to do it yourself but you will need some way to get your pictures developed).
3. Take at least 20 photographs (please do not take photos of people/their things/their pets without their permission).
4. Arrange some photos on a theme in an album or scrap book OR Construct a photo frame to display a photo (See also Woodwork Level 1).
Photowrecker
Photowrecker
Produce four photographs from the following categories. You cannot use the same category twice.
1. A very serious picture that has been Photobombed
2. A photo containing at least three people pulling a silly face.
3. A super-artistic photograph of something incredibly inane and pointless, done either with a fancy lens or effect, or in black and white.
4. An amusing and well-photoshopped or digitally modified photo
5. An album of 'holiday photos' for a holiday you never went on, which you must have tested on an unsuspecting victim.
6. A photograph which is completely out of focus.
7. A photograph with your thumb or finger in front of the main item you were photographing.
8. An amusing animal picture with a caption.
Photography (Composition)
(Particularly Harmless)
You must have permission from people before you photograph them, their objects or their animals.
1. Be able to use all the settings on your camera effectively and know what they are for. Know how to use any zoom or alternate lenses that come with your camera.
2. Learn how to take effective photos from three or more of the following categories:
- People/Portrait
- Animals
- Landscapes
- Still life
- Plants/flowers
- Close-up
- Vintage
- High-speed
- Underwater
- Cloudscape
- Any other appropriate genre
3. EITHER
Make a short newspaper using one or more of your photos. You may like to do this with a friend.
OR
Arrange at least one photo from each of your three genres in a scrap book, album, or a photo frame you have constructed (see Woodwork Level 1.
Portrait Photographer (Easter Special Edition)
This badge is awarded for participation in the Easter Hat Photography Challenge.