Scout Code

Tags: #hobby

Inspirations: Geek Code, Goth Code, LEGO Code

• Version 1.4
  • Specification (canonical, Dutch , 2000-08-29, archived)
  • Decoder (archived)

Referenced from:

• At least 80 signature codes
• Goth.Code Homepage (archived)
• Robin Powell's Code List

Scout Code is written for the Dutch scouting mailing list Scouts-NL. There is no known English translation.

The automated translation alludes to it being created as a joke:

I came up with the ScoutCode after an April Fool’s joke on SCOUTS-NL, namely that the mailing list would be moderated. In addition, you would have to take a test and you would have to include the score of that test in your .signature. Based on this score, you would then be allowed to participate in certain discussions. All of this would be necessary to raise the level of the list and prevent insults. Such measures can of course only result in a storm of reactions… And that is exactly what happened.