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Requirement

7.0.4.12. A checklist or form may never stand in for those words

Required May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "What is the technology being used for?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Requirements to show, tell, discuss, explain or demonstrate must not be substituted with checklists or forms under any circumstances. The topic says so twice, and cites 5.0.8.0 when it does.

Warning. Under any circumstances: the Guide's own phrase, in a topic that is otherwise full of "should" and "preferred". A form that a Scout fills in cannot stand in for showing, telling, discussing, explaining or demonstrating, no matter how detailed it is or how many Scouts are waiting.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.12 · As discussed in 5.0.8.0, requirements to show, tell, discuss, explain, or demonstrate must not be substituted with checklists or forms under any circumstances.
  2. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 5.0.8.0 · The topic 7.0.4.12 cites when it states the rule, and where the three definitions it depends on are given.

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