Talk:BASEketball

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Contents 1 Rules 2 Move page 3 Cut list of psych-outs 4 This article is horseshit 5 Pruning 6 Facts about the actual movie 7 Important plot point being skipped over

[edit] Rules

We need a section here on the rules - any takers?2toise 12:09, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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i got like 4 copies in text files, and the script. i don't know how to use this wiki stuff but i can send them to you if you want to post them, theblindburito@gmail.com

[edit] Move page

In the movie, it is referred to as BASEketball, not Baseketball. Should we move it to BASEketball? —Frecklefoot 22:04, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Well, I see that BASEketball redirects to this article, though I think it should be the other way around. I know it looks unusual, but BASEketball is the way it is used in the movie. — Frecklefoot | Talk 19:26, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)

Yes exactly. The movie is not Baseketball, it's BASEketball. We should move it. Krazykillaz 8 July 2005 02:37 (UTC)

Done Like Dinner --Ballchef 13:15, 13 August 2005 (UTC)--

[edit] Cut list of psych-outs

Also done like dinner. a preview is listed in the article, and the full list can be found here --Ballchef 13:34, 13 August 2005 (UTC)--

[edit] This article is horseshit

90% of this crap devoted to the rules of a fictional sport, 10% devoted to actual facts about the movie? I nominate this article for a "Why Wikipedia will never be mainstream" award. 68.88.65.234 20:14, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I bought this DVD for one reason: The cameo appearance of Dale Earnhardt. I like Matt and Trey, and watch South Park, but this is the reason I bought the movie. One of Dale Earnhardt's few appearances outside of Nascar. Kf4mgz 04:52, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Sadly, I must agree. This article suffers from a bad case of WP:PEACOCK and WP:CRUFT. It also fails to mention perhaps the most notable fact about this movie, that it was a critical and box-office flop. Not having seen the movie myself I don't think I'm qualified to edit the article much, and I certainly am not about to waste my life on this movie. NTK 02:50, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Holy crap, talk about pessimism! I rewrote a decent plot coverage and then came to the talk page to read the comments. You know, it's much easier to be a critic than a creator. Cburnett 19:13, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

David: Im from germany and we play this so-called „fictional“ sport since 2001. We play it every warm day in summer and every not to cold winterday. We also have are own nonofficial BASEketball cup. Ist just great fun and for all players this article is wonderful. p.s.: best movie ever made!

If the game is played, then perhaps it should be given its own article, while this article concentrates on the movie. Jztinfinity 23:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pruning

I pruned a lot of the article, agreeing with the sentiments by the unsigned IP address above ("This article is horseshit"). It was entirely too long for a sport created pretty much as a plot device in a not-particularly-successful movie. Oh yeah, it was mostly unsourced, also. Thunderbunny 08:16, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Facts about the actual movie

Was it a success in theaters? Budget? Earnings? I agree with the comments made above... - 149.152.23.23 19:08, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Important plot point being skipped over

I think it's worth mentioning that, within the sphere of the film, a sports career is the basic equivalent as a high-paying business career, due to the level of payment being so great. i.e. the yuppie jerks at the party, instead of, say, getting MBAs, are all going into sports. This is important because it gives a better sense of just how corrupted sports has become, that people see it only as a money-making career, not a pastime they enjoy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.118.95.131 (talk) 16:57, 16 April 2008 (UTC)