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[edit] Free Party, Squat Party and Rave

These three overlap and I think they need to be joined in some way, any suggestions? -- rex the first Dec 19, 2005 (GMT)

The new merged version is much better - my only minor issue is that the term "rave" to denote a free party (or a less regulated event in a club) is still used amongst older people in the UK (in their mid 20s-30s) and many other who attend the more "underground" events.

Clubbing is seen as a somewhat more commercialised activity with more of a "bling culture" (fashion/jewellery), more posing/attempts to pull and (in some cases) more violence!

This usage of language may of course be different in other countries... General Lighting 21:17, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I think in general a good job, well done Funjiman brown

[edit] NPOV

Too many things to detail, will mention only one..

In the 'Law (in the UK) and Police response' section the following sentance - 'It also was introduced to kill a popular youth movement that was taking many drinkers out of town centres drinking on taxable alcohol and into fields to take drugs.' is definatley npov, many others and not the time to edit myself.

I have removed the POV I can find and removed the tag, will be happy to remove more if you suggest, also please sign your comments on talk pages. Rex the first 20:10, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] editing

nice work! i also see some stuff to edit here, will come back soon, currently im busy on the teknival page and will use this page as one of my templates Mujinga 00:47, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Laws on parties outside the UK

A request for help: I only know about the laws inside the UK if anybody knows about other countries laws please help!

Rex the first talk | contribs 23:46, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Description as a "rave" still current

Where I live, in Norfolk, UK, a free party is called a rave, amongst people in their late teens and early twenties. Perhaps the suggestion that it is called a "rave" less and less is erroneous? It hasn't been cited. 84.68.201.70 22:38, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

  • My associates and I still allege to be "going to a rave" when our nocturnal festivities involves such legally dubious publically hedonistic pursuits. As such I second the above query... Jdcooper (talk) 18:19, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Two things

Two brief things:

  1. At a free party recently, which was charging, the police turned up around half past three and told the organisers that the free party could continue, so long as they weren't charging. Does anybody know how that fits into the law? Is charging something that only licensed mash-ups, sorry "night-clubs" are allowed to do? Or were the police just trying to find some way to impose some kind of policial authority on the proceedings?
  1. Secondly more of an anecdote than anything related to editing the article: The following is stated proudly: Parties become autonomous zones, with self policing and control being established by all attendance. If people make trouble calling the police is not an option so sometimes the music is stopped and the trouble makers are simply told by all the party goers to leave. Well the weekend before last a group of about seven "trouble makers", after being told to leave the premises, waited outside and beat the living shit out of me and my mate, who happened to be the next people leaving. No particular point to that, but share a quibble, share a laugh, eh? Jdcooper (talk) 18:25, 28 March 2008 (UTC)