Talk:White Party

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[edit] Initial Creation

There wasn't anything on the white party on Wikipedia, not that I could find, so I felt I should put atleast something up. Please contribute! --Augur 06:11, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cocaine

This is a generic term I've heard used many times for cocaine centric parties of diverse participant and venue. Am I free off base? Please try not take offense if so inclined, I've seen my share of attack as an outspoken participant in rave culture over the years. ∴ here…♠ 09:32, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

I've heard the same thing regarding cocaine. Also, I'm removing "but black people still think its racism" because he most definitely did NOT say that.

[edit] Florida or Palm Springs?

This is very confusing. The White Party that I am familiar with (I have not gone, but friends have) is in Palm Springs, California in April. This is a huge event that has been going for more than 15 years, and is the one mentioned in the Circuit party article. Some media coverage includes [1]. I think the article should be rewritten to give it at least equal, if not greater, prominence. MCB 17:01, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

I just finished watching the documentary "When Boys Fly" It's definitely the Miami White Party (not Palm Springs). There's no beach in Palm Springs.--Socal951 (talk) 07:18, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

It looks like you're correct and IMDB is wrong! I've fixed the article and added some confirming sources ([2] and the film's credits [3]). Thanks for posting this. --MCB (talk) 07:46, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I've done some cleanup, attempting to show that the article is about more than one party. The article cites absolutely no sources. Otto4711 (talk) 23:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Otto. There were in fact sources, but they were removed by an anon IP editor. I have restored them. You might want to take a look at the section below; there have been some disruptive edits since your contributions and I'll like to keep the article on track. Best, MCB (talk) 21:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lead paragraph, LGBT portal, and disruptive edits

This article has been the subject of several disruptive edits by anon IPs (possibly sockpuppets, not clear; both have edited the same set of articles, including Posh, Chic (style), and this one, in very similar manners and with identical edit summaries). This has included:

  • Removal of sources and footnotes (this series of edits over a short period removed a number of citations).
  • Elimination of the lead paragraph which introduces the article. This article is about all the White Parties in various cities in North America, not just the Miami party. The anon edits have changed the lead to list only the Miami party.
  • Removal of the {{LGBT}} infobox, with the edit summary "stop turning this into a gay pride article". In Category:LGBT events in the United States, many or most of the articles contain either the {{LGBT}} infobox or the {{portal}} template, which is appropriate for LGBT culture events. The user appears to be unclear about the difference beween categories and infoboxes/portals.
  • Misleading edit summaries including "Grammer [sic] Corrections" for a major rewrite (here).

None of these edits have been discussed here on the Talk page. Before resorting to dispute resolution or administrative action, I'd like to see a discussion here. --MCB (talk) 20:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC)