Talk:Squat party

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)


 * I'd agree, but not merged: a Squat Party is more exact type of free party, in it's own way these three are very close but they have every right to be separate, it's about venues, a Free Party could be anywhere, in the forest, a quarry, a warehouse, or a squat, but may not expect more than a couple of hundred people along, whereas a Rave one would expect to be held indoors, and attract many more people than either a squat party or a weekend's Free Party, as they are frequently better (more indiscriminatly?) advertised.-- Kidoblivious, OK I'm anon, but its me.


 * Perhaps as a compromise Free Party and Squat Party should be merged to form one article ; but remain separate to "but linked from" Rave. A Squat Party is a form of Free party that occurs in a temporarily squatted building as opposed to outdoors - and they are often held by the same people (in the UK winter makes outdoor venues obviously unsuitable!)


 * incidentally in my area of England (SE England) all these events are often just referred to as "parties" or "raves" by those who attend them.


 * The main Rave article is (understandably) dominated by lots of info on British and American commercial raves; which is why I think their non-commercial counterparts deserve their own treatement-- General Lighting, UK

I am well up for joining Squat and Free party into one sensible article (they are too similar and regually refeer to the same thing) with Squat Party being a type of rave party, agreed? Rex the first

Fine by me - when this is done may add some stuff about the economics / logistics of these events. (but not too much, in my country you can get done for even plotting to have an unlicensed rave now!) General Lighting 21:43, 14 January 2006 (UTC)