Talk:Krzyzewskiville

Changes

Changed "regulated by the University" to "regulated by Duke Student Government" which is more accurate, if still a little incomplete (the gov't itself doesn't implement/oversee k-ville rules, the head line monitor does; however, the hlm operates as part of DSG). Also included a direct external link to DSG's tenting site here as form of citation/further information. (A similar, though more specific link is already available under 'External Links' - if my additional link is redundant, please remove it).

Months

They wait for months? That seems kind of unbelievable. And is it for season tickets, or each game? Awiseman 15:56, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

The first in the queue in Kville for seating begin mid-December, and pitching your tent before the end of winter break in the first week of January tends to place you in the top 20 of dozens of "blue tents", which this year will stay until the March 4th Duke v. UNC game. They are guaranteed tickets for only two specified tenting games, one always being the Duke v. UNC game. However, the line to get into games tends to form a day or so in advance of the actual game, and the line begins to form on the side of Kville, so students who are tenting will very often get into every game with ease because they already live there and can stay the night in line easily. There is one other form of tenting, "white tenting", which starts 2 weeks before each tenting game, and puts "white tents" in the line behind the "blue tents", and there are considerably more people who white tent than blue tent. It seems unbelievable until you realize its an excuse to live in essentially a free-for-all party zone with a bunch of your friends for weeks at a time and then get the best seats available to anyone but the players themselves in one of the most intense games with one of the most intense audiences in college basketball - and you will definitely be left with a sense of having missed a part of the Duke experience and tradition if you don't. It works out well for all involved. -JoeMeyerowitz (not logged in) 0409, 22 Feb 2006 (ETC)

Article Seems Too Detailed/Long?

Anyone else think this article is overkill? I don't know that it's necessary to explain the complete inner workings of "K-Ville" and all the little rules. In fact, couldn't this article just be a part of the Duke Blue Devils article? Dubc0724 12:11, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, this is an encyclopedia; is there such thing as an encyclopedia with too much information? If people want to know about K-Ville, than we should tell them. If you don't think that this article is encyclopedic, that's another issue altogether. Considering that you're a UNC student, I'm guessing that bias is a big part of the reason you're even suggesting this though, correct me if I'm wrong. Merveilleux 19:20, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, I will correct you because you are wrong. First, I'm not a UNC student, but I am a UNC fan. My saying that the article is not encyclopedic has nothing to do with my "bias". (Please assume good faith, by the way.) It has to do with this article's length far outweighing its notability per Wikipedia standards. Dubc0724 13:23, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to assume you're a student. I suppose this article could be merged with Duke Blue Devils, but I think it would make that article a bit too long and it's really a separate thing; you will notice that the word "Krzyzewskiville" isn't even mentioned in that article. This is more about the campus and student life than it is purely about actual athletics. Assuming it remains its own article, I don't see how you can say that we should limit its detail. If someone is visiting this article, you have to assume it's because they want to learn about the topic. I could see your point if the article was 10 pages long and had the name of every single person who has ever tented there, but it's not a very long article and the information is purely discriptional. A lot of people don't understand how Krzyzewskiville works and they're curious. Apparently you're not one of them, and that's fine, but many less or equally notable articles go into much more detail. That's why I assumed bias, but I guess I was wrong. Merveilleux 16:13, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

After re-reading it, I think my initial judgment was a bit of a knee-jerk. The only part that seems to be too detailed is the description of all the rules, etc. But as you say, it allows someone curious about it to learn, so I don't see how that could be a bad thing. Carry on, and I apologize if I came across as snippy in my earlier message(s). Dubc0724 14:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Replaceable

I have tagged Image:KvilleMap.PNG (the map in this article) as {{replaceable fair use}}, since a map showing similar information could be made by a Wikipedian. Chick Bowen 04:02, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Fox K Ville tv show?

Is <a href="http://neworleans.craigslist.org/tfr/282493658.html">this tv show</a> related to this article?

Fox TV Pilot Looking for Sound Department

Reply to: kvillepilot@yahoo.com Date: 2007-02-21, 6:09PM CST

K-Ville, the Fox TV pilot, is looking for an experienced Boom Operator and Cableman for production scheduled to start on March 15th. Send Resumes to the above email or fax to (504) 827-8799

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 08:15, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

What are tenting games?

A link from another page (Duke U. re the Robertson Foundation) brought me here to find out what "tenting" is. Here the phrase "tenting games" is used in the lede, and as far as I can see not explained elsewhere. What are tenting games? And are tenting games the same as tenting? Does tenting mean setting up a tent and waiting for a chance to buy tickets for ...(what? Basketball games? Football games?).61.109.222.77 (talk) 05:46, 18 March 2013 (UTC)