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Just how long is this festival anyway? Online sources say it's two weeks, but for the life of me, it was shown as three weeks in a festival guide published by The Courier-Journal. Maybe I'm just insane.  :) —  Stevie is the man!  ^{Talk | Work} 04:48, 13 June 2006 (UTC) reply

I uploaded the 07 poster. Does anyone think we should have a poster gallery using the posters on the KDF website? Jcembree 19:37, 26 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Do you think we could make a separate article. I think there is enough outside reference material for it. I'll probably be working when it happens this year, so I can't take pictures, but I think such an article is doable. Heck, we even already have a redirect for it.-- Bedford 17:19, 27 April 2007 (UTC) reply

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This section is too editorial and does not take account any of the traditions of cruising among the black community during the derby festival. There should be some effort at research and balance made here. How long has cruising on Broadway been happening? What is the economic impact? Does it cost money to take part? Is it illegal? How important is cruising to the black community?

The section includes mentions of violent crime, but the rest of the Derby Festival entry does not. I find it hard to believe that all the rape or gun violence in Louisville during Derby Festival involves black residents and visitors to the city cruising on Broadway. If we post figures for one part of an event and not another we lose our neutrality. Visculture ( talk) 06:05, 10 April 2009 (UTC) reply

When the section was added, the editor indicated he was just writing it as a start - it was something that needed to be covered and wasn't at that point, it wasn't intended to be the definitive coverage of cruising. At any rate, the whole reason cruising became controversial was because of the rape and murder at the 2005 event, I believe. Maybe it wasn't fair of the media and police in your opinion to come down on cruising because of those vents, but that's how it went down. It is relevant to mention the rape and the homicide in 2005 because it lead to changes in official policy on cruising, which in turn lead to the public reaction. When crimes effect how Thunder over Louisville, the parade, or whatever, are run... then it's relevant to mention crimes when covering those topics as well. -- Chiliad22 ( talk) 14:22, 10 April 2009 (UTC) reply

I just added references... I think the section is pretty decent now. Adding more information about the history of cruising would be great, but I am not seeing that in the CJ archives. -- Chiliad22 ( talk) 14:35, 10 April 2009 (UTC) reply

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Does Cinco de Mayo figure into the overall scene? As just one example, 2018. knoodelhed ( talk) 00:52, 5 May 2018 (UTC) reply

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