Talk:Humans vs. Zombies

DDoS Attacks

University of Alabama in Huntsville's game of HvZ has been interrupted due to a DDoS attack. The main site is currently down and the DDoS is a rumor as far as I know, but from the official facebook page of the local UAH admins/mods of HvZ. I'm looking for more information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.229.116.183 (talk) 21:05, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Not sure how a DDoS attack affected something that's played on a campus green, but okay. --24.99.110.82 (talk) 07:51, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Please Remove Vandalism from the "Story" Section

The nonsense about "meatspin" is entirely made up and has nothing to do with the game. It is vandalism. I have tried to remove it unsuccessfully. Can someone take it down? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.240.10.170 (talk) 17:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

World of Warcraft

In the World of Warcraft game there is currently an ongoing event similar to humans vs zombies.

It's part of the Wrath of the Lich King opening event. You can become diseased from other zombies or mysterious items in cities around the world. If you do not get the disease removed in 10 minutes you become a zombie and can infect other non-player characters and other players.

There's no clear goal at the moment but it's similar to HvZ in that you "convert" uninfected players into zombies if they're not cured in an amount of time and once they have been converted to a zombie they in turn try to infect other players with the disease. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rwbronco (talk • contribs) 23:22, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

"Largest Game Worldwide"

This section should probably be deleted...it's largely unverifiable and can change at literally any time. For instance, the first semester of the game at the University of Massachusetts had over a thousand registered players, and the last two semesters there have seen more than 600 players playing. I'm sure that other large schools have had similar levels of success. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.19.72.226 (talk) 15:38, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Also, The Game (mind game) has more players, as everyone on Earth is playing.

There are 821 people playing right now this week at Utah State University. Good thing I don't have to go outside to post this... Jessemv (talk) 21:45, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

University of Puget Sound since 1937

This is clearly incorrect. But what is the correct information? Are they even involved? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pontifactus (talk • contribs) 12:58, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

This was clearly a typo. The University of Puget Sound was involved until they instituted a new violence policy. Here is the email they sent on September 17, 2009.

Puget Sound strives to provide a healthy, safe, and secure environment that respects and protects the physical and emotional well being of all community members. As part of this ongoing effort, we have established a Violence Prevention Policy, a revised Weapons Policy, and a Critical Behaviors Response Team to address behaviors, expectations, and procedures that will minimize risks in our learning, living, and working endeavors.

Weapons Policy

www.pugetsound.edu/x4811.xml

This updated policy strictly prohibits possession or use of weapons by anyone except law-enforcement officials, or others specifically authorized by the university. The policy addresses concerns expressed about possession and use of replica, facsimile, and toy weapons, which are defined as weapons under the new policy and are prohibited on campus.

Violence Prevention Policy

www.pugetsound.edu/X35020.xml

This policy defines what constitutes violence; the responsibilities of staff members, faculty members, students and others in the prevention and reporting of violence; and the consequences of policy violation.

Critical Behaviors Response Team

The Critical Behaviors Response Team (CBRT) assesses and responds proactively to behaviors that could pose a threat to the well-being of our campus community. CBRT also promotes education and training of faculty and staff to enhance violence prevention efforts. This group includes representation from Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Human Resources, Business Services, and Security Services.

Utilizing objective criteria, the Critical Behaviors Response Team evaluates levels of perceived risks and makes recommendations about appropriate interventions. CBRT receives information from existing Puget Sound entities involved in identifying, monitoring, and and/or intervening in behaviors that might signal a person of concern, including the Student Alert Group, Suicide Prevention Team, Human Resources/Career & Employment Services, Academic Affairs, and Security Services.

For more information about CBRT, please contact the Dean of Students office at 253.879.3360 or send e-mail to dos@pugetsound.edu. Any imminent threats of violence should still be reported to Security Services at extension 3311 or by calling 911. Calling either number facilitates campus and/or police response appropriate to the circumstances.

We look forward to working together with you to maintain a healthy, safe, and secure campus environment at the University of Puget Sound.

List of participating schools separate?

I've noticed that the list of participating campuses has extended exponentially, as could be expected. At what point does anyone think this section could survive as a separate List? Now? Later? ... Never? --EnhancedDownloadBird ^(Upload) - 05:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

I'd say never, under WP:INDISCRIMINATE. It's not a complete list, it's barely sourced, and it's hard for the reader to draw any useful conclusion from the lists beyond "huh, that's a lot of schools". We already discuss some of the significant locations in the game's history; if we have a figure for the total number of schools that have also run it, we should just quote that. --McGeddon (talk) 15:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

It probably needs removing entirely, not splitting off into a new article. Fences&Windows 02:29, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Done. Here's the few references:

• Segall, Kim (2006-12-05). "Students gripped by Zombies vs. Humans". The Argus. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
• Berken, Ashley (2007-10-25). "Zombies vs. Humans game invades campus". The North Wind. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
• Sturnfield, Emily (2007-10-23). "Humans vs. Zombies kicks off". The Northern Star. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
• Garber, Melissa (2008-04-18). "Where is Will Smith when you need him? Humans battle zombies at UMass". Amherst Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-07-26.</ref>
• Staff (2008-04-02). "Humans v. Zombies returns to Ball State". BSU Daily News. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

Fences&Windows 02:38, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal

I propose that Oregon State University Humans vs. Zombies be merged into Humans vs. Zombies. All the article really says is dates of games and that it was the first ever university in Oregon to host a game. Axmill (talk) 04:25, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

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This article isn’t B-class

I do not believe that this article is B-class. The sources aren’t good for a typical B-class article. And some sections fall short of describing the facts. Some parts of the article feel like an advertisement, (I had to remove an external link that was inline). Roasted (talk) 19:46, 29 May 2023 (UTC)