Talk:Lafayette Square Mall

Crime

Recently, with this edit a list of crimes in and around this mall was removed from the article. I agree that the information was poorly presented, however the high crime rate in the area and specifically in the mall has greatly contributed to the mall's decline. Since at least the late 90s there have been many shootings, rapes in the parking lot, shoplifting and robberies. Stores withdrawing from the mall have cited loss due to shoplifting as a factor in decisions to pull out, and potential customers cite fear as a reason to shop elsewhere. If I get around to it I'll try to write a sourced, revised section that is more about the effect of crime on the mall and less a list of crimes in the area, but I do think crime is an important part of this mall's story and should be included in the article. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:29, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

• Article about neighborhood revitalization effort, describes mall as follows, "Lafayette Square Mall, long an albatross for the neighborhood because of its knack for attracting crime..." Smith, Erika (14 February 2015). "Smith: Lafayette Square area gets $2.7M shot in the arm". Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

The only reason for my removal was because it was just 'crime roll' reporting by local TV and newspapers of various crimes without context and just creating a 'scare' perception in the article; I do agree if a general piece about the effect of crime on the mall's occupancy (comparing in my area for instance, the quick decline of Northridge Mall in Milwaukee), that's better than just 'here's a stabbing story, oh and because of proximity it affects the mall'. Nate • (chatter) 23:40, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

New York Times link.

@Downspec: I have again reverted your addition of a link to a New York Times article about an increase in ethnic restaurants in Indianapolis. diff. The link you inserted does not talk about the mall; but rather development in the general area around the mall. Also, the text that you have accompanying it, "The area is a changing for the better," although it may be true, is neither reflective of what the article says about the area, nor is it an encyclopedic presentation of the changes.

I do think that article has something important to say about the area and the changes in it, and I would like to work it into a revised version of the article that more accurately presents the forces contributing to the mall's rise and fall and (hopefully) the resurgence that's taking place. However, for now, and in the way you are adding it, it's not a good addition to the page.

I see someone has left a welcome message on your talk page. Please review some of the helpful links in that message. Your goal to "increase and update the images of areas" is admirable and beneficial, and I encourage you; but there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. Feel free to ask me any questions you have, and I can help you with editing Wikipedia. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:42, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

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