Talk:Crossroads Mall (Nebraska)

Neutrality

The final sentence, "Century Development is the current owner, who displayed a strong concern for taking the mall in the right direction for Omaha," seems to be POV. Can somebody suggest an alternaitve?

Kids "R" Us

First of all, we don't do lists of anchor stores; that should be in the text. Second of all, searching "Crossroads Mall" + "Omaha" + "Kids 'R' Us" gives no hits at all. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 22:29, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

"We" do do lists of anchors. Its routine among these mall articles. Until its covered in the MoS let's not arbitrarily decide what "we" do and don't do. Second, why single out one store in making your point? • Freechildtalk 02:58, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Shopping Centers/Anchors and tenants specifically says "Do not put the anchor stores in a list format." This has been agreed upon by silent consensus in countless other articles; see for instance Walden Galleria, a GA mall article which does NOT have an anchor list. Current and past anchors are both in the text already, so a list is redundant. I have no idea how you think my actions are arbitrary. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 03:02, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

TenPoundHammer, you put the words "Do not put the anchor stores in a list format" into WP:ANC yourself - those words were not part of the consensus that lead to WP:ANC. I think the determination of whether anchor stores should be in the text, in a list or in a chart, or excluded completely, should best be decided in the context of each article. Admittedly, many anchor stores are shown as lists when it is unnecessary to do so (it would be better to mention them in the text). The main rule when it comes to anchors is that they be verifiable - i.e. there needs to be a reliable source identifying them as anchors, not some Wikipedia editor's own personal assessment as to what constitutes an anchor. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:30, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Survey Business

There was a survey business located in the mall for years. Shoppers would be randomly selected to participate in in-person surveys about particular products, new product ideas or product enhancements. This was a keystone experience of shopping at Crossroads, either by taking a survey or dodging the survey takers who would stand in the hallways looking for volunteers. The survey business was located in the basement near the food court along the original corridor. I don't know specific dates that the business operated, but I know first-hand that people were taking surveys in the mid to late 1980s. If more detailed information can be found about it, for example dates it operated, I think it is well worth including in the general article. I believe the business was eventually shut down because the survey takers were creating an unpleasant experience for shoppers. 68.235.243.192 (talk) 19:11, 11 May 2023 (UTC)