Talk:Conference Center
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[edit] Adding a link
I was wondering what the group would think about my adding a link to an on-line tour of temple square to this article. The link is located at http://www.allaboutmormons.com/templesquare.php. I should disclose that I am the creator of the site, which is why I wanted to make sure it was alright with the group before posting the link myself. I hope I've proceeded appropriately, as I'm new to Wikipedia and don't understand all of its policies.
- Because I was the first person to post to this discussion, and because no one has responded, I’m going to assume this page has no associated active discussion and that I may never get a response. I’ve gotten positive responses to my request to post a link to my on-line tour of temple square at Temple Square, so I’m going to assume it’s alright to proceed here as well. Please let me know if I’m mistaken.
Indeed. It looks relevent enough. You have a pretty site. Thanks for asking though! Cool Hand Luke 04:33, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Conference Center Theater
Per the guidelines at Wikipedia:Notability#Merging, I don't think the theater is independantly notable from the conference center. Many large buildings have attached halls and theaters, and these are not typically given their own article. I propose that this be merged into a heading on this article. Cool Hand Luke 18:52, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
- Merged. Val42 04:31, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Latin American influence
Sesmith-> I find problems in the following paragraph: "While essentially Modernist in architecture, the Conference Center has a distinctly Pre-Columbian appearance. This reflects both the church's increasingly Latin American composition--from the mid-1990s onward, the majority of the church's membership has been from countries outside the United States, dominated by Mexico, Central America, and South America--and the now-prevalent belief that the events of the Book of Mormon took place in Central America."
1. You stated that "from mid-1990s onward, the majority of the church's membership has been from countries outside the United States, dominated by Mexico, Central America, and South America." Based on the LDS statistics, " http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d10511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD " I don't find any evidence that supports your claim. Although the fact that members outside US are more than those in the US is true,it is inappropriate to call the former "majority". Also, I find the phrase "dominated by Mexico, Central America, and South America" to be extremely sensitive.
2. Also, the phrase "This reflects both the church's increasingly Latin American composition" is the most troublesome factor. The LDS Church's identity isn't determined by the 'majority'-which I'm confused with-of the members. I have talked with missionaries with this problem on-line and they totally disagreed with your content. Do you have an official statement of the Church that supports your claim? If so, please let me know. Religion's nature is to embrace pluralism and respect every kind of identity that defines an individual or group, not shaping its identity by the 'dominant' members. Most of all, your idea of Conference Center's architecture contradicts Church's doctrine and the officials opinion.
However, I agreed with the relativity between the architecture and background of Book of Mormon. That's why I edited as "This reflects the era that the events of the Book of Mormon took place in"
Despite of my opinion, if you still think that your idea is right and not based on your own prejudice and point of view, show me a credible source that I might agree.
- I did not write the sentences you are concerned with and I don't know why you assume I did. I have simply reverted your wholesale deletions of information. When you edit, make it better, don't just do a massive delete. –SESmith 06:49, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Then who wrote it? And if it is proved to be wrong, don't you have to edit it? Why do you keep restoring the content? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.82.8 (talk) 07:46, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for editing. And I apologize about the other day-deleting the whole paragraph. I was upset then when I saw your edit summary, 'huh?', and the content restored even though I had edited it PARTIALLY. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.107.82.8 (talk) 07:52, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
- I don't know who wrote it. I probably would edit something if it was "proved to be wrong", but I had no evidence of that. This is not necessarily a black–white issue with a "wrong" and "right", as you have suggested. It depends on how one interprets the original sentences. You have interpreted them and read things into them in a way that I would not have. I merely interpreted them as saying that the LDS Church has had a lot of converts from Latin America in the past few decades, which is true. I don't think it's that big of a deal. –SESmith 02:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
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- It is not up to other editors to prove something wrong. It is up to the editors who add (or re-add) comments (that are controversial) to provide references. — Val42 03:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Which is why the statement has been changed since concerns about it were raised here. :) My point was when it was deleted I had assumed it was a vandalism-style wholesale deletion and not a deletion based on doubts as to the content. We were reading the meaning of the sentences differently. –SESmith 03:45, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
