User talk:KIRTIS

I am currently working on editing the Wikipedia page for the Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. I am working independently and gathering information from a variety of sources. I have no position of authority with any group, organization, or entity. I am a member of the Save the Historic Terrace Theatre facebook group and I am following the Friends of the Terrace. I support redevelopment of the Terrace Theatre site, including the addition of a grocery store, but I do not favor demolition of the Terrace Theatre.

I am a new contributor to Wiki and am still learning my way around. My main concern is that this article should be factual and objective. Since the Terrace is currently in the news and its potential demolition is the subject of a pending lawsuit, I believe the article should be a factual representation of its architectural significance and its history, not a commentary on its current condition or any redevelopment proposals.

I lost some of my edits due to the fact that I had directly quoted from another website. I am currently reworking my submission so that the information is in my own words, but I will include the citations showing where I got the information on Liebenberg and Kaplan and their design of the Terrace.

The fact is the building is still standing and historic designation is pending. I believe no other facts are currently relevant. If you disagree, please don't undo my edits. As I said, I'm new here, and still learning the etiquette of editing in Wikipedia. But I will persist in pursuing fairness and accuracy. Thank you. KIRTIS (talk) 00:07, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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I too am new to Wikipedia editing and have also chosen the Terrace Theater article as a place of interest to get my feet wet. While I think we disagree on some feelings of what to do with theater, I thank you for your help in cleaning up the article, along with other contributors, to make an informative piece that an outsider can read and develop their own independent opinion based on FACTS presented and cited. There's now a copyright challenge that I think must be dealt with ASAP (I didn't do it!), but I'm in over my head now and not sure how to proceed next. But all in all, thank you!

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Moved Page Terrace Theater (Minnesota)

Hello,

Moving a page does not stop a user from editing it and they will in fact see the moved page in their watchlist. The best course of action if they make a change that is unconstructive or disputable is to revert and discuss per WP:BRD. I would review that essay as it is important to editing here and welcome to Wikipedia!

Thanks! -- Dane2007 ^talk 23:59, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Terrace Theatre, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Thank you for your message. I just posted this response to Dane on his Talk page:

I am not the original author of the article but I stepped in to help "clean it up" on 9/15/16. Others had, in my opinion, written from a perspective slanted toward demolishing the theater in order to make way for the construction of a Hy-Vee grocery store. I am a former Robbinsdale resident (I graduated from the local high school in 1970 and my husband and I built our first home three blocks from the theater in 1975). We remained in nearby suburbs on subsequent moves, but have been less aware of the situation since moving to the south metro last fall.

I became aware of the local controversy over the theater in July 2016. Since that time I have been interested in its historic preservation. However, I felt the Wikipedia article should not be a forum for expression of opinion. I felt that it was important for the article to state the facts of the theater's history and architectural significance. I also believed the theater would be preserved because the request for historic designation is in progress. I didn't think anyone would be foolish enough to circumvent this process of the federal government and attempt to destroy the building before the process is completed. Yesterday's actions (sending a construction crew to materially deface the building on a Saturday after an appeal was properly filed with the district appeals court), in my opinion, defies the court as well.

That is why I will continue to watch the article and make sure it is kept up to date with facts. The fact is that someone made the decision to substantially further the building's demise yesterday, and I feel it is important to include a photograph (which I took myself yesterday afternoon at the site) to show the building's "current" status. I believe the photograph is approved through Wikimedia Commons and I will attempt to repost it now.

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I will look at how to reinsert my photo showing the demolition and I will also heed your advice above. Thank you.

KIRTIS (talk) 10:57, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

September 2016

Your recent editing history at Terrace Theatre (Minnesota) shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. _Muffled ^Pocketed 12:04, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Photographs

Thank you. I'm hopeful that an editor will resolve this situation quickly. Jonathunder told me that Cassianto lives in England; I see no reason for him to be involved in this page. As I tried to explain on the article's discussion page, I just want to make sure the article includes a photograph showing the demolition that was in progress yesterday afternoon. The fact is that demolition was begun, and a photograph proves that fact. KIRTIS (talk) 12:13, 25 September 2016 (UTC)