OMG, Rules of Conduct at the Mormon Mall???

[_Chap]

These Rules of Conduct may be amended or changed at any time ...

No doubt that is a standard part of any set of rules of this kind.

But for some reason, it seems quite appropriate for the Mormon Mall.

I wonder why that is?

[_cafe crema]

videotaping or photography, without, in each instance, the prior written consent of center management

No pictures or video within the Mormon Jesus Mall.

Small "lol".

Wow. Standard stuff in every mall. But because the Mormons own a mall with such rules, a foul conspiracy.

I've never run into a no pictures video rule. I've taken pictures of my friends in HS (one really cool one, at least I think so) and videotaped my kids at the mall with out anyone saying anything. Aren't they calling it a tourist attraction and don't people take pictures at attractions?

[_Hoops]

No pictures at a mall? Quite common. And understandable. What's the prob?

[_quaker]

I doubt the pictures/videos issue would ever be strictly enforced. More like it would be enforced if a picture/video session had the intent to cause a scene, disrupt customers, or cause privacy concerns.

Girl sitting in food court taking pictures of her food and herself eating the food? Yea, nobody is going to do anything.

Kids followed by a camera doing something stupid to harass customers in order to get a bunch of youtube looks. Probably going to do something.

The rules are standard here in the East. No barefoot, bare chested or bikini shopping here. Usually there are signs at the entrance. Maybe the influence of the LDS is so great that even the heathen East coasters have fallen prey?

[_just me]

I doubt the pictures/videos issue would ever be strictly enforced. More like it would be enforced if a picture/video session had the intent to cause a scene, disrupt customers, or cause privacy concerns.

Girl sitting in food court taking pictures of her food and herself eating the food? Yea, nobody is going to do anything.

Kids followed by a camera doing something stupid to harass customers in order to get a bunch of youtube looks. Probably going to do something.

The rules are standard here in the East. No barefoot, bare chested or bikini shopping here. Usually there are signs at the entrance. Maybe the influence of the LDS is so great that even the heathen East coasters have fallen prey?

I wonder if that one is actually geared more towards the media. Like, if a TV station wants to record there they need consent from the mall authorities first. That would make sense...

[_Equality]

This seems to be a non-issue to me. Malls have rules. This mall has rules that appear to be similar to what other malls have. Leaving aside the many issues raised by the church's decision to invest huge sums of cash (or debt--the financials are secret, after all) in this particular mall, the rules don't seem out of the ordinary to me.

[_Hoops]

I wonder if that one is actually geared more towards the media. Like, if a TV station wants to record there they need consent from the mall authorities first. That would make sense...

That would be a reasonable interpretation. And the rule sufficiently broad to address unknowable situations.

Not you, jm, but are the rest of the aah's ready to retreat now?

[_harmony]

By what criteria are they deciding what is a "first class" facility and what isn't?

[_sock puppet]

City Creek in SLC really pales by comparison to City Center on the Las Vegas strip, for high end, snooty mall and accoutrements. Even with $ wrenched out of people at 10%, with a promise that they are buying a stairway to heaven, the Mormon Church comes up short.

As for me, I'd rather spend time at Fremont Street, Coyote Ugly in New York, New York or the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino than either City Creek or City Center.

[_harmony]

As for me, I'd rather spend time at Fremont Street, Coyote Ugly in New York, New York or the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino than either City Creek or City Center.

I love Fremont Street! (and the shark at the Golden Nugget)