Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reading Entertainment (2nd nomination)


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The result was   merge to Reading Company. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Reading Entertainment

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Not notable. Lacks independent coverage in reliable sources. No indication of notability. Sources provided are: (1) a press release, (2) an SEC filing by the company, (3) an indication that one of their theaters is a venue in a non-notable film festival. SummerPhD (talk) 15:12, 12 August 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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 * Keep, very weakly, and cleanup. Merge and redirect to Reading Company. Were this a business founded recently, it would not make the grade on its own merits.  But this movie theatre chain is the successor of the very well known Reading Railroad, once they sold off the railroad business and got into other pursuits.  And that makes it "interesting" (yeah, I know) and more importantly gives this business some historical resonance it would not have on the strength of what it does today. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 15:39, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - That's all well and good (never thought tickets to Vampires Suck would be paying off 100 year RR bonds...). However, we don't have any independent reliable sources. - SummerPhD (talk) 17:13, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I did manage to find some sources, mostly behind paywalls, that do confirm that one claim to fame. Knight/Ridder, Philly Inquirer, Reading Eagle (full). That said, these claims are briefly covered in the Reading Company article, and perhaps that's the best place to cover this.  Straight Google search will be meaningless, since "reading entertainment" is something else entirely.  - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 21:45, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * This article does not appear to represent a world view of the subject, as it primarily focuses on the US. --Klltr (talk) 02:54, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Merge and redirect to Reading Company. To think the Reading Railroad has come to this. Not sufficient strength for a stand alone, and as this is a continuation of the subject, it makes sense to continue the story at Reading Company. Dloh cierekim  01:25, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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