Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of movie theatres in Delhi

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus, without prejudice to immediate renomination. Although almost nothing of the article that was nominated remains, a new deletion discussion may be needed to discuss the new concerns. It may also be worthwhile to consider the option of merging into an alternate article, such as Delhi or Cinema of India. As regards the viability of articles of the type "Cinema in [city]", that is something which should be judged on an individual basis and with consideration for the existence of reliable sources to establish notability. – Black Falcon ^(Talk) 19:13, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of movie theatres in Delhi

This looks to be a classic case of Wikipedia is not a directory. Cyrus Andiron 16:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, Wikipedia is not the yellow pages. Corvus cornix 18:55, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as directory/yellow pages. As a side note, it also seems a little advert-like. Useight 19:10, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. IP198 21:52, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or Move to Wikitravel - As a WP article, violates WP:NOT#GUIDE, article 2 "Travel guides", I quote: Wikipedia is not a place to re-create content more suited to entries in hotel guides, culinary guides, popular eating guides, gazeteers, travelogues, and the like. Notable individual locations may meet inclusion criteria, but Wikipedia does not list every tourist attraction, restaurant, hotel, venue, etc. Such details may be welcome at Wikitravel, however. Gatoclass 22:15, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
When is Jhoom Barabar Jhoom playing? I love Abhishek Bachchan Mandsford 22:50, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Changed to KeepDelete as per nom, "Wikipedia is not the Yellow Pages" (WP:NOT)and it does seem a little like advertising, although that may not have been on purpose., see below. Noroton 00:36, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- This article is no longer the one I voted to delete. I changed my vote based on User:Rothtak8's many WP:HEY improvements. I think still more work could be done in bringing information into the article from the good number of excellent sources already listed on the page, but this is now an article that happens to have lists, no longer a page that is simply a list. This is not original research since the references go to (independent, reliable) sources that cover roughly the same subject as the article. Cinema houses in Delhi are also notable enough for an article, with some multiplexes the biggest in the country and some theaters patronized by India's top leaders. The closing admin should deprecate all !votes that don't reflect the vast change in the article. Noroton 15:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No they shouldn't, because I'm not changing my vote based on the rewrite. I still fail to see what is notable about movie theatres in Delhi and I still think this article belongs on Wikitravel rather than Wiki. Thanks, Gatoclass 21:29, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete WP is not a directory for things like this. --JForget 02:12, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update I have been updating the page so it's not so much a directory but an informational page about movie theaters in Delhi. I also have a lot of references that you can check out. Let me know if you think it is any better? And it is not any form of advertising. Rohtak8 03:25, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's nicely done, but I still think it would be a more appropriate article for Wikitravel. Perhaps you should get a copy of the source code on your HD so you can move the article there if it gets deleted here. Gatoclass 04:00, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've added more to the article, based on the sources already in the "References" section. I think the article now goes beyond a simple travel piece and delves a bit into the city's history and the cinema industry there. Noroton 17:09, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would also like to refer you to List of movie theatres in Mumbai, which is what I based this page off of. Rohtak8 03:33, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I will change my !vote iff the tables of non-notable cinemas are removed from the article. Corvus cornix 17:07, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
KeepThe "directory" of cinemas is gone, which I believe was the big issue with this page. I have kept a list of only "notable" cinemas that are/will be mentioned in the article itself as well. These notable cinemas are well-known landmarks in Delhi and I believe they deserve at least a page on Wikipedia. thank you. Rohtak8 18:03, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- You've kept a list of redlinks just begging to have articles written about them, all of which will surely get tagged for afd (in fact, I pledge to do so if they get written). Corvus cornix 20:24, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Redlinks are gone! Sorry, they shouldn't have been there in the first place. Rohtak8 21:10, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you. Considering the subject matter here, wouldn't it be better to move it to Cinema in Delhi or History of cinema in Delhi? Corvus cornix 21:33, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment All right, the page has changed completely. Rather than listing theaters, it now provides a very detailed description of the history of movie theaters in a specific city. I don't know if that is an improvement or not. If we're going to do an article on movie theaters in Delhi, then we better do the same thing for every other city in the world. Let's start with every city in Maine and then work our way west across the world. See the point, my initial nomination stands. --Cyrus Andiron 15:41, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 00:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletions. —Noroton 02:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.