Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Movie theaters in the Netherlands

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This is, unfortunately, nothing more than a directory. Besides the naming problem (this isn't an article about movie theaters in the Netherlands, it's nothing more than a list), the overwhelming majority of entries are simply not notable and not likely to ever be notable. As a result, unlinked entries are given their URLs, and that's directory material. A better example of how to manage this kind of material, or whatever material in here merits managing, is New York movie theaters. Drmies (talk) 17:20, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

:Keep. Your example of what you think is better is a weird redirect from the main namespace to a category. Categories are fine as an additional tool, but an article or list is more flexible in providing information. There are even separate articles on some of the movie theaters in the Netherlands. This page Movie theaters in the Netherlands is the central place for information about movie theaters in the Netherlands, providing an overview, and context for those separate articles. - Patrick (talk) 23:05, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

:By the way, the external links could be replaced by references. - Patrick (talk) 23:12, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

::Well, there is hardly any material at all "providing information", nor are there more than a couple separate articles. The overview is that offered by the Yellow Pages also. Something that lists how many screens a place has and what their homepage is is not an encyclopedic article--it's a directory. Sorry. Drmies (talk) 01:29, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:11, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:11, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:12, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

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:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 00:40, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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• Keep, deletion should not be done on the basis of the current state of an article, but on whether the article subject can developed into a better encyclopediatic article or not. I imagine that movie theaters has a long and rich history in the Netherlands, and I'm sure some anecdotes could be brought up to light and a the article could be expanded beyond just a listing. --Soman (talk) 15:41, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

: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.