Talk:Foto Hut

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This page was proposed for deletion by Inks.LWC (talk · contribs) on 21 October 2011 with the comment:
The company fails WP:CORP, and WP:GNG
It was contested by Visitor7 (talk · contribs) on 2011-10-21 with the comment:
Foto Hut has become a television icon because of that '70s Show, where the Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame) character owned a Foto Hut. Also the chain reveals an awkward business model destined to fail, not unlike Chong's character. I am suprised this metaphor has been lost on two Wikipedia editors so far. Just leave it alone please.

Foto Hut photo

The only photographs I have found are on Flickr with the wrong license.Visitor7 (talk) 06:45, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because <replace these words with your reason>. — Visitor7 (talk) 07:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This page is important because discussion of Foto Hut in television media, that '70s show, should be followed by a reference in this encyclopedia. With careful research, Foto Hut could become a symbol of chain-store bankruptcy caused not only by large, vertically integrated retail corporations, but by economic changes in the digital age that destroy companies unable to evolve from a 1970s business model. Foto Hut also symbolizes the boom and bust cycle of entrepreneurship that marked the career of Frank Sklar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Visitor7 (talk • contribs) 07:02, 19 October 2011 (UTC) Visitor7 (talk) 07:04, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Proposed Deletion Removed

See Above under Contested deletion. Foto Hut has become a television icon because of that '70s Show, where the Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong fame) character owned a Foto Hut. Also the chain reveals an awkward business model destined to fail, not unlike Chong's character. This metaphor is important because it reveals a fundamental flaw in both Tommy Chong's character and Frank Sklar's business model. It seems as though this pop cultural reference has value at least in terms of the metaphor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Visitor7 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Visitor7 (talk) 23:25, 21 October 2011 (UTC)Visitor7 (talk) 02:55, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]