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The reference to "Tom Wilson" points to the wrong Tom Wilson: the article it points to is about the record producer, not the Ziggy cartoonist. (I'm unsure how to correct this directly, or else I would.) 63.174.247.33 21:26, 10 October 2005
This article should be merged into Hallmark Cards because American Greetings appears to be a Public Subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. Let's talk about it. Miracleimpulse 05:19, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Are you aware of how big American Greetings actually is? Look at thier corporate information and see all the characters they own; the companies they own, or acquired over the years. If anything, they would buy Hallmark! 142.167.166.206 ( talk) 01:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
-- Isotope23 17:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC) Isotope23, I see you've listed a request for comment, but you haven't set up the discussion here. The article for AG seems generally fine for what it is (a corp. entry) but it really could use some references. I don't think it should be merged with Hallmark unless someone can come up with some convincing reasons why - even if AG was owned as a Hallmark subsidiary, if it has an independent operation, branding and stock listing it seems pretty darn separate and would warrant it's own article. Robovski 05:58, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
"All things being equal, American Greetings and Hallmark Cards are a Monopoly." Miracleimpulse 07:44, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
Um ... by definition, I don't think two competitors can be a monopoly. It may be true that between the two of them, they have the lion's share of the U.S. greeting cards market, though that could certainly be noted, if it is relevant to anything, without shrieking and insinuating some sort of conspiracy. But this fact certainly doesn't support your claim a few days ago that one of these companies is a subsidiary of the other. Newyorkbrad 13:13, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
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The article lists AG as being in Cleveland, and AG's web page says it is in Cleveland. As far as I understand, though, the HQ is actually in Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce web page ( [1]) claims the headquarters. Shouldn't it say Brooklyn for the city? Cleveland is just a post office for AG.
A user named Fcirillo2010 keeps turning this article into blatant advertising for the company. If this doesn't stop, either I or somebody will need to request that this article be protected. Worst case scenario, we may need to have this user blocked. I'm going to be checking back periodically to make sure things are on the up and up. Brittany Ka ( talk) 00:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
William E. Simon's company took the company private in 1982 which means that Westray acquired the publicly traded shares. The firm was taken public again in 1984. The Edgar database does not go that far back so the details, including the financial impact on the company, are not generally available. If Gibson benefited from this transaction, that would be unique. Simon left behind a trail of destruction. David Cary Hart ( talk) 15:57, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
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Gibson Greetings has its own history and should have remained a stand alone page linked to American Greetings. RichardBond ( talk) 18:21, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
This article is missing their involvement with Skyline Studio, which was a division of American Greetings Corp. OneSmallStepForMan ( talk) 13:37, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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The reference to "Tom Wilson" points to the wrong Tom Wilson: the article it points to is about the record producer, not the Ziggy cartoonist. (I'm unsure how to correct this directly, or else I would.) 63.174.247.33 21:26, 10 October 2005
This article should be merged into Hallmark Cards because American Greetings appears to be a Public Subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. Let's talk about it. Miracleimpulse 05:19, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Are you aware of how big American Greetings actually is? Look at thier corporate information and see all the characters they own; the companies they own, or acquired over the years. If anything, they would buy Hallmark! 142.167.166.206 ( talk) 01:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
-- Isotope23 17:09, 8 November 2006 (UTC) Isotope23, I see you've listed a request for comment, but you haven't set up the discussion here. The article for AG seems generally fine for what it is (a corp. entry) but it really could use some references. I don't think it should be merged with Hallmark unless someone can come up with some convincing reasons why - even if AG was owned as a Hallmark subsidiary, if it has an independent operation, branding and stock listing it seems pretty darn separate and would warrant it's own article. Robovski 05:58, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
"All things being equal, American Greetings and Hallmark Cards are a Monopoly." Miracleimpulse 07:44, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
Um ... by definition, I don't think two competitors can be a monopoly. It may be true that between the two of them, they have the lion's share of the U.S. greeting cards market, though that could certainly be noted, if it is relevant to anything, without shrieking and insinuating some sort of conspiracy. But this fact certainly doesn't support your claim a few days ago that one of these companies is a subsidiary of the other. Newyorkbrad 13:13, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
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The article lists AG as being in Cleveland, and AG's web page says it is in Cleveland. As far as I understand, though, the HQ is actually in Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce web page ( [1]) claims the headquarters. Shouldn't it say Brooklyn for the city? Cleveland is just a post office for AG.
A user named Fcirillo2010 keeps turning this article into blatant advertising for the company. If this doesn't stop, either I or somebody will need to request that this article be protected. Worst case scenario, we may need to have this user blocked. I'm going to be checking back periodically to make sure things are on the up and up. Brittany Ka ( talk) 00:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
William E. Simon's company took the company private in 1982 which means that Westray acquired the publicly traded shares. The firm was taken public again in 1984. The Edgar database does not go that far back so the details, including the financial impact on the company, are not generally available. If Gibson benefited from this transaction, that would be unique. Simon left behind a trail of destruction. David Cary Hart ( talk) 15:57, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
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Gibson Greetings has its own history and should have remained a stand alone page linked to American Greetings. RichardBond ( talk) 18:21, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
This article is missing their involvement with Skyline Studio, which was a division of American Greetings Corp. OneSmallStepForMan ( talk) 13:37, 19 February 2023 (UTC)