Talk:Royal Oak, Michigan

message: Removed much of the information about Coughlin in the list of famous people.  Such information was longer than any of the other descriptions of people on the list and more properly belongs on the Coughlin page.  --JChap 23:51, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Father Coughlin 

message: "Bikers, apparently, are not as welcome as they used to be in a new trendy Royal Oak."
This comment seems completely baseless. How is it aparent? Is there any citation that could be given for how they are not as welcome anymore? The "trendy" adjective also seems less than quality standards. Last summer the motorcycles were there, so I think this comment should be removed unless someone wants to edit it. Stanthejeep 01:17, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  It should be removed. Zz414 13:21, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bikers not welcome 

message: I have some very nice images and additional information that I added about rental housing in Royal Oak, but I see that all of it was deleted. Can you please tell me why? Thank you!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dsawinski (talk • contribs) 04:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to be advertising, picture is external... Jacob S. grafitti 16:23, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  my images and additions were deleted 

message: The following was recently deleted from the article, because it was "unsourced" and related simply to "tourism".  
"Throughout the late 1990's and early 2000's, Royal Oak's downtown grew into an entertainment and nightlife destination. A number of large condominiums and lofts were built throughout the downtown and industrial areas. Though the economy took a downturn in 2006, the area remains an attractive area for young professionals and families."
I would argue that although this is unsourced and relates to tourism, it's not JUST about tourism.  It's about cultural renaissance and change.  This is a VERY significant aspect of Royal Oak and should be maintained in the article under the heading of "History".  The emergence of Royal Oak as a major destination for shopping, restaurants, theaters, etc. was arguably the first re-awakening of local nightlife and entertainment in the Detroit Metro area following thirty years of decline.  Until Royal Oak emerged as a major local destination, there were only a few declining entertainment centers in the city of Detroit proper, such as Greektown.  Until Royal Oak became "cool", there was nowhere in the suburbs to congregate, except malls, malls, and malls. 
Thoughts?  Eastcote (talk) 23:25, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emergence of Royal Oak as a "tourist" destination. 

message: Following an old request left at Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan/Assessment, I've assessed this article as C-class. The most glaring issues are significant uncited portions of the article, bare URL references, and an exceptionally short (for a 120-year-old community) section on the history. cmadler (talk) 15:28, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Article assessment

message: The montage image in the infobox shows the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain in the Detroit Zoo, but the fountain itself is not located in the Royal Oak boundary line of the zoo.  It is located well within the Huntington Woods portion of the zoo ().  Yes, I am splitting hairs here, and I think the infobox montage needs to be updated to include images within the actual city, such as the zoo's water tower or entance sign off Woodward/10 Mile, which is within Royal Oak.  —Notorious4life (talk) 00:07, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox image