Talk:Novi, Michigan

message: The article currently states that the Nordstrom in Twelve Oaks Mall is still under development.  Nordstrom actually opened on 09/28/07.  Kipp 18:53, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Twelve Oaks Mall 

message: I removed this section of the article due to the fact that I can hardly think of something more subjective than what city is more or less similar to Novi than another. If you want to look at how much money the residents make, check out Michigan locations by per capita income, where Novi ranks 32nd in Michigan. Segelflugzeugwettbewerber 03:21, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  So-Called Similar Cities

message: Person seeking citations, please note that citations for several of these items are already provided. 
SunGodMTU added: This depot was the sixth stop on the line (No. VI), which is how the city received it's name. However this differs from recorded accounts. The name existed before the railroad came to the area. I suspect the account relating it to the depot number is a folk etymology. In History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley. (1912)  the account is as follows: the residents of what in now Novi met in the autumn of 1830 to discuss detaching from Farmingham Township to form a separate township. "Dr. J.C. Emory, at the suggestion of his wife, proposed 'Novi.'" No mention is made of a railroad depot number, only that there was some ridicule about the name in Lating meaning "unknown", "not known" or "forgotten". Essentially the same version is presented in the History of Oakland County, Michigan., Durant, Samuel W. 1877   (although the scanned page image is barely legible here) older≠wiser 14:12, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)
As was noted in the article, neither the railroad or the toll road existed when the Township was named.
The claim about Novi being named after Northville is historically impossible since Novi was named 40 years before the creation of Northville Township.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.226.74.221 (talk) 23:35, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming of Novi 

message: This seems to be heading a bit far afield for the topic. I've consolidated this to remove the non-Novi specific information. If there's a Japantown topic, it would be more appropriate to link to that instead of using this topic to cover the entire Japantown topic.
:Well there had been an article at Japantown, Novi, Michigan, which seemed at the very least misnamed. I tagged it with Template:Prod, but that was removed by another editor so I nominated it for deletion. The result was to merge. And so, although User:Tyrenius did about as good a job as could be expected with paring the article down before merging it, there is still quite a lot of unsourced content (which may also perhaps be entirely irrelevant to Novi as well). Go ahead and be bold. older ≠ wiser 02:41, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japanese bookstores, etc. 

message: An anonymous Wikipedian made some minor changes to the phrasing of Novi's government. I'm reasonably sure that the person was well-intentioned, as "weak mayor" may appear offensive / POV. However, the delegations of authority in Novi do suggest that the mayor is "weak" in terms of authority prescribed by the city's charter. Thus, the mayoral office is "weak" because appointments and other matters have to be approved by the city council, rather than the mayor having unilateral authority. 
Perhaps someone with a better understanding of Novi's charter could re-write this? Kevin 05:11, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't disagree at all. I'm just willing to believe that people who are less familiar with different political systems may misinterpret it. The fact that it makes sense to you and me doesn't necessarily mean that it makes sense to everyone.  Kevin 05:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  October 21st Reversion 

message: Quite a few athletes live in Novi including Nick Lidstrom among others:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/SPORTS14/701230385/1048/BUSINESS05
What's the criteria for including them?
::The criteria can be found at WP:Notability (people), though I would be careful about how complete the list is, as it may be seen as arbitrary. Personally, I'd use their articles as a lithmus. If they have their own article on Wikipedia and it is more than a stub, they pass the notability test pretty well. Kevin 09:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famous People 

message: Why is this user being allowed to do wholesale editing of the article? Is this a Wiki entry or a marketing opportunity for the city of novi?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.216.106.51 (talk) 22:41, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Those edits were nonconstructive, and I have notified the user.  He/she is new to wikipedia, and hopefully will become an experienced editor with practice.  Thank you for reverting the edits, as there were quite a lot.  Tealwisp (talk) 02:35, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mattp13 edits 

message: The section about shopping centers is largely useless.  It needs to be rewritten to cover things that are notable, such as the effect of Twelve Oaks on the population growth, or the prominence of Rock Financial Showplace.  I'll delete it in a few days, unless someone can give a reasonable reason not to.  Tealwisp (talk) 21:52, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shopping section 

message: Why is the request for citation placed on historical facts that are verified by the links provided?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.216.105.36 (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Facts 

message: The vote totals on the city web page are incorrect. See Michigan Public Acts of 1969 for correct totals.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.111.163.209 (talk) 17:09, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  City Incorporation 

message: Why isn't there anything said about the Novi engine ?  It is, after all, either named after or was built in Novi.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.179.162.142 (talk) 23:13, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a really good question. The Novi engine was built in Novi. Would you mind adding it? There's a history about it in the Novi Library. Ishwasafish click here!!!  23:44, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why nothing about Novi engine? 

message: Does anyone know where I can find a map of the previously incorporated Village of Novi showing the village boundaries?  I'm intersted in where it was located within the current City of Novi before the village and most of the township merged. --Criticalthinker (talk) 07:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not certain but maybe old U.S. Census records may have the answer? If we know what year they merged, maybe somebody can go to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and try to find the old Census records? Alternatively old records may be in the libraries in Lansing or Detroit. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:24, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Village of Novi 

message: I put it in miscellaneous education since it doesn't seem to be a full-on school, and according to the enrollment statistics it had a total of three students: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sch_info_popup.asp?Type=Private&ID=A0104565 - It is not accredited.
A full list of the schools in Novi is here: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/index.asp?search=1&city=Novi&state=MI&zipcode=48377&miles=10&itemname=&sortby=name&School=1&PrivSchool=1&College=1&Library=1&CS=FC78A8BC
WhisperToMe (talk) 00:20, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Classification of Sundai Michigan International Academy 

message: I don't know if this belongs in the article, but here is something on Lotus Bank:
* Phillips, Dave. "Novi's Lotus Bank accused of racial insensitivity in business dealings." Oakland Press. March 26, 2013.
This Novi bank opened in 2007. Its mission statement was that it was "with the intent to serve the Indian and Asian communities in Southeast Michigan." - In 2013 two Indians, one resident in Oakland County, filed a lawsuit claiming the bank employees were racially insensitive to them
WhisperToMe (talk) 10:06, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lotus Bank (Asian Indian issue) 

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WhisperToMe (talk) 01:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maps 

message: I checked to make sure the version of the Little Tokyo in Novi article at the Northern Equities Group was identical to record number det-129398628 of The Detroit News. In the Wikipedia:RX archives of January 2015 it was confirmed to be identical: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request#Little_Tokyo_in_Novi
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message: Yes, there were in the middle of the 19th Century.  Wooden plank roads.    7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:11, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
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