Talk:Ohio State University#Requested move 8 January 2024

According to the reversions, while the article name should *not* have the "the", in usage in the article it should. I've been able to find the RMs for the first, but not the discussion of the second, could someone please point out.Naraht (talk) 00:18, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

:The discussions are in the archives. I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for. The archives aren't really that long, so looking for any discussion that pertains to using THE in the article lead would be useful. Jojhutton (talk) 08:33, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

:I disagree. ‘THE’ should absolutely be in the title name. In fact, I came here to check why it is not. I would like to petition this is changed. Example: The New York Times. Johnhwynne (talk) 11:15, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has heard the peculiar way students and alumni of OSU refer to their university. They invariably call it “THE Ohio State” with an overemphasis on the “THE,” pronounced like “thee,” as in “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee…” Why do they do this? Are there other Ohio State Universities that could cause confusion? It is my understanding that simply saying “Ohio State” or “Ohio State University” would be clear and unambiguous, thus rendering the additional “THE” superfluous. Even if “the” is included because that’s the full official title, I still don’t understand the overemphasis. Could someone add a section to the article explaining this practice? It seems near universal. Thank You. 66.91.36.8 (talk) 08:25, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

:I came here to say the same thing. The "the" comes up all the time. They even attempted to trademark the word. The NYT has a whole article about it (which I can't read because it's behind a paywall). https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/us/the-ohio-state-university.html

:I know many people are annoyed by topic and find it pedantic, but that's also why it deserves mention (because people talk about it and have strong opinions). I guarantee some (small) percent of people come to this page to read about the the.

:Maybe a couple of sentences under Traditions if nothing else. XKL (talk) 17:10, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

In the introductory section of the article, it specifically states, “Past and present alumni and faculty include 6 Nobel Prize laureates, 9 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, 1 Fields Medalist, 7 Pulitzer Prizewinners, 64 Goldwater scholars, 7 U.S. senators, 15 U.S. representatives, 104 Olympic medalists, and 1 foreign head of state.” Who is this foreign head of state? I’ve scoured both this article and the article listing notable alumni and individuals associated with the university and found no mention of such a person in either. Granted, I didn’t verify the others listed in the excerpt either, but I assumed the head of state would be among the most noteworthy. Is this a typographical error? Did someone mix up Ohio State with Oregon State or Oklahoma State? If someone knows this foreign head of state’s identity, please add it to at least one of the articles I mentioned, but preferably both of them. And if so inclined, verify the rest of the list in the excerpt as well. Thank you. 66.91.36.8 (talk) 15:35, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

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Remove academic boosterismn. 64.189.18.44 (talk) 21:31, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

:Please be much, much more specific. ElKevbo (talk) 23:16, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Its The Ohio State University. 2600:4041:5364:BF00:6FA5:19C3:24DB:1198 (talk) 01:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

:Agree. Unfortunately some people don’t like the schools official name and use this article as a place to show it.Jojhutton (talk) 01:06, 20 March 2025 (UTC)