Talk:Ohio State University

message: this assertion about 3rd largest comes up twice in the article, once in the lede and once in the body. The link to another article about largest universities places Ohio at fifth place, not third, and the reference to support "third" is a dead link. I did not delete it because it was a dead link, but because it is an incorrect reference. I propose deleting the incorrect assertions again. -- Melchior2006 (talk) 13:35, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The answer isn't simply cutting content. That is taking apart the encyclopedia, not building it up. If you find incorrect information, correct it and add a new source. ɱ (talk) 13:43, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Ɱ, I am having trouble matching your comments with WP:NOSOURCES, where it says (bold in original): The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and it is satisfied by providing an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the contribution. So if you have just restored a statement I have shown to be untrue, I find that to be questionable editing. --Melchior2006 (talk) 19:29, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Since no one chimed in on this, I deleted the claim. It was incorrect and unsourced. --Melchior2006 (talk) 11:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You can easily see on that list article that OSU was for every year there, second or third largest. So it is not uncommon to summarize the results of a list article in a place like this. I can edit this to reflect that it is fifth for this past academic year. ɱ (talk) 13:44, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: thanks, but the source you gave is a dead link and doesn't corroborate your claim. That is not really fixing the problem, especially since we have established that the reference, even if findable, is incorrect. --Melchior2006 (talk) 14:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you read WP:KDL? Anyway the compilation at List of United States public university campuses by enrollment is fine to summarize here. ɱ (talk) 15:19, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  third-largest university campus? 

message: Change current president to Walter Carter Erg125 (talk) 19:05, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. voorts (talk/contributions) 20:17, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

text: He doesn't begin until January 2024. ElKevbo (talk) 22:42, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 September 2023 

message: Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer winning cartoonist that graduated from The Ohio State University, and needs to be added to the Notable People section.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Anderson_(cartoonist) 172.59.190.49 (talk) 21:09, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Added him to List of Ohio State University people.  S0091 (talk) 21:29, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: He is a political cartoonist that has won a Pulitzer prize. He should be under the Pulitzer Prize winners section rather than entertainment. Thank you for the fast response! 172.59.190.49 (talk) 21:58, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, that highlights some work that needs to done on that list because Pulitzer prize winners are strewn about. I moved Anderson to that section but note the list is not protected so you can edit it if you feel the compulsion to better organize it. :)  S0091 (talk) 22:11, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Excellent! Thank you. I will see if I can clean up the list a little better. 172.59.190.49 (talk) 22:21, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 November 2023 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) The Night Watch (talk) 23:58, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Ohio State University →  – Unlike at Talk:Open University#Talk:Open University Britannica uses The Ohio State University. Per WP:COMMONNAME "Other encyclopedias are among the sources that may be helpful in deciding what titles are in an encyclopedic register". The university's logo includes "The" even though the "The" is sometimes small. See Talk:The Solent#Requested move 2 August 2019 for a similar case involving Britannica. Crouch, Swale (talk)  22:29, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject Higher education has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 23:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject United States has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 23:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

text: Note: WikiProject Physics/Taskforces/Glass has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 23:03, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

text: Weak Support. I don't see WP:COMMONNAME being fulfilled by either the OSU or OSU, but I do believe that Robminchin's comment of it being not used by OSU is itself is extremely incorrect – consider taking a trip to Columbus and see how ubiquitous use of "The" is.. I believe that conditions played out in WP:THE are actually (if barely) met based on how OSU uses The as a core portion of its name, hence its trademark filing over "The". For these reasons, I'm not a strong proponent, but I have to give my vote to Support based on my reasoning. I fail to see a stronger argument for WP:THE being explained. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 18:12, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 8 January 2024 

message: The academic rankings listed in the table are out of date.
1. Change ARWU national ranking from 42–56 to 39-51; source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023
2. Change Forbes national ranking from 105 to 72; source: https://www.forbes.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-columbus/?sh=41d07f5f4561
3. Change the source for the THE / WSJ ranking to https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/ohio-state-university-main-campus (the ranking is unchanged).
4. Change US News & World Report ranking from 49 to 43; source: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ohio-state-6883
5. Change Washington Monthly from 41 to 68; source: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023-college-guide/national-1/
In addition the text in the nearby paragraph is no longer up to date.
6. Change "In its 2021 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio State as tied for the 17th-best public university in the United States, and tied for 53rd among all national universities." to "In its 2023 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio State as tied for the 17th-best public university in the United States, and tied for 43rd among all national universities." source: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/ohio-state-6883
7. Change "The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed Ohio State 42–56 nationally and 101–150 globally for 2020." to "The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed Ohio State 39-51 nationally and 101–150 globally for 2023." source: https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023
8. Change "In its 2021 rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it tied for 80th in the world." to "In its 2024 rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it tied for 99th in the world." source: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/ohio-state-university-main-campus
9. Change "In 2021, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 108th in the world." to "In 2024, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 151st in the world." source: https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ohio-state-university
10. Change "The Washington Monthly college rankings, which seek to evaluate colleges' contributions to American society based on factors of social mobility, research and service to the country by their graduates, placed Ohio State 98th among national universities in 2020." to "The Washington Monthly college rankings, which seek to evaluate colleges' contributions to American society based on factors of social mobility, research and service to the country by their graduates, placed Ohio State 61st among national universities in 2023." Audleylibrary (talk) 23:24, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2024 

message: JK Simmons is a Buckeyes fan, but he is not an alumnus from OSU. 128.146.189.106 (talk) 21:31, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 21:37, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 April 2024