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Latest revision as of 08:33, 10 October 2024 edit undoExtraordinary Writ (talk | contribs)Administrators75,419 edits Closing requested move; not moved using Move+ |
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{{old move|date=3 October 2024|destination=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|result=not moved|link=Special:Permalink/1249784085#Requested move 3 October 2024}} |
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== Requested move 3 October 2024 == |
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== Requested move 3 October 2024 == |
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{{requested move/dated|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|protected=Virginia Tech}} |
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:''The following is a closed discussion of a ]. <span style="color: var(--color-error, red);">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a ] after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.'' |
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The result of the move request was: '''not moved.''' ] (]) 08:33, 10 October 2024 (UTC) |
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] → {{no redirect|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University}} – The November 2012 discussion has several strong arguments in favor of never changing the name to Virginia Tech. Georgia Tech is the only example cited that doesn't use its formal name; all other technical schools such as MIT and Caltech use their official names in their article titles. Other schools such as USC and West Point also use their formal name as their article titles. ] (]) 03:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC) |
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] → {{no redirect|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University}} – The November 2012 discussion has several strong arguments in favor of never changing the name to Virginia Tech. Georgia Tech is the only example cited that doesn't use its formal name; all other technical schools such as MIT and Caltech use their official names in their article titles. Other schools such as USC and West Point also use their formal name as their article titles. ] (]) 03:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC) |
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:<small>Note: ], ], ], ], ], and ] have been notified of this discussion. ] (]) 03:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)</small> |
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:<small>Note: ], ], ], ], ], and ] have been notified of this discussion. ] (]) 03:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)</small> |
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* '''Oppose'''. There aren't really a lot of schools whose "formal" name differs from their "common" name other than abbreviating or removing "University". "Texas Tech University" is commonly called "Texas Tech". "University of Oklahoma" is "Oklahoma" or "OU". The best analog is probably ], which, thankfully, we just call ]. --] (]) 19:54, 6 October 2024 (UTC) |
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* '''Oppose'''. There aren't really a lot of schools whose "formal" name differs from their "common" name other than abbreviating or removing "University". "Texas Tech University" is commonly called "Texas Tech". "University of Oklahoma" is "Oklahoma" or "OU". The best analog is probably ], which, thankfully, we just call ]. --] (]) 19:54, 6 October 2024 (UTC) |
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