Talk:Empire State University

Requested move 11 May 2023

 * 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: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover)  ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   05:33, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

SUNY Empire State University → Empire State University – I do not believe the current title is a commonly-used name for this university. There was a recent name change when the university transitioned from college status to university status, but I am pretty confident that, at the very least, Empire State University without the "SUNY" in front is more commonly used, along with appearing to be the form the university itself uses. Other possible titles include the former name of "Empire State College", "SUNY Empire", and "SUNY Empire State College". The lead in both google hits and google news hits appears to go to the title I've proposed the move to, however, in "Empire State University". Skarmory  (talk •   contribs)  01:11, 11 May 2023 (UTC)


 * • Oppose Weak Support (see reasoning in comments below) - if it’s in the SUNY system then I do not see any reason to switch it. 4theloveofallthings (talk) 12:17, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
 * See University at Buffalo and Binghamton University. If the common name does not include SUNY, the article's name shouldn't either.
 * I wouldn't be opposed to moving to "SUNY Empire", however, and that does keep SUNY in the article title – it's a form that appears to be used by the university itself in some cases (it's mentioned multiple on the university's page linked above). I just don't think "SUNY Empire State University" is the right title, even among SUNY names. Skarmory   (talk •   contribs)  18:52, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I would like to switch my Oppose to a Weak Support. You do prove a very good point with the other universities. Personally, I think they should all include “SUNY” — but as this is unlikely to change, for the sake of logic, I definitely am going to go ahead and take back my opposition of the suggested move. 4theloveofallthings (talk) 19:16, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Comment For clarification, here's the university's official brand guidelines on the name, which state to use "Empire State University" upon first mention and "SUNY Empire" from there on. (I should've checked this sooner, sorry.) Skarmory   (talk •   contribs)  19:10, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:COMMONNAME and WP:OFFICIALNAME. Does appear to be the common name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:22, 16 May 2023 (UTC)