Talk:Ohio/Archive 2

The Ohio State University
An IP editor is repeatedly changing the correct name of The Ohio State University to just "Ohio State University." His first objection here was that the name of the Wikipedia article did not contain "the." That's beside the point; it's the name of the institution, not the article, that matters. But to humor him, I made it a piped link so it went straight to the article without the redirect, while still using the correct university name. He reverted that, too, with no explanation. The indefinite article "The" is part of the university's official name, and should remain. See Ohio State University and its references. I personally think that the "The" is pretty lame, but it is correct, and should be retained. (postscript: he again reverted, now saying that the name of the article, not the institution, is what matters, which is patently absurd.) After I fix this again, I'll be at my 3rr limit, so I'd appreciate some discussion here. If the consensus here is that the right thing to do is to use the wrong name, I'll shut up and go away. TJRC (talk) 18:59, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Link to article name (no "the"), pipe with official name (including "the"), just as you have done. (My opinion). Cheers Geologyguy (talk) 19:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


 * The piped link is the ideal solution as it leads readers to the article without a redirect, while showing the university's correct, official name. The IP in question is already in violation of 3RR (~5 reverts in the last 24 hours.)  I have warned him or her to quit edit-warring and asked for his or her input on the talk page.  If the warring continues, it will have to be reported.  --Confiteordeo (talk) 20:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Largest Metro
The largest metro region of any Ohio city is now Greater Cincinnati, which is a 15 county region which includes counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Please see http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803270372 for more information.Lanskeith17 (talk) 16:00, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * This is kind of interesting. It's the largest metro area that is at least partially in Ohio; but given that its size depends on areas in neighboring states (most of it, apparently: 10 counties in Indiana and Kentucky; only five in Ohio), is it actually the largest in Ohio?  I would say no, but the Enquirer article characterizes it as being so.  Of course, the Enquirer is a local newspaper, and is going to be prone to magnifying claims about its own region.  What should the 'pedia say? TJRC (talk) 16:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * According to the Census estimates, Greater Cincinnati is now the largest MSA surrounding an Ohio city, but that does not necessarily mean that the article should be changed. First of all, Census Bureau estimates are notoriously inaccurate.  The Bureau will not actually count people again until 2010, so their estimates are just guesses.  Cincinnati and other Hamilton County municipalities have challenged their estimates, and the Census Bureau miraculously "found" 30,000 more people living in Cincinnati alone.  There was a study done by Social Compact that found 100,000 more people living in Cleveland.  Should we change the numbers based on that?  Secondly, the Cleveland MSA was found to have grown in the last Census count (2000,) which begs the question, why is the Census Bureau  claiming it's suddenly losing people?  According to the Census Estimates, Cuyahoga County lost more people in the past few years than it did in all of the 90s.  This just seems suspicious to me.  Finally, the Cleveland CSA (another definition of "metro area") is still significantly bigger than the Cincinnati CSA.  The definition of the Cleveland MSA is arguably smaller than it should be because it doesn't even include all of the counties that touch Cuyahoga (i.e. Summit and Portage, which are part of the Akron MSA.)  Because of these problems, I think that we really should wait until the 2010 census figures are out to update any of the population information.  --Confiteordeo (talk) 16:43, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see any issue with using the Census estimates. I don't think the WP is the right forum to challenge their accuracy, and they are official and authoritative (even if they may ultimately turn out to have error).  On the issue of using MSA or CSA for the "metro area," I'm happy to use MSA.  That's the Metropolitan Statistical Area, as opposed to the Combined Statistical Area.  I just think it makes no sense to call the Cincinnati MSA the largest MSA in Ohio, when only about 1.6 million people, about 75% of its population, are in Ohio.  I would suggest leaving Cleveland as the largest metro area, and including a footnote about the Cincinnati area. TJRC (talk) 18:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

I concur that Cleveland is still the largest metro in Ohio. Just make the note that Cincinnati has a larger MSA according to the census bureau, but that it also includes parts of Kentucky and Indiana. It's just like the airports. CLE is the largest airport in Ohio, because even though CVG sees more traffic, it is located in Kentucky.--Analogue Kid (talk) 20:18, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Cincinnati takes up 3 states. People in the Cincinnati area travel to Kentucky and Indiana without any thought. Cincinnati deals with traffic from all three states. The area has more people and that is a fact. Cleveland just is upset they aren't the biggest anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.189.45.164 (talk) 00:20, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

I did a simple search to find the answer http://www.google.com/search?q=largest+city+in+ohio&fsrc=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=answers&ct=more-sources. This will not be an edit war. Cotinued vandalism of the article will result in edit blocking. DougsTech (talk) 02:19, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Map of Ohio counties?
If one needs to be added can it please be a different one? Thats one really isn't encyclopedic. The text flows through multiple counties just for one name. I'll remove it in a few days unless there's a good reason not to. §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  18:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ImageImage:Ohio Counties.jpg
 * It's not very aesthetic, I agree, but that doesn't mean it's not encyclopedic. I'd prefer to keep it until a more aesthetic alternative is available. -- JHunterJ (talk) 19:15, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree with JHunterJ. If you find a better free image, please use it, that will be an improvement.  But until then, leave this one in there.  Deleting it without replacing it would be a, well, I'm drawing a blank here, but whatever is the opposite of "improvement." TJRC (talk) 19:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Perhaps using only 4 colors, and also .svg-ifying it would probably help. Spencer  T♦C 20:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Agree encyclopedic was not the correct word, the Wiki image base is broken for me right now but I'll work on an SVG. §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  22:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm really not good at vector text. This is taking longer than expected. Whipped up a quick raster for now. §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  01:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

GA fail
I am sorry to inform the editors of the article that I am quickfailing it due to lack of references. Here are a few things to fix before renomination: For more ideas on how to improve the article further, try a Peer Review. Good luck! Nikki 311  18:27, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * There are sections and paragraphs without citations. Everything needs to be referenced. Also, the citation needed tags need to be addressed.
 * A lot of the paragraphs are short and choppy. For paragraphs that are only one or two sentences long, merge them with other paragraphs or expand them.
 * Some of the lists could be formatted in a more aesthetic way. They just look out of place or oddly formatted at present.
 * Some of the references need formatting. Template:cite web should be helpful with that.

Famous Ohioans
I removed the section "Famous Ohioans" and am placing it below for now. It seems like it was just a list, and was not cited properly. However, I didn't want to completely delete Lavalette1's work, since there may be some merit to it. Famous Ohioans Sherwood Anderson, Neil Armstrong, George Bellows, Halle Berry, Ambrose Bierce, Erma Bombeck, Drew Carey, Hart Crane, George Custer, Clarence Darrow, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Thomas Edison, Clark Gable, John Glenn, Zane Grey, Bob Hope, William Dean Howells, Toni Morrison, Jack Nicklaus, Jesse Owens, Jack Paar, Pontiac, Eddie Rickenbacker, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Roy Rogers, Pete Rose, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., General William Sherman, Steven Spielberg, Gloria Steinem, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Taft, Robert A. Taft, William H. Taft, Tecumseh, James Thurber, Ted Turner, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright (World Almanac & Book of Facts, Reder's Digest Page Publishing, 2008) Macduffman (talk) 19:05, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Seems extremely redundant of Category:People from Ohio. §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  19:28, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Colleges
In reading the article, I notices a lot of mentions of colleges - so many in fact that I got the feeling there have been a lot of additions trying to plug the authors favorite school. For example, I deleted information that pertained to U of Dayton just existing and some schools being highly ranked - just seemed out of placed, no real citation, and just a nice plug. I also think this college issue could lead to a slippery slope. So maybe Dayton sounds like a state school. Well the same rationale could be used for U of Findlay, University of Northwestern Ohio, or University of Rio Grande. I just think it should be a brief list (I see no harm in listing the state schools, especially due to their size) and let everything else be deferred to the Ohio college list. Not only that, but in general I think there should be a lack of mention of particular schools. For example, why does Canton list Malone College and not Walsh? I think many of the college reference should be removed. RonSigPi (talk) 04:20, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd have to agree, comparing Ohio to other states articles (FAs) that it mentions schools a bit too much. Schools seem to be the issue that the sports sections used to be.  §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  16:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Library data
I drafted this, with more information. But I wasn't sure how appropriate it was to give the entire list. Below isn't all of them just a start. I don't want to go overboard. §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  18:31, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Ohio is home to some of the nation's highest-ranking public libraries. The 2008 study by Thomas J. Hennen Jr. ranked Ohio as number one in a state-by-state comparison. For 2008, 31 of Ohio's library systems were all ranked in the top ten for American cities of their population category:


 * 500,000 or more
 * Columbus Metropolitan Library (First)
 * Cuyahoga County Public Library (Second)
 * Public Library of Cincinnati And Hamilton County (Tenth)
 * 250,000
 * Stark County District Library (Ninth)


 * 100,000
 * Medina County District Library (Fifth)
 * 50,000
 * Washington-Centerville Public Library (First)
 * Worthington Public Library (Second)
 * Euclid Public Library (Fourth)
 * Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library (Sixth)
 * Geauga County Public Library (Seventh)
 * Lakewood Public Library (Ninth)


 * 25,000
 * North Canton Public Library (First)
 * Porter Public Library (Second)
 * Upper Arlington Public Library (Third)
 * Wadsworth Public Library (Fourth)


 * 10,000
 * Twinsburg Public Library (First)
 * Wickliffe Public Library (Second)
 * Madison Public Library (Fourth)
 * Orrville Public Library (Fifth)
 * Rocky River Public Library (Seventh)
 * Way Public Library (Tenth)

Political demographics and history
"Dennis John Kucinich (Cleveland) - mayor of Cleveland from 1977- 1979, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio’s 10th district. Will be the first democratic president to be elected from Ohio."

The end of this is clearly false/opinion and should be removed from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Uhmer (talk • contribs)


 * Agreed. I'll fix it, but in the future feel free to remove false information yourself.  §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  19:25, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, got it.  §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  19:28, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Edit remarks
I ran an auto-peer review (messy style) and came up with these suggestions: Hope they're helpful!

§hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  02:32, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Only seven U.S. Presidents were born in Ohio
''Ohio is known as the "Modern Mother of Presidents", having sent eight of its native sons to the White House. Seven of them were Republicans, and the other was a member of the Whig Party.''

This is incorrect, as William Henry Harrison (the Whig Party member mentioned) was born in Virginia, not Ohio (and was therefore not a "native son" of Ohio). All of the remaining seven, and thus all U.S. Presidents born in Ohio, were members of the Republican Party.Mal7798 (talk) 13:03, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Population
Why does it say "From just over 45,000 residents in 1800, Ohio's population grew at rates of over 10% per decade until the census of 1970, which recorded just over 10.65 million Ohioans" when the graph at right show that the 1940 census posted only a 4% increase? Should this be changed to "until the 1940 census"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.153.167.242 (talk) 02:35, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

I would like you to add about Polish descendant population in Ohio. Ohio is also one of largest Polish settlement in the U.S. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Risk34 (talk • contribs) 00:48, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

National Politics
In the second paragraph, respectably should be replaced with respectively —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.186.138.44 (talk) 12:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ TJRC (talk) 15:43, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Typo in ohio article
Although many Native Americans had migrated west to evade American encroachment, others remained settled in the state, sometimes assimilating in part. In 1930 under President Jackson, the US government forced Indian Removal of most tribes to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.

President Jackson...in 1930?!?
 * with this edit. Thanks! -- JHunterJ (talk) 10:44, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Lake Erie Crushers
The Lake Erie Crushers Frontier League baseball team needs to be added.Cable2001 (talk) 20:22, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Requesting a new external link (OhioFest.org) be placed on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio
It would be nice to add a link to OhioFest.org which is a website showing Ohio Festivals. It is being updated all the time and so far is the best Ohio Festival website and nicest looking. It is a valuable link to the Ohio wiki page. http://OhioFest.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by OhioFestivalswiki (talk • contribs) 15:30, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Lead Paragraph
Seems negative, ending with the current rise in unemployment. I feel that it has given undue negative weight for the lead. It is discussed elsewhere in the main body. I would like to remove it from the lead if there are no objections. 173.88.38.20 (talk) 02:01, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Commerce
The page lists NCR Corp as headquartered in Ohio. This is no longer true. Sadly, they left Dayton and are now centered in Atlanta. --75.179.134.119 (talk) 03:37, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Kylebgorman, 21 June 2010
Kylebgorman (talk) 22:48, 21 June 2010 (UTC) the pronunciation should be o.'hai.o. the initial bar-o in the current article is not a sound of english, nor is it pronounced that way.


 * The bar-o is listed as a reduced vowel in English IPA: ɵ as in "omission" (IPA for English). -- JHunterJ (talk) 23:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

If it's a property of reduced /o/, then why is the final vowel in "Ohio" transcribed as /oʊ/, since these are the same vowel, in similar reduced contexts? The guide's claim (which I believe to be simply false, and for which no evidence is given) is simply not being applied uniformly. And note that the footnote says that this sound is "[u]sually transcribed as /ə(ʊ)/ (or similar ways of showing variation between /əʊ/ and /ə/)". The Oxford English Dictionary gives the US pronunciation of this word as /oʊ.'hai.oʊ/. The first vowel is clearly diphthongal with a central nucleus and a back glide. 74.215.177.242 (talk) 15:07, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Fair enough. -- JHunterJ (talk) 15:26, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Massillon Tigers were also a professional football team along side the canton bulldogs. So Massillon Tigers should be added to the defunct professional teams. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frezno71087 (talk • contribs) 19:05, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

College Football
Ohio State has beaten Michigan six times in a row, not four. You know we can't let that slide! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.61.235.2 (talk) 19:36, 14 May 2010 (UTC) It'll be seven in 6 months. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.107.216.157 (talk) 07:17, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Sadly, Mount union has no longer won 2 of the last 3 Stagg Bowls, instead losing 3 of the last 4 to Wisconsin Whitewater. Of course, being in all those DIII championships is an accomplishment in itself. Leon Stauffer (talk) 16:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Largest Metro Areas?
This section adds clutter to the infobox. Why would that even be included. The Capital City and the Largest City are Columbus, people know where and who Cleveland, and Cincy are they don't need to be in the infobox. 98.28.68.59 (talk) 14:55, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * These lists are common on most state Wikipedia entries. §hep  Talk  20:35, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * And the information may not be obvious to everyone. People may not know that Columbus is now bigger than Cleveland, or that the Cincy metro area is bigger than that of Cleveland. --Beirne (talk) 23:31, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't know here you are getting the numbers for Cincy and Cleveland metro, but Cleveland is larger. I have seen numbers on other wikipedia articles and other sites around 2.2-2.9 million. I think that is wrong. 164.107.238.203 (talk) 03:29, 12 October 2010 (UTC) http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2010/05/greater_cleveland-akron_ranks.html164.107.238.203 (talk) 03:37, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Metro Cleveland is only bigger if you include Akron, which isn't really a suburb. The July 2009 size for Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is 2,091,286 and for Cincinnati, Middletown, OH-KY-IN it is 2,171,896. See http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/CBSA-est2009-pop-chg.html for documents from the Census Bureau.  --Beirne (talk) 04:18, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Akron is it's own city with it's own metropolitan area and suburbs. It should not be included with any population statistics for Cleveland.Texas141 (talk) 10:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It depends on which definition of "metro" is being used as it is an ambiguous term. If you're going on Metro Statitical Area (MSA) as defined by the US Census Bureau, yes, the Cincinnati MSA is slightly larger than the Cleveland MSA and Akron is its own MSA.  However, if the Combined Statitistical Area (CSA) is used, Cleveland and Akron are considered part of the same metro area in that regard.  The Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statitistical Area (CSA) is larger than both Cincinnati's CSA (which does not include Dayton) and Columbus'.  Both are valid definitions of "metro".  Also, in media markets (which also can be viewed as a "metro area"), Cleveland's includes Akron and Canton and is the state's largest.  Cincinnati's market does not include Dayton, which is its own market.  --JonRidinger (talk) 22:40, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Great Seal
I've replaced File:Seal of Ohio.svg with File:Ohio state seal.png, per Great Seal of Ohio and its talk page. The previous image is based on a widely-used artist depiction of the seal, whereas the official design is considerably less embellished. Also, Seal of Ohio.svg isn't a very faithful reproduction of the (probably copyrighted) artwork, with only 12 arrows and a limited range of colors. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 05:07, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 75.185.115.153, 2 December 2010
In the article it says that the Ohio State Buckeyes have won the last six games against Michigan. As of 11/27/10 it is now seven.

75.185.115.153 (talk) 04:13, 2 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done, thanks, though it's helpful if you provide a reference for edit requests. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 11:36, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Dinodigger06, 8 December 2010
A list of museums in Ohio should be included under the education heading.

Dinodigger06 (talk) 19:48, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. You are welcome to propose such a list, ideally with links or references. It's up to the person who wants to add the info, though, to do the research and writing for that addition. I'll explain more on your talk page. Qwyrxian (talk) 14:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I could see perhaps a "See also: List of museums in Ohio" under the education header or a museums subheading with a brief paragraph highlighting some of the state's most notable museums, but not a list within the article itself. --JonRidinger (talk) 22:42, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

2010 Census
Now that the 2010 census results are released, the population/demographics need to be updated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Npalumbo58 (talk • contribs) 17:53, 21 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The release of the entire 2010 census will be over time. As each set of data is released, the appropriate demographics sections can be updated.  What was released today was almost exclusively raw population counts, not detailed demographic data, so at least the population numbers and date can be updated.  Local-level data has not been released yet.  --JonRidinger (talk) 19:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

National Politics
The National Politics sections needs to be updated to reflect changes after the 2010 elections. Republicans now control 13 of Ohio's 18 U.S. House seats in the 112th Congress, a gain of 5 seats from the last election. Additionally, Rob Portman has replaced George Voinovich as Senator.

Additionally, the discussion about Ohio's voter demographics and party registration is somewhat misleading. Voters in Ohio to not register as members of a political party. Rather, they are able to "affiliate" themselves with a particular party by requesting a ballot for that party's primary. http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/voterInformation/regToVote.aspx. As a result, political party affiliation in Ohio tends to fluctuate significantly depending on whether one party has a highly contested primary, and as a result these numbers often do not provide an accurate representation of the partisan breakdown of Ohio voters.

In any event, the numbers in this section should be changed to reflect affiliation as of 2010. At the most recent primary election, held on May 4, 2010, 868,000 voters affiliated as Republicans by requesting Republican ballots, and 759,765 voters affiliated as Democrats by requesting Democratic ballots. http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/upload/elections/2010/pri/turnout.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.103.11.45 (talk) 04:31, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Serpent Mound is no longer attributed to the Adena people
Per the Ohio Historical Society:

"A more recent excavation of Serpent Mound revealed wood charcoal that could be radiocarbon dated. Test results show that the charcoal dates to the Fort Ancient culture. This new evidence of the serpent's creators links the effigy to the elliptical mound and the village rather than the conical burial mounds."

http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/index.shtml — Preceding unsigned comment added by Walstib77 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Economy
Edit request from Amccollum (talk) 20:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC) - The sentences in the economy section referring to the SBEC can now be updated. Suggested update: "The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC) ranked the state #9 for best business-friendly tax systems in SBEC's Business Tax Index 2010, up from #10 the previous year. Ohio was ranked #9 by the SBEC for best friendly-policy states according to their Small Business Survival Index 2010., Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Survival Index 2010 retrieved 19 Feb 2011. Amccollum (talk) 20:21, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Police Car and Universities
The date 1899 should probably be on the caption of police car, as it stands it looks like the caption refers to the contemporary car in the picture originating from Akron (which it does).

AFIT is a Federal degree granting institution in Ohio, yet it is not listed on the short list instead one must go to the long list. Since it is the only federal degree granting institution in Ohio, with many notable alumni, it should be on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.70.200.107 (talk) 17:41, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit Request: Earthquakes
The current section on earthquakes is outdated, specifically the section reading: "The most recent earthquake in Ohio of any appreciable magnitude occurred on January 8, 2008, at 8:34:46 PM local time. It had a magnitude of 3.1, and its epicenter was under Lake Erie, northeast of Cleveland, approximately 9.7 km (6 mi) west of Mentor-on-the-Lake.[45]" On June 5th, 2011 a Magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Medina county. It was centered 14 miles southwest of Medina, under Lodi. http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/weather/weather_news/a-small-earthquake-struck-medina-county-sunday,-a-rare-event-for-that-area — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.201.100 (talk) 23:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)


 * More significantly, the section on Earthquakes is overwhelmingly more detailed than is warranted in a general article on Ohio. Currently it is every bit as large as the section on climate and about twice the length of the section on the colonial and revolutionary eras.  More is said about earthquakes than the highway system and legislature combined.  Earthquakes are simply not that major a topic for a Midwestern state.  One sentence about earthquakes, with a link to a separate article, would be plenty and to spare. --Jonadab, 2011 Nov 03  —Preceding undated comment added 13:13, 3 November 2011 (UTC).

Edit request from Burninator177, 19 July 2011
The National politics section needs updated to show that the current senators are Republican Rob Portman and Democrat Sherrod Brown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Burninator177 (talk • contribs) July 19, 2011


 * Yes check.svg Done by User:Ryecatcher773. — Bility (talk) 20:07, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect info under National Politics
Senator Rob Portman began service in the 112th Congress. George Voinovich was in the 111th. --FreakyLocz14 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.134.119 (talk) 21:14, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done — Bility (talk) 20:07, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry
When discussing the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, the article says, "As of December 2010 the Buckeyes have won the last seven matchups," but Michigan won the last matchup in November, 2011. I think that the article should instead say, "Michigan currently leads the series 58–43–6." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.204.140.183 (talk) 00:53, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

There's a pretty comprehensive article about the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry already. This article is about Ohio, and the fact of the matter is that the Buckeyes have pretty much owned That School Up North for pretty much the past 10 years. You do realize this article isn't about football, right? Ryecatcher773 (talk) 07:41, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what the article is about. The fact of the matter is that the article says something that is just plain wrong. It says that Ohio has won the last seven matchups, when in fact they lost last year. If it's better to not mention football at all, then the error should be removed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.204.140.183 (talk) 02:47, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit Request: Congressmen
"The 2008 elections, Democrats gained three seats in Ohio's delegation to the House of Representatives. This leaves eight Republican-controlled seats in the Ohio delegation." That is outdated, as it makes no mention of the 2010 midterm election. --89.27.36.41 (talk) 23:04, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request: No. of seats in the House
Following the 2010 census, Ohio will now be sending 16 members to the House (18 to both houses of Congress together and to the electoral college). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.172.102.218 (talk) 08:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 12 December 2012
Add:

Reason: People who search for Ohio might be looking for the Ohio River, and similar hatnotes exist on articles about states that share names with rivers (e.g. Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado)

161.130.164.48 (talk) 18:35, 12 December 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ The Anonymouse (talk • contribs) 18:39, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request, 11 April 2013
I was wondering if it would be possible to add a link towards the end of the page in external resources for the East Central Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council (http://eastcentralohiobuildingtrades.com/). I believe that it would benefit many to have that link handy.

Thank you for your consideration!

Carbonegm (talk) 20:44, 11 April 2013 (UTC)carbonegm


 * The reason I'm not in favor of adding it is because the website is specific to one part of the state and to one specific industry. The point of the external links section is to link to websites that are relevant to the general topic of the article (the state of Ohio), not a specific industry and region of the topic. It would also open the door for any organization to place their link in the section and soon we'd have an enormously long external links section. On #13 of "Links normally to be avoided" (see WP:ELNO) it states: "Sites that are only indirectly related to the article's subject: the link should be directly related to the subject of the article. A general site that has information about a variety of subjects should usually not be linked from an article on a more specific subject. Similarly, a website on a specific subject should usually not be linked from an article about a general subject. If a section of a general website is devoted to the subject of the article, and meets the other criteria for linking, then that part of the site could be deep linked." --JonRidinger (talk) 22:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request: College football section grammatical error
"Their biggest are rivals are the Michigan Wolverines..." to "Their biggest rivals are the Michigan Wolverines..."

--Reyom (talk) 03:51, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, thanks!  Spencer T♦ C 11:48, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

The article needs info on tge etymology of the name
Could someone please add info on the etymology of the name Ohio? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.235.45.104 (talk) 05:27, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 October 2013
Cincinnati for football is in the American Conference not the Big East.

71.66.249.244 (talk) 06:04, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


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 * ✅. Thanks for your edit request. Stfg, I figured out what the IP wanted. There was only 1 mention of Big East in the article.  Spencer T♦ C 20:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Oops. Thanks, Spencer. --Stfg (talk) 20:51, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

You are welcome! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.226.209 (talk) 02:02, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Use of "Western Reserve" to refer to northern Ohio today
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Largest Metro
That Cleveland is the largest metropolitan area in Ohio is a misleading technicality that relies on the fact that areas of the Cincinnati MSA spill into bordering states, thereby negating the entire Cincinnati MSA from contention. By this standard, Buffalo would be the largest metropolitan area in the state of New York because portions of the New York City MSA extend into New Jersey and Connecticut.

Cincinnati is both the largest metropolitan area based in the state of Ohio as well as the largest metropolitan area occurring in the state of Ohio. I believe that the Cincinnati MSA should replace the Cleveland MSA as the largest metropolitan area in Ohio. If for any reason this is not allowed, Cincinnati should at minimum be listed alongside Cleveland as the largest metropolitan area in Ohio, with the current footnote remaining in citation beside Cleveland.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.125.13 (talk) 01:41, 19 January 2015‎


 * I think the footnote text makes this sufficiently clear:


 *  According to the U.S. Census July 2013 Annual Estimate, Greater Cleveland is the largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) that is entirely within Ohio, with a population of 2,064,725; and Greater Cincinnati is the largest MSA that is at least partially within Ohio, with a population of 2,137,406, approximately 25% of which is in Indiana or Kentucky. Which MSA is the largest in Ohio depends on the context.


 * Editors proposing to change this should review Talk:Ohio/Archive 2, where this was discussed in some detail years ago. TJRC (talk) 02:33, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Agree with TJRC. Because it uses "in Ohio" and this article is about the state, it restricts the topic to the borders of the state. That Cincinnati has a larger MSA when outside areas are included should definitely be mentioned, but since it has "in Ohio", it's different since Cincinnati actually has the third largest MSA inside the borders of the state (1.6 million) behind both Cleveland (2.1 million) and Columbus (1.8 million). On top of that, using CSA or Media market as a measurement, Cleveland is significantly larger (3.4 million vs. 2.3 million for Cincinnati).
 * The Buffalo-New York example is different because even within the state of New York, the NYC metro area is significantly larger. Within just the city boundaries of New York, all within the state of New York, there are over 8 million residents. The entire Buffalo MSA is about 1.1 million people. Manhattan alone is larger than that at 1.6 million people. --JonRidinger (talk) 02:46, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

I concur with the fact that Cleveland has the largest MSA that is entirely within state boundaries, but considering the fact that the Cincinnati MSA is the largest metropolitan area based in Ohio as well as the largest MSA occurring within Ohio, I do not believe that Cleveland alone should be listed as the largest MSA in the state. In fact, the discussion from several years ago (linked to above) is overwhelmingly in favor of acknowledging this fact, so I propose that Cincinnati should at least be listed alongside Cleveland as Ohio's co-largest MSA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.125.13 (talk) 03:40, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't have a problem listing both in the infobox since the footnote is there. As for "occurring within Ohio" I'm not totally sure what you mean here. If 25% (roughly 600,000 people) of the MSA is outside the state, how does it "occur" in Ohio? --JonRidinger (talk) 04:02, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

I appreciate your willingness to include Cincinnati in the infobox. This may just be semantics, but in my opinion an MSA 'occurs' within any state from which its' metropolitan area incorporates counties. Considering the Cincinnati MSA is based in Ohio, I don't know what could preclude the Cincinnati MSA from occurring in Ohio.

Quoting your own statistics, 75% of the Cincinnati MSA population is in Ohio, so we both consider the Cincinnati metropolitan area to be of occurance in Ohio counties.


 * Yeah, probably is semantics. I guess "occur" isn't a word I would use since MSAs, like any Census number, is a measurement taken at one time of a given year of where people live (basically a snapshot from a specific moment in time), not something that is alive in itself. I wouldn't consider all of the 2.1 million population of the Cincinnati area "occurring" in Ohio counties either. The measurement from the Census Bureau uses Cincinnati as the principal city, so the MSA is based, centered, or anchored in Cincinnati, but in terms of what kind of action is occurring within the MSA and of that within Ohio? The population numbers don't show that on their own. All we know is that approximately 1.6 million of the 2.1 people who live in the Cincinnati MSA also live in Ohio. If this was just about comparing MSAs, it wouldn't be an issue, but because this article is specific to the state of Ohio, anything that is outside the state isn't counted as part of it even though it may be grouped with something within the state (similar to other metro areas that include parts of neighboring states). If I used "occurs" I would say the Cincinnati MSA mostly or largely occurs within Ohio. That said, it is an unusual case that will only be rectified when one of the MSAs in Ohio has a clear population majority both overall and within the state. --JonRidinger (talk) 04:59, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2015
In section Law & Government --> National Politics, link 125 is broken. Also, the statement that cites this link is incorrect: it says that Obama won 4.59% more of the popular vote than did McCain. Actually 4.59 percentage points rather than 4.59 percent - this distinction represents a significant number of votes.

Please fix link to http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/pres110408.aspx

Please change "then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won 51.50% of Ohio's popular vote, 4.59% more than his nearest rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona." to "then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won 51.50% of Ohio's popular vote, 4.59 percentage points more than his nearest rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona (46.91% of Ohio's popular vote)."

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Temperature
The lowest recorded temperature was −39 °F (−39 °C), at Milligan on February 10, 1899.[35] this can´t be right. Please correct the Temperature. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.60.240.59 (talk) 10:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

❌ - The −39 °F figure is cited to a highly reliable source, the National Climatic Data Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a federal agency. See here. There's no reason to doubt its veracity. A quick check shows that −39 °F correctly converts to −39.44 °C, or −39 °C when correctly rounded. TJRC (talk) 15:10, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 August 2015
Please change "Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine" to "Northeast Ohio Medical University." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Ohio_Medical_University) Thanks!

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This article begins: "Ohio is and Eastern state..." It should begin: "Ohio is a Midwestern state..."

As a fifth generation native of Ohio I can assure you that Ohio is the eastern-most state in the Midwest. 47.19.252.66 (talk) 18:37, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
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The original pronunciation of Ohio was "Oh-hee-yo" eventually altered by the French, as they had difficulties with the native dialect. (This information comes from a public library in Ohio logged in a diary book which was kept and updated by a European traveler who traveled to the Americas writing about his findings.) TeressaAllen (talk) 14:28, 29 July 2017 (UTC) The original pronunciation "Oh-hee-yo" was altered by the French, as they had difficulties with the native dialect.
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Change Port Columbus International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport Nick21r (talk) 21:23, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
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Historicity
Instead of referring to peoples who lived in post-Biblical times on the North American continent as "prehistoric," the more appropriate usage is "pre-contact." The surviving indigenous peoples most certainly have had an oral history for well beyond that long, and in many cases they have had forms of writing for at least as far back in time as Fort Ancient existed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.105.17.10 (talk) 12:35, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Date of admission to the Union: I am disputing this statement
This article says:
 * The current custom of Congress declaring an official date of statehood did not begin until 1812, with Louisiana's admission as the 18th state.

But on February 18, 1791, both houses of Congress passed an act stating that Vermont was to be admitted on March 4, 1791, specifying that date. In January and February 1791 the two houses passed an act saying Kentucky was to be admitted on June 1, 1792. Both acts specified a future date of admission. Michael Hardy (talk) 17:33, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

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Questionable content in the Economy section
Material of this sort: "Ohio has 5 of the top 115 colleges in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2010 rankings,[106] and was ranked No. 8 by the same magazine in 2008 for best high schools." sounds like it was clipped from an Ohio promotional brochure, as does much of the rest of the Economy section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcp071098 (talk • contribs) 06:20, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Continuously-spilling creek
The claim that the word "Ohio" derives from a Seneca term meaning "continuously-spilling creek" seems to be original research. The only source appears to be synthesis from a Cayuga, NOT Seneca, online dictionary.--Chaswmsday (talk) 11:26, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Climate Type Map
That climate type map is really wrong. There is no humid subtropical climate in the north. Maybe in 2100 there will be but not now. Average highs even along the lake in January barely crack freezing and the mean is well below it. At KBKL the min/max/ave in January is 23.4/35.1/29.3 F. KCLE is 21.7/34.4/28.1 F. KAKR is 19.5/33.9/26.7 F. Source NCDC 1981-2010 Normals Data Tool. I think that map should be removed and replaced with a more accurate one. --174.130.65.185 (talk) 21:43, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 October 2018
208.122.84.126 (talk) 17:50, 26 October 2018 (UTC) change population and update to 2018
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Largest Metropolitan Area in Ohio
According the US Census Bureau, and the Wikipedia page here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area, the Cleveland metro area is bigger than Columbus or Cincinnati. Beboccucci (talk) 17:20, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
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History#Native Americans
This section was long prior to about 2016, and got longer. If all 7 subsections of History were this long, we'd have the entire main article History of Ohio stuffed into this one. The History section should be brief, topical and written as an overview, keeping details except a few critical places, persons, and dates, out of it. The Native Americans subsection needs to shrink to 1/2 or 1/3 of its size here, and details moved to History of Ohio. Sbalfour (talk) 21:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

I've cleaned it up some by deleting awkward parenthetical text and using concise diction to replace rambling text. There's a lot of tags in that section, and sourcing is anemic. If I deleted everything tagged, the section would be gutted. And it needs to be kept concise, even reduced - it's still the biggest sub-section in History, and this isn't even a history article! Additions should be referred to the History of Ohio section, not here. Sbalfour (talk) 00:31, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Six or Seven Presidents?
All one has to do is follow the included link in the introduction and see that the list includes seven Presidents from the state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.215.156.9 (talk) 11:29, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2019
The paragraph on "Industrialization" has been vandalized. The last sentence ("turpitudinem") should be removed. 216.239.77.199 (talk) 16:04, 11 February 2019 (UTC) Removed, thanks. Vsmith (talk) 16:53, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2019
The title of the paragraph on "Industrialization" should be changed to "Constitutional Convention". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.239.77.199 (talk) 15:39, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2019
In the section under Politics labelled: "Swing state"

There is a sentence that reads: "Pivital in the election of 1888, Ohio has been a regular swing state since 1980.[142][143]"

I suggest "Pivital" be changed to "Pivotal". Dvsfish (talk) 06:58, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
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Earthquake
Most recent earthquake of appreciable magnitude occurred on 2019-06-10 at 10:50am. Magnitude was 4.0. Around Eastlake, OH.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70003xny/executive

Mitakatim (talk) 01:23, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done NiciVampireHeart 14:05, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2019
Final sentence, third paragraph: please change "transmogrifying" to "transitioning" or something similar. Inapposite (but fun) verb choice as it stands. 12.249.24.134 (talk) 17:04, 19 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 18:24, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

"Oiho" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Semi-protected edit request on 15 October 2019
Frederick Eckstien is the made the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts in 1828 otherwise know the Art Academy of Cincinnati today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.117.202.154 (talk) 14:31, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Representatives
paragraph "Law and Government" … "Ohio has 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives." Is not 18 but 16 ( 12R + 4D ) Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives Triphon (talk) 06:18, 23 December 2019 (UTC)Triphon

State Moto
With God, all things are possible is the motto of the U.S. state of Ohio.[2] Quoted from the Gospel of Matthew, verse 19:26, it is the only state motto taken directly from the Bible (Greek: παρὰ δὲ θεῷ πάντα δυνατά, para de Theō panta dynata).[2][3] It is defined in section 5.06 of the Ohio Revised Code[4] and sometimes appears beneath the Seal of Ohio.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_God,_all_things_are_possible Jackwabbit01 (talk) 05:34, 19 January 2020 (UTC)

Cleveland and Cincinnati
Both cities anchor major metro areas. They should be mentioned in the opening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.78.70.6 (talk) 17:32, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Weather of Ohio
People in Ohio often joke about the erratic weather QueerOhio (talk) 13:48, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

State Animal
The state animal (pls fact check me) is the white tailed deer QueerOhio (talk) 13:49, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

State bird
The state bird is the cardinal QueerOhio (talk) 13:50, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Other state symbols
Flower: red carnation Fish: walleye Beverage: tomato juice Tree: buckeye QueerOhio (talk) 13:55, 5 July 2020 (UTC)


 * , all these things you've mentioned are already in the article. Is there any other reason you've posted this here. John from Idegon (talk) 19:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

They are not present under the state symbols tab, I see that they are present I. The overview but not in their specific section QueerOhio (talk) 13:57, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2020
The Ohio state stadium isn't the fourth largest of the world, it is the fifth largest. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stadiums_by_capacity Best regards Manuzi1 (talk) 08:08, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 12:18, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Metro areas
This seems to come up every few years and likely will as long as the three largest metros are so close in population. One of the issues is that the Cincinnati MSA, while currently the largest MSA out of the three, is not fully in Ohio, so when the sentence says the Cincinnati MSA is the largest metro area in Ohio, it's not accurate since 1.6 million people live in the Ohio part of the Cincinnati MSA, below the 2.0 million for Cleveland and 2.1 million for Columbus. Since this is an article about the state, then yes, that technicality matters. On top of that, if Combined Statistical Area is used instead, it changes the order to Cleveland (3.5 million), Columbus (2.5 million), Cincinnati (2.2 million, 1.7 million in Ohio). I reworded the intro to just include the largest three for now, not only for the sake of having to explain it, but all three are close to the same size anyway. --JonRidinger (talk) 21:07, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

broken timezones from sloppy changes to dashes
Edit 980429224 on September 26 by user Diannaa changed many dashes to emdashes. While many of the edits were fine, the user also changed the dashes in the UTC offsets. These dashes represent minuses and should not have been changed. The links to the UTC pages are now broken as a result. The original text of "−05:00" and "−04:00" should have been left as is. Please revert these changes. 64.246.153.97 (talk) 17:57, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks – Thjarkur (talk) 18:20, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Biden Won
Biden won the election. This should change the trivia in the Swing State section from "Since 1896, Ohio has had only two misses in the general election (Thomas E. Dewey in 1944 and Richard Nixon in 1960)" to "Since 1896, Ohio has had only three misses in the general election (Thomas E. Dewey in 1944, Richard Nixon in 1960 and Donald Trump in 2020). 2A00:23C4:2401:6D00:8097:4E83:760C:A4DF (talk) 17:26, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2020
Kid Cudi: Scott Mescudi to be listed as a notable musician. 2603:6010:FB49:B700:C5ED:3A83:BEBF:DD23 (talk) 04:24, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
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Jack Nicklaus
The Michigan wiki page mentions Serena Williams. Jack Nicklaus, arguably the greatest golfer ever with 18 Major titles and with a strong profile as an Ohioan, hosting the Memorial Golf tournament in Ohio could well be mentioned in the sports section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karakoima (talk • contribs) 09:01, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Location
Is Ohio really only a few feet in size? Consider amending the location to an appropriate degree (no pun intended) of precision. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 51.9.7.102 (talk) 16:08, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Bell Wether Status
Based on the outcome of the 2020 election, many are saying that Ohio has lost its status as a bellwether state. Should there be something added that says something like that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by QueerOhio (talk • contribs) 12:21, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Presidents
The photo of McKinley reads he's one of six presidents from Ohio. But there are seven: McKinley, Taft, Harrison, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Harding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.59.185.174 (talk) 15:21, May 15, 2021 (UTC)


 * Due to people moving around the country the numbers can be counted different ways. Seven presidents were born in Ohio, but Grant had moved away around age 22 and was associated with Illinois when he was elected. Benjamin Harrison was living in Indiana when he was elected president. William Henry Harrison was living in Ohio when he was elected president. Ohio lost a Harrison and gained a Harrison. So depending on how you count, you could say 7 presidents "come from Ohio" and 6 presidents were "elected  from Ohio".Kaltenmeyer (talk) 19:26, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

False information on admission of new states
This article currently says: "Congress had never passed a formal resolution admitting Ohio as the 17th state, a custom not introduced until Louisiana's admission as the 18th state." It is absolutely false that Congress did not act to admit new states to the Union before that. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, written in 1787, provides that that is how new states are admitted, and in 1791 Congress passed acts admitting Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. (The one for Kentucky was passed by the Senate in January and by the House of Representatives in February, and provided for admission in June 1792. The one for Vermont was passed by both houses on February 18, 1791 and provided that Vermont would be admitted exactly two weeks later.) Maybe the part of the sentence before the comma is true, but the part about "not introduced until" is false. Michael Hardy (talk) 00:56, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Voter suppression
The term "voter suppression" seems extremely politically charged, especially since the actual practice it refers to is a rather mundane action that most states engage in. --23.240.160.134 (talk) 08:39, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2021
Hello good sir reading this. My edit request is to add that Ohio is the only state in which a governor can be only 18 years old. I thought it was an interesting as useful fact, and could be briefly mentioned at the end of one of the paragraphs. Slatttt (talk) 12:40, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 13:13, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It doesn't appear to be true, either, if Governor (United States) is correct:
 * In 35 states, the minimum age requirement of the governor is 30, though in some it is 25 (7), 21 (1), or 18 (5). ... Some states require the governor to be a qualified elector/voter, implying a minimum age of 18.
 * That means that, at best, Ohio is merely one of five states that expressly provide a minimum age of 18; and merely one of even more if you count the ones that don't expressly state age qualifications but indirectly require it through elector status. TJRC (talk) 15:41, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Ohio Meme
Ohio taking over the world has been a meme since the beginning of 2022. With a bunch of memes of Ohio being posted during May-July of 2022. It’s a meme where Ohio literally takes over the world, USA, Canada, Asia, Mars, Europe, United Kingdom, Russia, Iran, Neptune, Moon, North America, Michigan, South America, Oceania/Australia, Antarctica, Africa, and then the “It’s all Ohio memes”. HEHEHEHANUB (talk) 18:44, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2021
Steubenville Ohio is not anywhere near Hocking Hills. At least 120 miles away. Who is able to post such information ? 75.118.76.145 (talk) 23:13, 12 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. TJRC (talk) 23:38, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Ohio Weird Weather Jokes
Should there be something added to the climate section about how many Ohioans joke about the weird weather? I'm not sure how you would cite it but there are major newspapers and news sources that have written articles and pieces about this. QueerOhio (talk) 13:13, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Unless ohio's weather is some meteorlogical phenomenon, It probably shouldn't be added. GrandMoff01 (talk) 16:40, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 September 2021
64.83.217.138 (talk) 14:57, 2 September 2021 (UTC)provides
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:20, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Ohio Climate: Map vs Article
The climate of Ohio is in the article stated to be predominantly humid continental (Dfa/Dfb in Köppen), with the subtropical (Cfa) climate present only in the Bluegrass region, i.e. the extreme southwest of the state. However, the map used as a visual reference shows half of Ohio to be within the Cfa climate region, with only the Till Plains and Lake Plains regions in the northwest under a Dfa climate, and a Dfb climate near the Pennsylvania border. Which is correct? I’m not an expert on the climate of Ohio or climate in general, I’m just confused about the discrepancy. Patatae et mellaseus (talk) 07:02, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 August 2022
I would like to add key information to Ohio's history inn the Ohio page Kingcapy (talk) 13:19, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:20, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2022
Change "fake state" to "state". Brute Bendy (talk) 20:23, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you for catching. —C.Fred (talk) 20:24, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

LGBTQ Demographics
According to the Williams Institute of UCLA, as of 2017, 4.3% of Ohio's population identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Ohio ranks 20th as the state with the highest LGBT population.

In 2017, 70% of the LGBT, Ohio population identified as white, 13% identified as Black, and 6% identified as Latinx, which is comparable to the racial proportions of the state as a whole. 70% of this population was not raising children. When only looking at the female LGBT population, 57% were not raising children.

32% of Ohio's fag population was of the ages of 18-24, 20% was 35-39, and 8% was 65 and older. Female identifying individuals made up 58% of the population.

Socioeconomic Indicators

In 2017, LGBT individuals faced more socio economic hardship than their non-LGBT counterparts. 11% of LBGT individuals indicated they were unemployed, compared to the 5% of non-LGBT individuals. 10% of LGBT individuals were uninsured, 33% were food insecure, and 33% had an income of less than $24k a year. These percentages are all higher when only looking at woman-identifying LGBT individuals. Comparatively, 7% of non-LGBT identifying individuals were uninsured, 16% were food insecure, and 21% had an income of less than $24k a year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bdevine99 (talk • contribs) 15:05, 12 May 2022 (UTC)


 * we dont use that word here. its considered homophobic Nojo walton (talk) 00:54, 22 November 2022 (UTC)