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I'm not affiliated to the University of Massachusetts in any way. I'm only a college football fan. But recently I noticed that the articles pertaining to University of Massachusetts athletics is one of a selective few college athletics program in the nation which does not use the formal name of the school in wikipedia. What I mean is that instead of using the accepted "Massachusetts Minutmen" as any other state flagship university athletics article does it instead uses "UMass Minutemen". I was looking around wikipedia and also noticed that neighbor UConn huskies use Connecticut Huskies to name articles. Has this been talked about in any other talk page? Has anyone reached consensus on the correct name? Just wondering...
Also WP:ABBR includes the statement: "Always consider whether it is better to simply write a word or phrase out in full, thus avoiding potential confusion for those not familiar with its abbreviation. Remember that Wikipedia does not have the same space constraints as paper." EdwinCasadoBaez ( talk) 13:47, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
"UMass" and its derivatives "U-Mass", "U of Mass.", etc. have been used frequently in both colloquial and formal contexts. As of date (2018) the current athletics administration has been increasingly pushing "Massachusetts" in formal/official contexts (referring to themselves as "Massachusetts Athletics") and "UMass" in colloquial contexts or where space is constrained. Examples of this can be seen here: [1] [2] I believe "UMass" should be used in the same regard as, for example, "U-M" would be used for "Michigan". Massman96 ( talk) 17:51, 25 September 2018 (EST)
I read somewhere that Jack Welch played college hockey here. Can anyone confirm this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.177.65 ( talk) 03:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Request withdrawn by nominator and no one else supporting this particular move. Dpmuk ( talk) 12:38, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
UMass Minutemen →
UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey — Propose to rename this article to the standard article naming format as used for other college ice hockey teams. “Category:UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey players” already exists.
Onthegogo (
talk) 15:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Overwhelming consensus that the current title is the WP:COMMONNAME. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 08:27, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen →
Massachusetts Minutemen and Minutewomen —
Pvmoutside (
talk) 03:04, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
For the record, I support'' moving all pages of the UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen to the Massachusetts Minutemen and Minutewomen. All flagship campuses use the full name of the state. The closest comparison id UConn. They use the Connecticut Huskies for title pages, but use UConn quite frequently in alternate text.....
Pvmoutside (
talk) 03:06, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
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I'm not affiliated to the University of Massachusetts in any way. I'm only a college football fan. But recently I noticed that the articles pertaining to University of Massachusetts athletics is one of a selective few college athletics program in the nation which does not use the formal name of the school in wikipedia. What I mean is that instead of using the accepted "Massachusetts Minutmen" as any other state flagship university athletics article does it instead uses "UMass Minutemen". I was looking around wikipedia and also noticed that neighbor UConn huskies use Connecticut Huskies to name articles. Has this been talked about in any other talk page? Has anyone reached consensus on the correct name? Just wondering...
Also WP:ABBR includes the statement: "Always consider whether it is better to simply write a word or phrase out in full, thus avoiding potential confusion for those not familiar with its abbreviation. Remember that Wikipedia does not have the same space constraints as paper." EdwinCasadoBaez ( talk) 13:47, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
"UMass" and its derivatives "U-Mass", "U of Mass.", etc. have been used frequently in both colloquial and formal contexts. As of date (2018) the current athletics administration has been increasingly pushing "Massachusetts" in formal/official contexts (referring to themselves as "Massachusetts Athletics") and "UMass" in colloquial contexts or where space is constrained. Examples of this can be seen here: [1] [2] I believe "UMass" should be used in the same regard as, for example, "U-M" would be used for "Michigan". Massman96 ( talk) 17:51, 25 September 2018 (EST)
I read somewhere that Jack Welch played college hockey here. Can anyone confirm this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.177.65 ( talk) 03:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Request withdrawn by nominator and no one else supporting this particular move. Dpmuk ( talk) 12:38, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
UMass Minutemen →
UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey — Propose to rename this article to the standard article naming format as used for other college ice hockey teams. “Category:UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey players” already exists.
Onthegogo (
talk) 15:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Overwhelming consensus that the current title is the WP:COMMONNAME. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • ( contribs) 08:27, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen →
Massachusetts Minutemen and Minutewomen —
Pvmoutside (
talk) 03:04, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
For the record, I support'' moving all pages of the UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen to the Massachusetts Minutemen and Minutewomen. All flagship campuses use the full name of the state. The closest comparison id UConn. They use the Connecticut Huskies for title pages, but use UConn quite frequently in alternate text.....
Pvmoutside (
talk) 03:06, 28 February 2014 (UTC)