Talk:Farmingdale State College

Requested move 22 December 2024

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 per WP:SNOW, considered in the context of the 100+ RMs proposed at once by this user. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:28, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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Farmingdale State College → SUNY FarmingdaleSUNY Farmingdale – WP:COMMONNAME. Theparties (talk) 14:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. The full name provides a WP:TITLECON consistent naming convention across all articles on universities and colleges in the United States. Many reliable sources like Forbes and US News and World Report still use the full name. The OP has also made numerous individual RMs on this same issue like this one, which may violate WP:ACROTITLE or use a shorter common name that is rarely used outside a sports/athletic context. Better to stick to the status quo. Zzyzx11 (talk) 14:45, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose as unnecessary, unwise, and unhelpful for readers. ElKevbo (talk) 15:27, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose, per the comments of Zzyzx11. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 16:04, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose, as "Farmingdale State College" is the WP:COMMONNAME and the title that most accurately meets WP:PRECISE. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:39, 23 December 2024 (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.

Inclusion of poorly documented lawsuits

@~2026-32614-49: Why are you insisting that this article include a "Controversy" section that only includes three paragraphs that tell readers that three lawsuits have been filed against the college? Each one-sentence paragraph simply says "someone sued the college and made these allegations." In none of the paragraphs is there any information about how the lawsuits were resolved and whether they had any impact on the college whatsoever. And none of the paragraphs provide any context (perhaps because these paragraphs are isolated into a separate "Controversy" section - a bad practice - instead of being integrated into larger "History" section.

So what are readers supposed to learn from this poorly written, biased material except "some people made some allegations and filed lawsuits," something that anyone can do for nearly any reason? And why is this information segregated to its own isolated section instead of being integrated with the larger historical context? ElKevbo (talk) 22:26, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

The section of Civil Rights Cases is listed to state that there are civil cases filed against SUNY Farmingdale. Some cases have settled, some in process and there are other cases which have been completed. Noting that there are cases is factually correct, with current and recent cases. Having its own section it no different than the facts of having sports, location of the university, or other sections. SydFMe (talk) 16:46, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

We are not obligated to include all information about a subject, even information that is supported by reliable sources. We must be especially careful about including allegations, which is all a lawsuit is until and unless there is a concrete resolution. Moreover, presenting this kind of information without any context is not helpful for readers.

If there is more information about some of these lawsuits beyond the fact that they were filed, you are welcome to share that information here so we can make more informed decisions! ElKevbo (talk) 23:33, 8 June 2026 (UTC)