Talk:OG

Cleanup Notes

To simplify have removed the following:

1. link to Olympic Games. Have never heard of them referred to as the OG, nor does the article mention this as an accepted shorthand.
2. link to Overgrowth, as this appears to be an as yet unreleased video game (last update on the blog link in the article is 1 year old, with no actual mention of an expected release date) so who knows if it will ever be popularly referred to as OG?
3. link to Objective (optics), where rather than the term 'Objective Glass' (OG), I believe that the standard would be Objective Lens.
4. link to Old Gold as the article does not indicate OG as accepted shorthand.
5. link to Outpost Gallifrey as the article does not indicate OG as accepted shorthand.
6. link to Optimised Gaia as the article does not indicate OG as acceptable shorthand for the Optimising Theory.
7. link to Gangster as the phrase 'Original Gangster' seems merely to be a reference to the (Correctly listed) O.G. Original Gangster album by Ice T, but has no real significance in terms of the gangster article.
8. link to Olive Garden, as the article makes no reference to OG as a familiar phrase, nor could I find a suitable reference confirming it.

Also considered removal of the following:

1. Karachi Grammar School as, though the 'Old Grammarians' are identified, there is no indication that the Alumni are generally referred to as OG.
2. Downside School as, though the 'Old Gregorians' are identified, there is no indication that the Alumni are generally referred to as OG.
3. The_Phantom_of_the_Opera as, though the article identifies the 'Opera Ghost' as correct, there is no indication that he is referred to commonly as OG.

Completely open to correction on any of the deletions I made, and welcome additional deletions on the ones I shied away from!

In UK the default link article would be Own Goal but more likely some other elsewhere in the WikiWorld, so have left that decision to others. ;-)

--Haruth (talk) 04:50, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

OG with the definition 'Original gangster' and a link to Wikitionary might be useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.191.69.149 (talk) 06:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Old Guard

OG can also refer to Old Guard; in modern societal usage, generally, the "Older Generation" - this may include both those chronologically older, and those more seasoned or experienced. Very related terms are "Old School" ("Old Skool" (sic)) and "Original Gangsters" ("Original Gangstas" (sic)). While other military or para-military units have used the name "Old Guard," the principal US military use refers to the US Army's Old Guard, best known for service at Arlington National Cemetery. For contrast, consider avant-gardeItalic text. OG/Old Guard best represents the established methods, while avant-gardeItalic text denotes "New Wave" or "before the wave" methods of thought or process. <ref> https://www.allacronyms.com/OG/Old_Guard <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde <ref> https://www.oldguard.mdw.army.mil/ <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery LVB85 (talk) 03:27, 1 June 2020 (UTC)LVB85