Talk:Group of Eight (Australian universities)

message: The "Melbourne Institute" is run by Melbourne University's faculty of Commerce and Economics and is not an independent research body. This should either be removed from the table, or a note of this should be made on the article page. As some readers may notice, they placed themselves 1st alongside ANU. It is unclear whether a mistake has been made or whether they are claiming both universities are first.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.162.122 (talk) 13:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.--Cyberjunkie 14:55, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: And with Go8 table.--Cyberjunkie 14:58, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: As on Ivy League, doesn't this constitute a derivative work of copyrighted materials, making it illegal under most nations' copyright law?  If so, the image should be replaced with a gallery of the various individual shields, as was done on the Ivy League page. --Beeblebrox87 11:14, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note on Melbourne Institute 

message: The description of Sandstone universities as those established prior to 1950, and then the exclusion of UNSW (established in 1949) from this group seems inconsistent. Perhaps a less specific definition of the term is required? Withoutaface 1 July 2005 18:27 (UTC)
there appears to be a contradiction on this page excluding ANU as a sandstone uni whereas the sandston uni page itself includes ANUMrmisanthrope 07:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sandstone Unis? 

message: In what sense is the Go8 analogous to the American Ivy League? The Go8 universities are nowhere near as prestigious, selective, or wealthy as their Ivy League counterparts. They are mass education providers, and as unremarkable as the other 32 Australian universities.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Robert Brockway (talk • contribs) 07:29, 14 July 2007
Yea, there's no comparison. Ivy league is for sporting blockheads who only know how to move the muscles in their arms and legs. Go8 actually contribute research and ideas that benefit society. Sorry, when people say crap like the above, i can only be badly critical about Ivy league for example, and im not afraid to sign my comments --Vylen (talk) 15:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ivy League Comparison 

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BetacommandBot 22:35, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Groupofeightaustralianuniversities.png

message: In two places, the University of New South Wales is referred to as UNSW Sydney. As far as I can see, UNSW Sydney is just a business name owned by the University of New South Wales (as per ABN lookup: https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=57195873179). Given that this page has had problems with business names before (looking at you, Melbourne Institute), wouldn't it be better to stick with official names?
Also (and I'm nit-picking here), the abbreviations (UWA, UQ, USYD, UNSW, ANU) listed on the map are never linked with the full names in the text. Perhaps they could be added to the table of members. 
Jonathan O'Donnell (talk) 01:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  UNSW Sydney