Talk:Group of Eight (Australian universities)

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Keeping in line with the Ivy League page, has anyone ever thought to put the crests or logos of the 8 universities on this page? Thank you.

Done.--Cyberjunkie 14:55, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

And with Go8 table.--Cyberjunkie 14:58, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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) Done. Beeblebrox87 22:59, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sandstone Unis?

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)

[edit] Expansion

This page obviously needs an expansion, but I haven't a clue on what needs to be said. Comparisons with the Ivy League aren't that helpful, as that is League specific. Anyways, I've created a table of member universities that I don't think is appropriate at this time. However, when the page is longer, feel free to return it to the article, in place of that haphazard list. --Cyberjunkie 14:55, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Member Universities
University	Location	Founded	Homepage
University of Adelaide	Adelaide, SA	1874	Website
Australian National University	Canberra, ACT	1946	Website
University of Melbourne	Melbourne, VIC	1853	Website
Monash University	Melbourne, Victoria	1958	Website
University of New South Wales	Sydney, NSW	1949	Website
University of Queensland	Brisbane, QLD	1909	Website
University of Sydney	Sydney, NSW	1850	Website
University of Western Australia	Perth, WA	1911	Website

Thankyou.--Cyberjunkie 14:55, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I've put the table back in (with 2 edits for consistency). It looks good in the article IMHO. Robertbrockway 17:50, May 19 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The list of Sheilds

I spelled the names out for consistency. It'd be nice if the names could be centered under the shields - is this possible? Robertbrockway 17:44, May 19 2005 (UTC)