Talk:Webcentral

I'm unsure what image is required here. Melbourne IT is nothing special to see. It's just another office in the CBD (at 120 King St, Melbourne if anyone does want a photograph of the outside, it's the old Wool Exchange building on the corner of Little Collins). Perhaps a company logo is what you're after? -- Longhair | Talk 12:17, 20 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I dunno. I wrote most of the article, but somebody else added the "image requested" tag.  I assume it's the company logo they want.  Frankly, some verification on the history (which I did from memory) is probably more important than a logo...--Robert Merkel 14:31, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
 * User:Zondor requested the image, you may want to ask them. The  tag was moved to the talk page by a bot, effectively removing it from the history and covering up the request.  I would assume a company logo would be the image they're after.   <> Who ? &iquest; ?  23:28, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The following: " In 1989, the University of Melbourne, an institution with a very long history of computing research dating back to CSIRAC in the mid-1950s, was the first Australian organization to be connected to the Internet." reads very oddly to me. In 1983 I was shown what I think was an Internet connection by a CSIRO staff member. If anyone knows for sure they can resolve this for us. Greg Walkerden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.167.4.168 (talk • contribs)


 * Greg, the standard story goes that Robert Elz was the first guy to hook Australia up to the Internet, at Melbourne Uni. That's why he was the domain name administrator.  Australia's academic computing services had international mail and Usenet links through UUCP for some time before that, but I don't know exact dates; a search for Elz's name (I used it because he's a known Usenet/Internet user from the early days) on Google Groups finds posts dating to 1983; the email addresses on them use the UUCP "bang-path" convention.  So it seems a reasonable guess that UUCP connections from Australia began around that time, until somebody can clarify it further.  have a look at some of his early posts...  --Robert Merkel 05:04, 26 September 2005 (UTC) (who wasn't around at the time...)


 * Greg, 1989 was when Melbourne Uni was connected to the US via satellite by way of an always-on connection. As for the main article about Melbourne IT, it hardly reads like an advertisement - what needs fixing? --Ash 12:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Melbourne IT
The result of this debate was keep.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)   15:22, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Clean up
I've removed some links that don't point to sources and fixed as many refs I could. Article still needs some work on cleaning up and sources. Bidgee (talk) 12:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Added company infobox template with some detail but needs more contribution. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timmeh88 (talk • contribs) 05:10, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Comments
This article is lacking objectivity in many places in regards to the University references. Of particular interest is the comment "Which just goes to show that mates look after mates." I don't know enough about the topic to dig into specifics, but those comments should be removed. Kainewynd2 (talk) 13:45, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

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Needs overhaul
The company rebranded recently and I've updated the page to reflect this as it's fairly uncontroversial. The page needs a fair bit of work, as it is lacking recent history and has many inaccuracies, but due to WP:COI I'm probably not the person to do it. Major points that probably need to be added are things like a pivot towards a broader service offering (acquisition of Infoready and Outware Mobile), detangling info about the parent company (Arq Group, formerly Melbourne IT Group) and the domain registrar subsidiary (confusingly, also named Melbourne IT). tamasys (talk) 07:32, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Name
I moved the article back to Melbourne IT per WP:NPOVNAME. Me-123567-Me (talk) 16:54, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Requested move 26 February 2019

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The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) samee  converse  19:42, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Melbourne IT → Arq Group – The company rebranded last year and isn't really known as Melbourne IT any more, other than the domain business which is now just a subsidiary. tamasys (talk) 23:35, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


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Rebranded to Webcentral Group
The company rebranded recently to Webcentral Group and I've updated the page to reflect this but I'm struggling with logo and name change. The page needs a fair bit of work. Anyone willing to help would be great. Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 23:41, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 3 August 2020

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The result of the move request was: Moved (closed by non-admin page mover)  Megan Barris   (Lets talk📧)  06:30, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Arq Group → Webcentral Group – rebranded to new name https://www.zdnet.com/article/arq-group-rebrands-again-remaining-business-emerges-as-webcentral-group/ Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 17:48, 3 August 2020 (UTC) Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 17:48, 3 August 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 20:23, 11 August 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. Megan Barris   (Lets talk📧)  09:46, 19 August 2020 (UTC)  —Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 19:40, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

So it's OK to move it? Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 14:43, 4 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, please wait for a consensus to form. It might be a week or two depending on participation by other editors. Raymie (t • c) 06:44, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

OK Raymie. Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 08:25, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Will somebody do the relisting please? Ciaran.d.carroll (talk) 11:09, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment Final relist, high chances the article might be moved per the sources provided. Regards Megan Barris   (Lets talk📧)  08:59, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Pinging participating editors as a courtesy and   Megan Barris   (Lets talk📧)  08:59, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I support the move and there are plenty of articles discussing the name change and other business restructuring at this company. If my approval speeds the way, that's fine as well. Raymie (t • c) 09:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Name changed from Webcentral Group to Webcentral
Webcentral Group changed to Webcentral On 3 November 2021 the Company’s name changed from Webcentral Group Limited to Webcentral. 86.41.89.185 (talk) 20:51, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Subsidiaries list is incorrect. Should read as following
Melbourne IT Ltd Netregistry Pty Ltd Domainz Ltd Uber Global Pty Ltd PlanetDomain InfoReady Pty Ltd WME Group Intergrid Group Pty. Ltd. Australian Pacific Data Centres Pty Ltd Asian Pacific Telecommunications Pty Ltd Asia Pacific Telecommunications Group Pty Ltd Enspire Australia Pty Ltd Melbourne Data Centre Pty Ltd 5G Networks Ltd 109.79.219.149 (talk) 00:43, 27 January 2022 (UTC)