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::The Dorset Contest was won by User:Cwmhiraeth. It has now closed and has moved on to Gloucestershire. Thanks to everybody who contributed!

The West Country Challenge
Day 10-12: Dorset

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Core articles

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Class (as of 17 Aug)means
{{icon|FA}}FA
{{icon|GA}}GA
{{icon|B}}B
{{icon|C}}C
{{icon|START}}Start
{{icon|STUB}}Stub
{{icon|LIST}}List

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  1. {{icon|START}} 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
  2. {{icon|C}} Abbotsbury Swannery
  3. {{icon|START}}/{{icon|C}} A.F.C. Bournemouth
  4. {{icon|FA}} Mary Anning
  5. {{icon|START}} Arts University Bournemouth
  6. {{icon|STUB}} Bishop of Sherborne
  7. {{icon|GA}} Bournemouth
  8. {{icon|C}} Bournemouth Airport
  9. {{icon|START}} Bournemouth University
  10. {{icon|STUB}} Bournemouth Winter Gardens
  11. {{icon|START}} Brewers Quay
  12. {{icon|GA}} Brownsea Castle
  13. {{icon|START}} Castle Inn
  14. {{icon|GA}} Cerne Abbas Giant
  15. {{icon|START}} Cerne Abbey
  16. {{icon|START}} Charborough House
  17. {{icon|START}} Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
  18. {{icon|START}} Chesil Beach
  19. {{icon|START}} Clouds Hill
  20. {{icon|START}} Conger cuddling
  21. {{icon|C}} Corfe Castle
  22. {{icon|STUB}} Cranborne Manor
  23. {{icon|START}} Crichel House
  24. {{icon|START}} Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
  25. {{icon|C}} Dorchester
  26. {{icon|FA}} Dorset
  27. {{icon|START}} Dorset County Council
  28. {{icon|START}} Dorset County Cricket Club
  29. {{icon|START}} Dorset Downs
  30. {{icon|STUB}} Dorset Green Technology Park
  31. {{icon|START}} Dorset Regiment
  32. {{icon|START}} Dorset Wildlife Trust
  33. {{icon|STUB}} Dragon reactor
  34. {{icon|START}} Duke of Dorset
  35. {{icon|START}} Durnovaria
  36. {{icon|START}} Durotriges
  37. {{icon|START}} Eastbury Park
  38. {{icon|START}} Forde Abbey
  39. {{icon|STUB}} Gloucester House
  40. {{icon|START}} Great Dorset Steam Fair
  41. {{icon|C}}/{{icon|B}} Thomas Hardy
  42. {{icon|GA}} Hengistbury Head
  43. {{icon|START}} Highcliffe Castle
  44. {{icon|STUB}} HMS Dorsetshire (1694)
  45. {{icon|STUB}} HMS Dorsetshire (1757)
  46. {{icon|STUB}} HMS Weymouth (1693)
  47. {{icon|STUB}} HMS Weymouth (1736)
  48. {{icon|STUB}} HMS Weymouth (1693)
  49. {{icon|START}}/{{icon|C}} HMS Weymouth (1804)
  50. {{icon|START}} HMS Weymouth (1910)
  51. {{icon|FA}} Isle of Portland
  52. {{icon|START}} Jurassic Coast I am working on this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:51, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
  53. {{icon|STUB}} The Keep Military Museum
  54. {{icon|B}} Kingston Lacy
  55. {{icon|START}} Kingston Maurward House
  56. {{icon|START}} Kingston Russell
  57. {{icon|START}} Langtry Manor
  58. {{icon|C}} John le Carré
  59. {{icon|START}} Leeson House
  60. {{icon|LIST}} List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dorset
  61. {{icon|C}} London and South Western Railway
  62. {{icon|START}} Lulworth Castle
  63. {{icon|B}} Lyme Regis
  64. {{icon|FA}} Maiden Castle
  65. {{icon|STUB}} Max Gate
  66. {{icon|START}} Melbury House
  67. {{icon|START}} Milton Abbey School
  68. {{icon|START}} New Look (company)
  69. {{icon|START}} Pennsylvania Castle
  70. {{icon|GA}} Poole
  71. {{icon|START}} Poole Bridge
  72. {{icon|START}} Poole Museum
  73. {{icon|B}} Poole Pirates
  74. {{icon|GA}} Portland Castle
  75. {{icon|START}} Portland Museum
  76. {{icon|START}} Purbeck Hills
  77. {{icon|START}} Royal Bournemouth Hospital
  78. {{icon|START}} Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
  79. {{icon|START}} Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  80. {{icon|C}} St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles
  81. {{icon|C}} Shaftesbury
  82. {{icon|START}} Shaftesbury Abbey
  83. {{icon|C}} Sherborne Abbey
  84. {{icon|START}} Sherborne Castle
  85. {{icon|STUB}} Sherborne House
  86. {{icon|START}} Smedmore House
  87. {{icon|C}} Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
  88. {{icon|STUB}} Square and Compass, Worth Matravers Can I pinch this one please WormTT(talk)
  89. {{icon|START}} Stalbridge
  90. {{icon|STUB}} The Bottle Inn
  91. {{icon|START}} The Cove House Inn
  92. {{icon|GA}} The French Lieutenant's Woman
  93. {{icon|START}} The George Inn, Portland
  94. {{icon|START}} The Lighthouse (Poole)
  95. {{icon|START}} The Tank Museum
  96. {{icon|START}} Thomas Hardy's Cottage
  97. {{icon|B}} Tolpuddle Martyrs
  98. {{icon|C}} Twin Sails Bridge
  99. {{icon|STUB}} Wareham Town Museum
  100. {{icon|C}} Wessex
  101. {{icon|START}} Wessex Main Line
  102. {{icon|FA}} Weymouth
  103. {{icon|STUB}}/{{icon|START}} Weymouth Bay
  104. {{icon|C}} Wolfeton House
  105. {{icon|START}} Woolbridge Manor House

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Cleanup highlights

Stubs

See :Category:Stub-Class Dorset articles

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Missing articles

=Parishes=

See List of civil parishes in Dorset for context

===North Dorset===

  1. Hanford
  2. Iwerne Stepleton

===West Dorset===

  1. Haydon
  2. Melbury Sampford
  3. Up Cerne
  4. West Chelborough
  5. Winterborne Herringston

=Urban and Rural District Councils and Municipal and County Boroughs=

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  1. Beaminster Rural District
  2. Blandford Rural District
  3. Bridport Rural District
  4. Dorchester Rural District
  5. Shaftesbury Rural District
  6. Sherborne Rural District
  7. Sturminster Rural District
  8. Wareham and Purbeck Rural District
  9. Wimborne and Cranborne Rural District

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=Rivers=

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Tamar catchment

Plym catchment

Yealm catchment

Erme & Avon catchments etc.

Kingsbridge catchment

Dart catchment

Teign catchment

Exe catchment

Sid catchment

Axe catchment

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=Settlements=

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=Architecture=

==Grade I listed buildings==

See Grade I listed buildings in Dorset

==Grade II* listed buildings==

See sub lists of Grade II* listed buildings in Dorset

Missing photos

{{Main|Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Dorset}}

Leaderboard

The leaderboard with ranking of editors will be maintained during each round and moved onto the next round once it is completed.

=Dorset contest overall ranking=

  1. Cwmhiraeth - 1815 points (Winner: + 500 points 25px WINNER of Dorset Contest.)
  2. Worm and Stacey - 890 points (+200 points for finishing Dorset contest in 2nd place
  3. Strumvogel_66 - 250 points (+100 points for finishing Dorset contest in 3rd place)
  4. Ritchie333 - 125 points
  5. Rodw - 55 points
  6. Penny Richards - 35 points
  7. Hchc2009 - 25 points
  8. Gasheadsteve - 25 points
  9. Deb - 10 points

=Day 10=

  1. Cwmhiraeth - 705 points (Winner: + £10)
  2. Ritchie333 - 125 points
  3. Worm and Stacey - 60 points
  4. Gasheadsteve - 25 points
  5. Penny Richards - 15 points

=Day 11=

  1. Cwmhiraeth - 460 points (Winner: + £10)
  2. Worm and Stacey - 100 points
  3. Penny Richards - 10 points

=Day 12=

  1. Worm and Stacey - 530 points (Winner: + £10)
  2. Cwmhiraeth - 150 points
  3. Sturmvogel_66 - 150 points
  4. Rodw - 55 points
  5. Hchc2009 - 25 points
  6. Deb - 25 points
  7. Penny Richards - 10 points

=Overall scoreboard=

After 12 days:

  1. Cwmhiraeth - 6360 points
  2. Worm and Stacey - 5580 points
  3. Sturmvogel_66 - 2600 points
  4. Ritchie333 - 2425 points
  5. Rodw - 1035 points
  6. Hchc2009 - 600 points
  7. Gasheadsteve - 445 points
  8. D Eaketts - 270 points
  9. Penny Richards - 240 points
  10. Deb - 70 points

Contestants

=User:Cwmhiraeth=

  1. The Keep Military Museum - core article destubbed = 75 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Keep_Military_Museum&diff=735951741&oldid=724784355] {{tick}}
  2. Kingston Lacy - core article expansion = 75 points + nominated for GAN {{tick}} - Beautiful work!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:59, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
  3. Max Gate - core article destubbed = 75 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Gate&type=revision&diff=735971143&oldid=702886199]{{tick}}
  4. Gloucester House - core article destubbed + ghastly tag = 80 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester_House&type=revision&diff=736044147&oldid=695651482]{{tick}}
  5. Bishop of Sherborne - core article destubbed = 75 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bishop_of_Sherborne&type=revision&diff=736031765&oldid=726068057]{{tick}}
  6. Bournemouth Winter Gardens - Core article expansion = 50 points? Ritchie and I tripped over each other on this one.{{tick}}
  7. Dragon reactor - core article destubbed = 75 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dragon_reactor&type=revision&diff=735977178&oldid=709316283]{{tick}}
  8. Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_St._Mary_Church,_Wareham&diff=736119078&oldid=644952081]{{tick}}
  9. Cranborne Priory - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cranborne_Priory&diff=736035271&oldid=703240624]{{tick}}
  10. Cranborne Manor - destubbed + ghastly tag = 30 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cranborne_Manor&type=revision&diff=736042224&oldid=706197561]{{tick}}
  11. Jurassic Coast - core article expansion = 75 points + nominated for GAN {{tick}} Excellent job, perhaps {{u|Jaguar}} could review your GAN's?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:34, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
  12. Abbotsbury Swannery - core article expanded, no refs = 55 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abbotsbury_Swannery&type=revision&diff=736177887&oldid=732336089]{{tick}}
  13. St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Winterborne_Tomson&diff=736183905&oldid=714699125]{{tick}}
  14. Winterborne Tomson - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterborne_Tomson&diff=736187752&oldid=707797875]{{tick}}
  15. Winterborne Clenston - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterborne_Clenston&diff=736272137&oldid=715879821]{{tick}}
  16. Winterborne Stickland - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterborne_Stickland&diff=736276347&oldid=731426118]{{tick}}
  17. Winterborne Zelston - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterborne_Zelston&diff=736326196&oldid=712996045]{{tick}}
  18. Winterborne Houghton - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterborne_Houghton&type=revision&diff=736321554&oldid=712996031]{{tick}}
  19. Winterbourne Abbas - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterbourne_Abbas&type=revision&diff=736334029&oldid=674586807]{{tick}}
  20. Winterbourne Steepleton - destubbed = 25 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterbourne_Steepleton&type=revision&diff=736338441&oldid=651758894]{{tick}}

=User:Gasheadsteve=

  1. Blandford Forum railway station destubbed – 25 points {{tick}}

=[[User:Penny Richards|Penny Richards]]=

  1. Helen Brotherton, founder of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. New article, +10.{{tick}}
  2. Gabrielle Brune, actress from Bournemouth; expanded from one sentence to nine, from one reference to six. Still stubby, so +5.{{tick}}
  3. Mary Bonham-Christie, the "Demon of Brownsea Island"; new article, +10. Interesting choice! {{tick}}
  4. Mary Frances Billington, journalist born in Dorset; new article, +10.{{tick}}

=[[User:Ritchie333|Ritchie333]]=

  1. Bournemouth Winter Gardens - (collaboration with {{u|Cwmhiraeth}}) core article, destubbed, 25 points, I once played here in the mid-1980s with the school band, you know. {{tick}} With a mullet and wearing spandex Ritchie ;-)?
  2. River Wey, Dorset - destubbed, 25 points {{tick}}
  3. Sherborne House, Dorset - core article destubbed, 75 points {{tick}}

=User:Worm That Turned (and User:Staceydolxx)=

  1. Dorset County Museum - destubbed (not a core article, but blinking well should be! Grade II listed and one of the oldest privately owned museums, with 4 million artefacts!) - 25 points + ?? {{tick}}
  2. Belsky (cartoonist) - destubbed - 25 points {{tick}}
  3. Ithell Colquhoun - no sources and ghastly tags, now expanded by 1500 chars, more to come in the morning. 5 points? 10 points? Dunno. {{tick}}

{{ping|Worm That Turned}} Can you please remember to add the articles to the main page at the bottom too?♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:55, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

:Apologies Dr. B. I will go and do that now! WormTT(talk) 20:56, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

  1. Square and Compass, Worth Matravers - core article destubbed 75 points

::A good egg though! {{tick}}

:::Can you add it to the main list and embolden it as a core article though?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:40, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

  1. Mary Frampton one more before bed... destubbed, 25 points {{tick}}
  2. Doris Grant - destubbing - 25 points {{tick}}
  3. Wolfeton House - core article destubbing (copyvio removal brought it to stub), 75 points {{tick}}
  4. The Bottle Inn - I don't know what to claim for this... technically I brought it over the line, but our illustrious organiser did the hard work! Actually, I don't deserve points for a tweak, I'll leave it :) I'll give 25 points {{tick}}
  5. Wareham Town Museum - core article destubbing + no sources (also there was a ghastly tag... but it was there for less than a minute, so I won't claim it! ) - 80 points {{tick}}
  6. Weymouth Bay - core article destubbing - 75 points {{tick}}
  7. Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton - destubbing - 25 points {{tick}}
  8. Conger cuddling - core article destubbing - 75 points {{tick}}
  9. Poole Bridge - core article destubbing - 75 points {{tick}}
  10. Kingston Maurward House - core article destubbing - 75 {{tick}}

=User:Rodw=

  1. Fossil Forest, Dorset - destubbed - 25 points {{tick}}
  2. Bishop's Caundle - destubbed - 25 points {{tick}}
  3. Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre add refs to get rid of refimproove banner - 5 points {{tick}}

=User:Hchc2009=

  1. Wareham Castle - destubbed, will finish off and nominate for GA tomorrow morning (but won't be within the timescales for this competition){{tick}}

=User:Sturmvogel_66=

  1. The George Inn, Portland core article destubbed 75 pts [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_George_Inn%2C_Portland&type=revision&diff=736336286&oldid=684055899]{{tick}}
  2. HMS Weymouth (1736) core article destubbed 75 points [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Weymouth_%281736%29&type=revision&diff=736347781&oldid=685537682]{{tick}}

=User:Deb=

  1. Dorchester Friary - destubbed.

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