Talk:Great Dorset Steam Fair

Disputed section

 * The fair is not to be confused with the Portland Steam Fair, a similar fair held at Southwell Park on the Isle of Portland every year.

I have removed this sentence twice now as I don't think it is relevant in an article about the GDSF. If Portland Steam Fair had its own WP article, it might be another matter, but it's not the sort of thing that will be seen in other articles. In particular, I cannot see who might be 'confused' between the two events.

Any thoughts?

Incidentally, my only connection with GDSF is as a satisfied customer, and as a steam fan I have nothing against the Portland Steam Fair. My concern is that the GDSF WP article should remain encyclopaedic. Hence the text being removed.

EdJogg 00:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Now found a website for "The Portland Steam & Vintage Show" here.It is a fraction of the size of GDSF, and takes place on the coast, six weeks earlier. Not much scope for confusion......hence removed again.


 * EdJogg 01:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

ITV Meridian video clip
ITVLocal.com report 2008: Thousands flock to the Great Dorset Steam Fair

Removed as "ITV Spam". This is a valid video clip, but in their incessant need to bow to commercials ITV Local have decided that the desired clip must follow some random advert. Shame. -- EdJogg (talk) 00:18, 3 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Probably just as well to lose it. The clip refuses to load and run for me anyway. I can't even see the advert! Fiddle Faddle (talk) 09:29, 3 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Hello... thanks for asking about this. Sorry if my edit summary wasn't clear enough; the link was removed because it is one of many ITV links that were added en masse by single-purpose users and IPs tracing back to ITV itself. Unfortunately, there has been a problem with ITV spam of this type over the past year. Please feel free to ask me if you have any other questions. Cheers. --Ckatz chat spy  18:25, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

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How many articles have you placed this ad in? Do you plan to remove every single plug afterwards? Vicarage (talk) 21:32, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
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2018 record attempt
They got 522 full size steam engines and 472 that counted towards the record.

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16603808.hundreds-of-steam-engines-thousands-of-visitors-and-a-guinness-world-record-another-successful-great-dorset-steam-fair/

©Geni (talk) 16:46, 29 August 2018 (UTC)