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Reverted edits due to copyvio

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This series of edits has been completely reverted. Although it contained some contributions that may have been valid it contained a large amount of WP:COPYVIO copyright infringing text directly copied & pasted from the following pages (and possibly from others):

I have left an appropriate notice on the editor's talk page. 10mmsocket (talk) 06:44, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just added another to the list above (dorsar.org.uk) --10mmsocket (talk) 07:41, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So, all sorted thankfully so there is no longer a problem that needs addressing. A Wikipedia admin has removed the copyright violating revisions (meaning the link above no longer works) and the copy/pasted text can no longer be seen. This was also done back on 20 February this year to contributions made by the same editor. Hopefully it won't happen again. --10mmsocket (talk) 19:44, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Detailed listings under Dorset Police#Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) involvement

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I have removed these under WP:UNDUE as being too detailed, see also WP:DETAIL, also those for officer and staff conduct et. al.. I also have looked at plenty of other pages for territorial police forces, and none has gone into that kind of detail regarding IOPC involvement. The PEEL inspection part was present almost always, though. If this really must stay (convince me :), perhaps a subtopic might be called for. Lectonar (talk) 13:05, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"In popular culture" - Broadchurch?

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I wonder if it would be appropriate to include a reference to the TV series Broadchurch in the "In popular culture" section? I know that the police force in Broadchurch was called "Wessex Police" rather than Dorset Police, but it is probably the most notable piece of fiction about policing in Dorset. Aŭstriano (talk) 21:06, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a sentence about it, since I do think it ought to be mentioned. Aŭstriano (talk) 04:59, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Controversies section

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The Controversies section, which was massively expanded today has way too much information in it, giving undue weight to the topic, and should be substantially reduced. 10mmsocket (talk) 21:06, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I politely disagree that there is undue weight - the information there documents misconduct that has occurred and is of relevance to the reader, collated on a relevant topic of misconduct within policing, particularly as this is of note in news across other police forces in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. InilanNahklia (talk) 21:15, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Firstly, thank you for engaging. If you look at any other UK police article you will not see such a disproportionately large controversies section. I think that it also throws the article out of WP:NPOV balance as the implication is that this (uniquely) is a police force with serious issues. I don't believe it has any more, nor any significantly different issues to any other UK force. Of course it is right that there should be a controversies section, but it needs to be appropriate. 10mmsocket (talk) 21:24, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Response to third opinion request:
Appears UNDUE, with likely BLP problems. Lengthy details of non-notable events and names of non-notable persons should be handled with more care. The section heading should be changed per WP:CSECTION. I suggest reverting, then review proposed subsections one at a time until there's some general consensus that can be applied to the rest. - Hipal (talk) 22:13, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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