Talk:Dorset Ooser

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Dorset Ooser article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1

Dorset Ooser is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on January 17, 2017.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
June 12, 2015	Good article nominee	Listed
June 11, 2016	Featured article candidate	Promoted

Current status: Featured article

Dorset High‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Dorset, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics connected with Dorset. If you would like to participate, you can visit the WikiProject Dorset project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.DorsetWikipedia:WikiProject DorsetTemplate:WikiProject DorsetDorset
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

England Low‑importance

	England portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject England, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of England on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.EnglandWikipedia:WikiProject EnglandTemplate:WikiProject EnglandEngland-related
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Folklore Mid‑importance

	This article falls within the scope of WikiProject Folklore, a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the topics of folklore and folklore studies. If you would like to participate, you may edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project's page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to discussion.FolkloreWikipedia:WikiProject FolkloreTemplate:WikiProject FolkloreFolklore
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Thomas Hardy

"Ooser" is mentioned fleetingly in Thomas Hardy's "The Return of the Native" (written 1878) by a child as an potential source of fear or distress (“What have made you so down? Have you seen a ooser?”) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.251.54.95 (talk) 11:07, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]