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Your submission at Articles for creation: Vistula-Oder Waterway (June 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Timtrent was:

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🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 01:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Cactusisme! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 01:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Timtrent This is a translation though? Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 08:46, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is that question relevant to the rationale for declining the draft? 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 13:59, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cactus, different language editions have a different set of policies. English Wikipedia is typically stricter about notability and verifiability (from what I've heard). Sometimes, a subject considered notable elsewhere would not survive AFD here. Being a translation does not guarantee that it'd be accepted or that the subject is notable here. Justi yaya 03:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Justiyaya Oh! I see thanks Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 06:04, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The refs doesn't seem to go into the ref section!! @Justiyaya Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 11:00, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

fixed! Justi yaya 13:13, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Justiyaya Thanks, does the article look okay Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 22:41, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cactusisme I'm quite busy again, you might want to just submit it. The queue is probably quite low right now. Justi yaya 12:57, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Justiyaya Okay Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 12:59, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anuradhapura Invasion of the Chola Kingdom (114-136): A Legend, Not a Historical Event

Hi @Cactusisme,I saw you have declined this draft but it should be removed. Because so-called Anuradhapura invasion of the Chola Kingdom (114-136) is not based on historical fact but is rather a myth or legend. Neither Chola records nor the Mahavamsa mention this event, suggesting it never occurred. The story is more rooted in local folklore and mysticism. As noted by Gananath Obeyesekere in The Cult of the Goddess Pattini, on page 365:

"Gajabahu story is not a historical episode at all but a mystic one...this is the reason Mahavamsa did not mention the event as it didn't take place historically."

This makes it clear that the so-called invasion, attributed to Gajabahu, is not a genuine historical occurrence but a mythological narrative and should be removed from Wikipedia. Thank you Ranithraj (talk) 11:21, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ranithraj This needs to be discussed. Could you input your comments at User talk:TeenX808#Your submission at Invasion of Anuradhapura by Rastrakuta empire (June 24) Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 22:57, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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New page reviewer granted

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Thanks!! Cactus🌵 ^spiky ^ouch 03:32, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request: Natural sciences Good Article nomination

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