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Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Southern Arterial Route ↗ (October 21)


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{{divbox|gray|3=This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources ↗. ''Reliable'' sources are required so that information can be verified ↗. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners ↗ and Citing sources ↗.|}}<!--
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{{divbox|blue|3=Thank you to the submitting editor for the huge amount of work here. However there needs to be a few changes to get to acceptance. Almost all the sources count as primary sources, which are useful to the article and there's nothing wrong with that. However we can't derive notability under WP:GNG ↗ from primary sources. There are some secondary sources, such as Ozroads and SMH, but they look at small sections or aspects of the project. Inner Sydney Voice is probably not going to be regarded as independent as a source, though again for the article text that is OK.

Can you find one or two more sources which are perhaps press reports, books, radio programmes, that look into the project as a whole, or have a broad sweep of coverage? I am hoping it won't be much additional work. By all means let me know if you find it, or if you prefer, discuss it in Teahouse.

See also this essay WP:THREE ↗ to understand our difficulties here, and the slow progress of your article. I would not at this stage remove any source, but I will put a banner on, so that future editors can also help over time.

Hopefully we can get this into mainspace in the near future.}} Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit ''after they have been resolved''.
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ChrysGalley (talk) 08:52, 21 October 2025 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC decline-->

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Southern Arterial Route ↗ has been accepted


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Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions. <br />

The article has been assessed as '''B-Class''', which is recorded on its talk page ↗. This is a fantastic rating for a new article, and places it among the top {{AfC talk/B percentage}} of accepted submissions — major kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme ↗ to see how you can improve the article.&#32;You may also consider nominating a fact from the article ↗ within the next 7 days to appear on the Main Page's "Did you know" section ↗.

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If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the '''<span class="plainlinks" >[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk/New_question&withJS=MediaWiki:AFCHD-wizard.js&page=Southern_Arterial_Route help desk]</span>'''.<span class="unconfirmed-show"> Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself ↗ without posting a request to Articles for creation ↗.</span>

Thanks again, and happy editing!
ChrysGalley (talk) 16:07, 26 October 2025 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC accept-->

AI?



Greetings, do you use AI in the creation/generation of the content you're adding to articles? I ask only because it's unusual for editors to insert flawlessly cited and formatted content in large single edits, without followup edits to fix small issues. Please note: I am '''not''' accusing; I'm only inquiring. AI has become a pervasive issue wrt Wikipedia editing, and I - like a great many longtime editors - have become suspicious of editing patterns that are suggestive of AI influence ↗. Thanks. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 21:20, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

:Hi,
:> do you use AI in the creation/generation of the content you're adding to articles?
:No, I carefully think about what I want to say, and write all content by hand - preferably using Vim on a nice Colemak keyboard.
:For ''finding'' sources I use traditional search engines, and sometimes search mode in AI models - however I treat these responses as I would treat the list of Google search results (without any guarantee of completeness or correctness, even though it's presented with such confidence) - along with all the usual ways like going to libraries / local archives etc.
:I'm very careful to include references for every sentence I write with a fully annotated inline reference, with page numbers for PDFs (using the `#pagenum=X` URL suffix for the PDF page, and `|page=Y` for the number as printed, as they often differ), and adding archive.org links (navigating back in time for dead links to find the last alive version) where I think there's a risk of something going offline etc.
:I read (and contribute) to Wikipedia because I know it is a human creation, well referenced, and rigorously reviewed/contested.
:> I ask only because it's unusual for editors to insert flawlessly cited and formatted content in large single edits, without followup edits to fix small issues.
:Yes, I have made some quite like large edits to Southern Arterial Route ↗, a page I originally created through the AfC process. In those cases I copy the current content and work in Vim as I prefer that for writing. I check for syntax errors in my own self hosted Mediawiki (I wrote some details about that at https://jakecoppinger.com/2025/09/green-lights-more-often-the-secret-2018-study-of-sydneys-traffic-signals/#Drafting_in_Wikitext), and then after checking multiple times I copy the diff into Wikipedia (checking that nobody has changed the page in the meantime).
:Where I make smaller edits and don't copy into Vim I certainly make mistakes - I made one such typo yesterday (before your message) in a string of small edits (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Chashi_Junction&diff=prev&oldid=1333251761#:~:text=and%20175%20meters.-,Line%2028,-%3A)
:'''''I'm open to working in smaller chunks/diffs - is that preferred/the expectation? I'm relatively new so would appreciate any advice!'''''
:Thanks, Jake Jakecopp (talk) 03:05, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::Outstanding reply, thank you very kindly for the details. I appreciate your rigorous methodology. The only criticism I can muster is for your use of Vim, as vi and all of its siblings and descendents are evil spawn of the devil, in the mighty edit war where Emacs reigns supreme. Of course, I say this in jest! cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 03:39, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Haha, I appreciate the ongoing rivalry! Thanks. Jakecopp (talk) 04:47, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Traffic signal operation in New South Wales ↗ has been accepted


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Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions. <br />

The article has been assessed as '''C-Class''', which is recorded on its talk page ↗. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top {{AfC talk/C percentage}} of accepted submissions — kudos to you! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme ↗ to see how you can improve the article.

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If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the '''<span class="plainlinks" >[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk/New_question&withJS=MediaWiki:AFCHD-wizard.js&page=Traffic_signal_operation_in_New_South_Wales help desk]</span>'''.<span class="unconfirmed-show"> Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself ↗ without posting a request to Articles for creation ↗.</span>

Thanks again, and happy editing!
SocDoneLeft (talk) 00:41, 6 March 2026 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC accept-->

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Studio K lamp ↗ (April 27)


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<nowiki> </nowiki>'''Feedback'''{{pb}}The reviewer, ArthurTheGardener, left the following feedback:
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Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove:


Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources ↗ that discuss the subject.

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ArthurTheGardener (talk) 15:51, 27 April 2026 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC decline-->

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Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Proposed roads in Sydney ↗ has been accepted


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Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions. <br />

The article has been assessed as '''C-Class''', which is recorded on its talk page ↗. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top {{AfC talk/C percentage}} of accepted submissions, well done! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme ↗ to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!
CopyleftEverything (talk) 19:55, 9 June 2026 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC accept-->

Your submission at Articles for creation ↗: Alexandria to Moore Park Project ↗ has been accepted


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Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions. <br />

The article has been assessed as '''C-Class''', which is recorded on its talk page ↗. This is a great rating for a new article, and places it among the top {{AfC talk/C percentage}} of accepted submissions, well done! You may like to take a look at the grading scheme ↗ to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!
CopyleftEverything (talk) 19:55, 9 June 2026 (UTC)</div><!--Template:AfC accept-->