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I've got some issues with the song descriptions - Only One Way is about general political activism, for example. It only has a single line mentioning politician's teeth, and its not really a 'mocking' song either. Also, The Sun's Comin' Over The Hill ends on a very weak note of optimism if it is one at all. If no-one objects, I'll edit them to be more accurate. I might dig out more material to extend the article as well. dolph 23:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC) reply

No objections, so I've made the changes. Also added the fact that she's made some guitar tab available. dolph 22:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi - sorry I didn't respond to this before but I didn't have the article watchlisted then. I disagree with your interpretations of the songs, particularly the latter. If you look at http://www.karinepolwart.com/music/faultlinesabout.html, she herself refers to Only One Way as "an exploration of the links between cosmetic dentistry and world domination" though I agree there's far more to the song than that.

I think that Sun's Comin Over the Hill is absolutely an upbeat song though - the chorus runs "Oh the nights are long / But life is longer still Oh the nights are long / But the sun’s coming over the hill" I think it's basically saying that things may be miserable but they'll get better - bittersweet, maybe, but certainly optimistic. On the site I referred to before she discusses "people who "find joy" despite difficult and even desperate life circumstances" in relation to that song. Do you have any thoughts? -- Cherry blossom tree 23:49, 7 May 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for responding. I'll concede that "Sun's Coming Over The Hill" can be described as upbeat, at least compared to the rest of her material, but I think the description can be misleading - its still pretty depressing for an 'upbeat' song! "I can't say there's many things/I wouldn't change/There are better days left/Than those that remain." What do you suggest as a description? As for "Only One Way", I understand the 'dentistry' description within the context of her site, but I think it may be a little light-hearted for the wikipedia article. dolph 19:57, 16 May 2006 (UTC) reply

I agree that the 'Only One Way' snippet was inappropriate for the article, I just mentioned it to point out where it came from. As for The Sun's Coming Over the Hill, I'll try making an edit to that section now. You can see if you think it works. -- Cherry blossom tree 21:38, 16 May 2006 (UTC) reply

That's fine by me. I've made a couple of minor changes to improve the flow, hope you don't mind. 81.179.87.121 17:37, 19 May 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi there from a Wiki newbie. I've made some major edits to the Karine page. I've created Biography, Awards, Discography and References sections and added to the External sites and Categories sections. I've incorporated all the material that was already in this article in these edits - I think! As this is my first major edit on Wikipedia any feedback (particularly on any obvious newbie mistakes I've made) would be great. Thanks -- Watski 20:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks a lot for these edits - they have really improved the article and I enjoyed reading it. I made a few small changes to give it a more formal tone, but there are no other issues. It would be great if you could add inline citations, though that isn't a major problem. There is a big move at the moment to make sure that readers can verify what they read in our articles so it would be helpful if you could list the sources you use. You can see the proper format in the article already, but if you have any questions then feel free to ask. -- Cherry blossom tree 21:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the quick feedback. I've added a General References section (I forgot to copy it from my Sandbox) and there are now 2 citations within the article. I could probably add more so will have a look at it again tomorrow. Thanks again. -- Watski 21:24, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Oops - i think I've crossed edited. I take it you took out my General Refs section and added the other Refs section and I've just changed it back again. Sorry! Will correct it right now! -- Watski 21:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

There were two sections of links, so I put them in together. If it was like that for a reason then you can switch it back. -- Cherry blossom tree 21:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Nope - it was like that because I'd made an editing mistake - thanks for picking it up, looks much better now.-- Watski 09:45, 10 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Am I alone in finding it strange to see the albums and awards all listed in reverse order? I can't think of any other article that does this. Would anyone scream, if I put them in chronological order? Ogg 19:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Nobody objected, so I've done it. Ogg 12:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC) reply

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