Talk:Nothing's Changed

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Very deep poem; use of vivid descriptions brings it alive in the minds of the readers; definitely a must read!!

It is a poem, therefore i would not call it a "must read". It has lots of hidden meanings - Very easy but intriging poem to do for a GCSE peice of coursework. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LeanneHobson (talk • contribs) 22:22, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some changes needed?

I feel like a bit pedantic writing this, but the page is written a bit like a revision guide to analyse the poem, rather than an encyclopedia article.

I've removed the following line, as I don't think it adds anything on its own:

Tatamkhulu Afrika's life story is complicated, but knowing something about it will help you to understand the feelings expressed in this poem.

It would be useful to point out specific things about Afrika's life that are definitely shown in the poem, but we have to bear in mind Wikipedia's policy of 'no original research'. Briefly, this says that interpretations must be attributed to reliable sources; this article doesn't have any recorded references.

It would probably be useful to add the {{Original research}} template, unless there's a reason to apply the wikipedia policy of ignoring all rules, in favour of common sense.

I think we may have to remove the text that can't be backed up by definite sources. Although it it very useful information, I think there's probably a much more suitable place for it than Wikipedia - you could set up a free atspace.com site for revision.

Am I along the right lines? Drum guy (talk) 17:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I've added the template today. Drum guy (talk) 16:46, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quote the entire poem?

The whole poem is available at BBC Bitesize, so I assume it is in public domain. Putting it here would flesh out the article and give better insight than just showing bits of it. What do YOU think? Reguiieee (talk) 08:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)