Talk:Sultan Kigab

GA review

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Nominator: FuzzyMagma (talk · contribs) 17:19, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: TheNuggeteer (talk · contribs) 06:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

This article looks interesting. Comments will probably be made over the weekend. Thanks, 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 06:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Lead

• "Kigab was known for being a "showman"." Please expand this lone sentence. Y

• fixed/merged FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:21, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Early life

• "Al-Ghaba district," remove comma.

  amended FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:30, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:26, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• "inTangasy [ar]" please add a space between.

  amended FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:30, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:26, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Swimming career

• "percussionist and choir" should it be choir member?

  corrected FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:26, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• "But he was a swimmer from a young age." Does 'but' need to be there?

  removed FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:27, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• "and was the first member of the swimming team in the club." please clarify. This seems confusing.

  removed FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:29, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• "Kigab claimed crossing the Channel" this sentence seems grammatically incorrect.

  fixed FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y

• "on WPMSF ranking" make this plural.

  fixed FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y

• "fter coming 13 (out of 14) on 10 July race" what does '10 July race' mean?

  fixed FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y

• "he did not finish the Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Quebec" does this need to be included?

  I think it needed, just to be consistent FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y

• Merge the lone sentence.

  done FuzzyMagma (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

  Y

• "crossed the Saginas Lake in 15 hours 3 time, and participating" this transition does not look correct. Y

  fixed FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:20, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

After retirement

• Merge small last paragraph. Y

  done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:07, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Personal life and death

• Merge two last paragraphs. Y

• these are two different topic, death and citizenship FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:18, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• More about his death; many people would have a reaction, right? Y

• a small mention from the Transitional Sovereignty Council. I include it FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:18, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Spot check

• Same newspaper in source 1 and 45. Y

• merged FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Same source in source 36 and 38. Y

• merged FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Same source in source 40 and 42. Y

• merged FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• I think you need to make the archive the main link in source 2. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Source 4 doesn't mention the spouse. Y

• it does. this is his son. go to section personal at the endFuzzyMagma (talk) 08:49, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• Is it only me or is there something wrong in source 5? Y

• A pdf should open for you FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• For source 7, add the newspaper. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Add the newspaper for source 9. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• For source 10, make the archived link primary. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Source 11 doesn't mention the facts stated.
• Source 14 is an unreliable source. Y

• Why? it is an interview with Sara Gadalla Gubara FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• For Source 16, add the website. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• For Source 21, make the archived link the main one. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Source 25 is unreliable. Y

• Why?it is an interview on Omdurman TV. There is nothing wrong with using primary sources for straight facts (see WP:PRIMARYCARE and I have already started the sentence clarifying that this Kigab claim. FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Source 27 (Blogspot) is not reliable.

• removed FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• There is still another one in the current source 16.

• Add the date for source 28. Y

• done FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Source 30 isn't correct. Y

• 30 is for " then-president of the National Transitional Council" sentence only, which is not mentioned in the pargraph source. I have moved the source closer FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Something is wrong with source 36. Y

• yes, the link stopped working, and found a better link FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

• Kigab isn't mentioned in source 37. Y

• correct. I must admit this sentence I took from 1996 Sudanese general election and I should have fact checked it. I removed the sentence FuzzyMagma (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 10:27, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

@FuzzyMagma: Updates? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:17, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

@TheNuggeteer give me until the weekend to have a look. FuzzyMagma (talk) 07:40, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

@FuzzyMagma: It has been nearly a week since my review. You still have not done any edits. Are you still going to tackle this article? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 05:47, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

I am, sorry I understand your frusturation but I am just dealing with some stuff but will tackle this soon. Thank you for taking the time to review the article. FuzzyMagma (talk) 07:28, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Fixed the remaining issues. Passing. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 04:16, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.