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Not done: The claim that North Korean state media reported that Kim was one of the worlds best golfers is mentioned--but not cited by--the Gallo source. Where Gallo heard this from is unknown. Spintendo13:34, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
See . A North Korean golf pro told this to an Australian journalist, but it has never been part of official propaganda and was never repeated in the North Korean media.--Jack Upland (talk) 07:33, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
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This is misleading information please change as follows and remove the link to University of Malta: Kim is also said to have received English language education in Malta in the early 1970s on his infrequent holidays there as a guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff. Mario Cassar1401 (talk) 11:52, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
The source mentions University of Malta. What do you feel is misleading about the statement? Please reopen this edit request if you have reliable sources mentioning something else. – Þjarkur(talk)12:29, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
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Please remove Kim Jong-il from the University of Malta alumnus category. This is not correct information. He never graduated from University of Malta Mario Cassar1401 (talk) 12:56, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
What to do with the mostly unsourced "Official titles" section? It seems to mix actual political offices with epithets without any context. Both types of titles should be (and already are) discussed in prose. Those that are, are also rightly duplicated in the infobox and the succession boxes. I'd prefer if we removed the section and moved the link to List of Kim Jong-il's titles to the "See also" section. Thoughts? – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 17:41, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
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Not done: The claim that North Korean state media reported that Kim was one of the worlds best golfers is mentioned--but not cited by--the Gallo source. Where Gallo heard this from is unknown. Spintendo 13:34, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
Done Thanks! RudolfRed (talk) 20:24, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Kim_Il-sung#How_to_handle_presidency_status. Sdkb (talk) 07:16, 29 February 2020 (UTC)Template:Z48