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Getting the point across to Wikipedia might require an assist from the media.

Emily St. John Mandel wanted Slate to know one thing: that she’s divorced.

It’s not that it’s a particularly recent development, or that she wants everyone to know that she’s single and ready to mingle. It’s actually because she couldn’t get Wikipedia to stop saying she was married — an editor said she didn’t have a strong enough citation.

St. John Mandel’s Wikipedia page now says she’s divorced, citing the slate article.

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