"Totally Normal Interview": How Author Updated "Divorced" Status On Wikipedia
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Emily St John Mandel, the author of 'Station Eleven' and 'Sea of Tranquillity', asked on Twitter whether any journalist could interview her just to get a link to the interview to make a change in a Wikipedia entry
An author who wanted to update her marital status to "divorced" on Wikipedia, but could not do so due to the need for a credible attributable source, has finally found help. Friends, did you know that if you have a Wikipedia page and you get a divorce, the only way to update your Wikipedia is to say you're divorced in an interview?
Emily St John Mandel, the author of 'Station Eleven' and 'Sea of Tranquillity', asked on Twitter whether any journalist could interview her just to get a link to the interview, so that she can update the Wikipedia entry and attribute it to the article.
Wikipedia mostly accepts attributions to news sources, though many have pointed out there are other ways, like linking to one's verified personal webpage to pass the credibility filter set by the non-profit website's editors.
"Friends, did you know that if you have a Wikipedia page and you get a divorce, the only way to update your Wikipedia is to say you're divorced in an interview?" Ms Mandel tweeted on Sunday.
