[Draft] Sign's Super Nerdy Guide on the Cognitive Substrates of Quitting MS

Thanks for your feedback guys Yes, I did prevent disqualification, but I didn't particularly like the sentence that prevented it, so I then removed it with the first edit I made. I had the impression that Fiel would remove the sentence before approving the guide based on

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"I will remove this sentence in your final submission. Failure to include this sentence will result in an immediate discard with no notification from me about the discard."

, but everyone seems to think this doesn't apply. I don't mind if it gets discarded, for the record! EDIT: I put it back in, alas for continuity lol.

 Once you prevent disqualification, you can read this!

Your guide seems professionally done, but whether you gave it much thought is disputable, given the length of some of the topics in this guide. Not to mention, it's got an atmosphere of being somewhat relaxed because you actively apply the stereotype of nerdiness. Not saying it's bad, but it could alienate some prospective readers. Avoid bias if you can xD

One thing I feel should absolutely be said is that you should tell people this guide explains WHAT quitting is, not HOW to do it. You only distinguish this difference at the last possible paragraph. Some people in the crowd get jumpy and make assumptions. They're bad people, but it's hard to stop such stupidity.

Yep. In true article style I decided it was not possible to write a guide merely on "Quitting MapleStory" as I had intended originally. This is hopefully conveyed by the title, which is specifically "What Is Quitting MS" (as in, the definition) rather than "How to quit MS" or "Quitting MS". I also put in a disclaimer ("The Short Answer") which explicitly states that I just wanted to explore the cognitive substrates of the process. Do you think this is insufficient? I tried to be pretty obvious, but maybe it's not enough.

As to much thought, nope it hasn't been given much thought. I wrote it in about 8 hours. I wish I had the time and resources to give it more, because I certainly have plenty to say about it! However the reason I wrote this is that there does not exist ANY literature on quitting (within MapleStory community) at all as far as I can tell. Hopefully this is a lighthearted invitation for someone else (with more time and resources) to write a far more thorough guide!

I don't really mind that the fact that I'm a psych grad doesn't come through in this. There is far too much to say about the field that if I tried to say everything that I thought was relevant, there would never be a guide, regardless.

EDIT: This post is YET another invitation for people to write a more comprehensive guide about quitting Please?