Random fun fact, but I'm actually kinda sorta hiring myself out as a, well, "MD Consultant" so to speak. The simple fact is, people
do
listen to me. Some say I get too much credit for it, but the fact that what I say is listened to is rarely disputed. Which has caused somewhere close to half a dozen people total coming to ME for advice on how to write articles. (Not all of them have actually released their stuff, mind you. I need to give them kicks in the rear to actually release their dang findings.)
And the same services are openly available to anyone who wants them. I realize asking the person you despise for help might seem like a bad idea, but I won't even provide criticism of your article unless you specifically ask for it. (In which case, I've been a constructive critic for a long time and am VERY good at focusing on the construction half.) Simply providing feedback on the formatting to make it as readable as it can be, and should you wish it, things that I would add onto the points.
The fact that I've done this before and nobody really knows about it should also tell you that I take absolutely no credit for it. (In fact, for particularly-impressive articles, I might even write a scummy nom for the person who made them.) It's a volunteer position, which I do for the betterment of the site as a whole. Though I have ideas which I happen to strongly think are for the betterment of the site, I am quite aware that my opinion is not necessarily true, not held by everyone, and that there are alternatives, which I am more than happy to bring up.
After all...Mafia Discussion is Mafia
Discussion
; one thing I often do is make articles not so much to make a steadfast iron-hard statement, as much as I do to highlight an issue and offer my feedback on it, sparking discussion: discussion that then sees visibility, and players can then place into their own game as a result. I literally could not have any success in my MD theory if not for there being critics to it.
tl;dr, you might not like me but you have to admit that I have my uses, however exaggerated you feel they may be, and I volunteer my services if you actually feel like taking advantage of them.
That being said xof likes you and as I interact with her on a daily basis, I'm very much trying to be civil.
xof likes me? But we've never played together.
*begins looking out the window with alarm*
