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multiple uses
The term quit lit has multiple uses. The article was created for a supposed field of people writing about quitting academia. No references for this term as established were made.
The term quit lit also refers to a field of literature on self-help books on controlling alcohol use. This is supported by several citations (WSJ, NYT) and a dictionary definition (Collin's).
I've made edits to respectfully show both uses.
The original author (Czar) of the article removed these without discussion, despite that there were no citations present after many years for the academia use. Any search or the above mentioned reference show the alcohol related use.
Bquast (
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Bquast (
talk)
01:51, 13 March 2024 (UTC)reply
First, per
WP:BRD, once your edits were contested, you should not have restored them—that's
edit warring. Please undo your edits.
The prior version cites four articles repeatedly using the phrase "quit lit" to describe a genre of academic writing. It's abundantly clear that the're general references.
The version you're looking to establish is not the same concept. Create a separate article if you're looking to establish it, but I don't think the four sources you cited will pass muster at
WP:Articles for Deletion for the reasons I described in the edit summary. czar02:09, 13 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Further, it is a mischaracterization to call it "academic writing". It is not academic at all. It is people writing autobiographically about why they left academia.
Bquast (
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02:20, 13 March 2024 (UTC)reply