Help for cubers who want to beat sub-x (CFOP)

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Should this thread be stickied?

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Announcement: Giving away $25 to SCS. All you need to do is write an honest and moderately long explanation of whether you think this thread should be stickied, and why. You also have to vote. Now's your chance to get the cube you've always wanted, so good luck!

Disclaimer: You have the chance to receive up to 4 entries, and that is determined by how honest and reasonable your response is, as well as the formality and constructive criticism you give.

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I this thread should be stacked because it will definitely help newer cubers and those who just want to get faster. The idea of having a general help thread where everybody can help everybody else (Provided they are at a reasonable skill level) is great. CFOP is my primary method, but I believe ROUX, ZZ, Petrus, and other solvers would like a thread like this too, so if someone here knows one of those those methods, you should probably make one for that method.
 
I think this thread should be stickied for the simple fact that this is a valuable resource for everyone, and can be used by cubers of any age and skill. I have read the sub-20 guide as that is my major goal for now (averaging around 23 seconds) and I will request a custom guide to see I can get additional help. This thread should also be stickied as there really isn't any other thread/service on the internet, other than Jperm, Kian and other cubing critiques, so it'll be easy for new cubers to find, and therefore be helped.
 
I think without a doubt, this thread should be stickied for three reasons:

1. The information in this thread is broadly useful across nearly every skill level. Even just taking the first post in this thread into account, there is an incredible amount of useful advice and guidance on practice and when to learn certain things as you get faster at solving the cube. Almost every 3x3 CFOP solver (I would venture to guess, this is the majority of users on this site) from just starting to sub-10 can gain something from the information in this thread.

2. It is an evergreen thread. Because the main content of the thread is not primarily a discussion of opinions or news, but information, it has, and will continue to be useful for many years to come.

3. It currently lacks discoverability. Somewhat as a result of the last point, this thread is less active than many others and tends to get buried, not just on the front page, but even in the specific forum it's in. As evidenced by the number of new threads created that should have been part of a one-question thread for example, there's a good number of users who don't scroll far down to find things, and might assume this thread was outdated because it hasn't been recently commented on.

TL;DR: The thread contains advice and info that would be valuable to a lot of cubers, even a long time from now, but isn't always easy to find.
 
I think that this thread should be stickied, because breaking barriers in cubing usually is difficult (I know that from my own experience). People often think that "Sub-X is impossible" or "I can't get sub-X". They can be stuck in these moments, which makes cubing not fun for them, if they can't progress. Guides like this one motivate cubers, show them what they need to improve and/or learn. There aren't that many resources like this. I love it, because it contains a lot of useful information in one thread - for beginner, intermediate and advanced cubers. It also has a free custom service, which is so helpful - everyone is different, has problems with different steps. There are other services like this, but this one is completly free - many of cubers there are young, and don't have a lot of money (and maybe their parents don't let them spend it). It should be stickied in order to let new cubers and users of Speedsolving forums find this awesome resource quickly.
I would like to see other things in this thread, for example:
- more sub-x barriers (like sub-12, this one took me a long time to get)
- mini-gudies for new cubers with basic things that they may not know
- maybe other WCA events? People can be bored with only 3x3 (like me at the beginning), so there could be small introductions in big cubes, side events etc.
So that's my honest opinion about this thread. Thank you @Zubin Park for your awesome work for cubing community! I hope that this great thread will be pinned soon... very soon.
 
Reasons why I think this thread should get stickied:

-There are many cubers(like me) who think they can never beat Sub-X ( I thought this while trying to get sub-20( I still average 22)). This helped me a lot and gave me the motivation to continue trying to beat sub-20.

-There are many tutorials on YouTube but this was really in-depth.

-Other cubers who are sub-10 with other methods(like Roux, ZZ, Petrus) can also make threads like this.

Now a reason why this should not get stickied:

-If this gets stickied then it will attract attention and then other method users might feel bad if they don't get guides like this for other methods and other cubes.

P.S. @Zubin Park CAN U MAKE GUIDES LIKE THIS FOR 4X4 AND 2X2.
 
I think this thread should be stickied for several reasons.

1. The information in this thread is useful to pretty much anyone as long as they know CFOP and are not sub 7. If this thread were stickied, people will be able to easily find it which will help with their improvement.

2. Zubin's free custom guides are an excellent way to keep cubers motivated when they have hit a barrier by giving them personal advice to break past that barrier without having to spend any money.

3. This thread is not easy to be found in the midst of countless other posts on this forum. If it were sticked, it would always be at the top of the specific category it belongs to which will lead to more people finding the advice in this thread.

4. It is unique. I have not seen any guides like this before that have detailed advice for most of the common barriers. I have also never seen anyone give personalized guides of this type for free. More people should know about this thread.

Thank you for putting the time and effort into making these guides Zubin!
 
A reminder that you have 3-4 days to submit your giveaway requirements! Requirements are in the top spoiler of the thread.
 
I think this thread should be stickied for many reasons, these are:
1)It is a helpful resource for many cubers, Zubin is very fast at 3x3 and is a good person to get a guide from
2)He is doing all of this for free, I have seen many custom improvement plan threads on the forum all of them weren't free, Zubin's is an exception.
3)this is going to be a resource for many years and should be available for everyone to find easily.
4)everyone can benefit from this as people like 3x3 a lot
Thanks for doing this, Zubin!
 
I'm really busy atm, but I keep a list of guides and they'll definitely be on it. I would like to focus only on 3x3 CFOP for now though
 
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