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The point of NaNoWriMo is not to purposely excuse shit writing in favor of actual quality. Its point is to get one's ass in gear and begin writing words, to not slack off. Yes, the whole thing is based on a bit of an honor system of sorts (even though there's a "verifier"), but that's on the writer to uphold her end of the bargain. The writer must actually write their own words, in an attempt to formulate a story, however loosely plotted, however shoddy the characterization. The point is not to write gold in the first 30 days. Who writes gold in 30 days? Who says the writer has to stop after the first 30 days, those in November? No one. In fact, it's highly agreed among participants that the idea is to take the 31 days of December to edit the thing into something more readable, to expand wherever necessary, to fill in plot holes, and whatever other tightening up is necessary.
It isn't any of the things you say in your article, and really, it isn't fair to someone like me, who constantly works on pieces year-round, to perfect the craft. Including several different NaNo projects.
So shove it.