@Virbius haha true, guess it's mum joke time
3 bars in a week isn't easy for everyone, people who post regularly in the cyphers are generally people capable of writing quickly & have that writer's instinct where it just comes to you, especially so when it has to follow the last person's post or you get beat to the drop by someone else.
I always thought needing a week to drop a couple lines seemed bonkers but some people really need it, either due to shit going on in life or maybe writing is less natural to them. Fair play if they can work on a bar for that long though that's dedication lol
Recycling your own stuff and slightly changing it is ok, I'm a repeat offender myself, it's only detrimental if whoever's judging already knows it as it obviously reduces the impact. Plus nameflips aren't essential to use in a battle they're just a useful tool to create an angle or wordplay which applies to the opponent.