Can someone please explain how hiatuses work on SW?

Because I've been trying to figure it out for weeks and I'm so confused. I don't want to delete my account, leave SW forever. I just want to know how to make it say I'm on hiatus on my profile for a while. That's all.

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SW-User

Go through the delete process..
You're going to be prompted to state why you are leaving, check the box that says this is only temporary and at the bottom of the same list leave your profile visible...
Complete the process and we'll see your profile with the hiatus notice on the top..

RoboChloe · 26-30, F

@SW-User That seems convoluted. It should be a totally separate option, instead of having to give me 20 heart attacks about potentially nuking my profile by accident...

SW-User

@RoboChloe
That's the way it works, you wont lose anything as long as you dont permanently delete.. and that's an even more convoluted process.