I agree with most of the points mentioned here. If I had the time or the money I'd love to spend some time with a few unknown authors.
Looks like there are some others who feel strongly that self published authors should at least polish their works. If I can grab some free time (after these two books are done) anyone else want to work on a review or three with me? We can be the MR gatekeepers
I mean, how many members does this place have now? And it seems like more and more are drifting in to spam and run. May as well give them at least thirty seconds of their 15 minutes of fame. . .