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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
The "pile of thousands of unedited books" mantra is a classic strawman.
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Yup. It's the good old volcano of crap mantra.
It is a handy-handy smokescreen to bring up whenever the traditionalists want to sneer at people who don't share their "lofty" standards. Whether it be indie titles, specific genres, or even a publisher that doesn't adhere to their "standards" (cough*Baen*cough) the first resort is to brand all their stuff crap.
It is easier than trying to deal with the fact that readers actually know what they like and they are the ones who have the final say.