User blog comment:EtherBot/Let's Talk Deletion!!!/@comment-26030957-20170210171739

I think this site should have even higher standards.

Far from "discouraging aspiring writers from getting better" I find this site to be a great place for aspiring writers to test the waters with their work and get feedback.

Catering to people "who just want to try their hand at spooks and frights" sounds like a surefire way to overload the site with a bunch of crap.

Many writers here work very hard on their stories and take them extremely seriously. It wouldn't be fair to them to just let their work be overshadowed by a flood of poorly written work that has the potential of scaring off readers.

As far as pastas all being written the same way, I find that statement very objectionable. There are stories here written in epistolary, first-person, second-person and third-person, dark fantasy, extreme horror, comedic, atmospheric, literary horror, psychological horror, thrillers, paranormal, ghost stories, slasher stories, aliens, zombies, reality-based, folkloric, post-apocalyptic, retellings of fairy tales, and as you pointed out, even poetry. It is a very diverse group of people from around the world.