User blog comment:ThisIsLucid/Why are these still on this Wiki?/@comment-7064562-20170126174133/@comment-26326346-20170127072329

Aw, thank you for the shout out, Johnathan (and you put my name by my self proclaimed rival that is twenty-some odd steps ahead of me. I'm going to catch and surpass you, Humboldt >:D)!

As for bad stories, it's all a matter of opinion. It's the same for good stories. There are a ton of bad stories on here - at least I perceive them as bad - that are heralded as awesome and shining in the spotlight (the admins getting put in charge of deciding what wins Pasta/Spotlight of the Month has curbed my bitterness about this somewhat). There are also a lot of good stories that are or were criminally overlooked and have gone unnoticed for years *cough* So Much for My Complexion!, A Scarecrow, and The Green Paint *cough*. The Wiki is definitely a mixed bag in terms of likable stories, but it's way better than it once was. Plus, we all have somewhat different tastes, so there isn't any winning on this.

The only ways I know of to try and counter this is to nominate the best pastas you know of for Spotlight of the Month and slapping a 'Marked for Review' tag on the pastas of questionable/bad quality.

TL;DR: Things smell differently to different people, but every once in a while we can all agree that certain things smell like poop.