Quote Originally Posted by balorlv
I am just interested in hearing other peoples views on this topic. Personally, I think the quality has declined and it is harder to find good new stories. The good writers also seems to be posting less and less new material or updates. Is it time for some rules in reagrds to length and structure of a story for it to be posted? I look forward to reading your views.
No ,I don't think it is so much a case of any sort of decline in quality,but of avoiding "reruns".Given that the Library contains 3673 stories as of this writing,perhaps we are seeing the more recent stories having to branch out creatively from the themes that have been well covered by the earlier writers and their respective stories.These earlier writers covered quite well the traditional themes inherent in the various lifestyles represented in the Library.

Perhaps we are seeeing a maturation of the genre as the newer contributions
reflect these new creative directions in an attempt to avoid merely rewriting
a slightly altered version of an earlier story or stories.