I'm pretty sure Susie is just quoting/paraphrasing Tony Stubblebine here tbf. But yes, considering how much change has happened really quickly since he came in I'm not a fan of using that kind of language or judgment around an article that someone may well have worked hard on and may be some quality writing. I regularly read truly great things here from writers that are new or maybe not knowing how to engage that don't have many reads, it is definitely not the writer's fault in some cases if the algorithm hasn't rewarded them. Welcome to Medium btw!