"Whether the medium is ready for consumers is better judged by those consumers. I sometimes read online - but not often. The stigma is attached to pay scales. Much online publication is no pay or small pay"

This quote by Gene Wolfe recommends that the choice of whether the medium is all set for customers must be delegated the consumers themselves. He also suggests that there is a stigma attached to online publications, as they frequently provide no pay or small pay. This might be translated as a criticism of the present state of online publications, as it indicates that the quality of the content is not as high as it might be due to the absence of financial incentive. Wolfe's own experience of reading online is limited, recommending that he is not a fan of the medium. This quote might be viewed as a call for online publications to offer better pay to authors, in order to enhance the quality of the content and make the medium more attractive to readers.