Yall are mostly stodgy critics and it bugs

[dukealien]

The validity of this argument entirely depends what you mean by 'stodgy' and 'conservative'.

IMO there's a basic rule. Because the written word is a vehicle for communincation, any piece of writing should make sense to the reader on some level without their having to struggle for that meaning. If not, they quite reasonably won't give it the time of day. I hope that's not stodgy or conservative.

I wonder if this qualification would include nonsense poetry, which certainly is poetry and enjoyable but meaning-compromised?

Though I guess "She's just being silly" is a level of sense...