SF Writers Sting Supposedly Traditional Publisher

Talketh not the smack about F&SF writers, lest they maketh thee eat of the crow without benefit of ketchup....

[Edit] Note also that the publishing house in question is described as a "Vanity House" i.e., a publisher that requires the writer to pay them for the privilege of being published, rather than being brutally honest and rejecting unsaleable/unreadable work. Strikes me as a rather cruel scam, and, if true, the house deserves to be burned.[/Edit]

Yes, Vanity Houses are pay-for-publish, and scourges who put the crappiest garbage on the scene. Bookstores won't buy it, other authors despise it because it puts utter garbage on pristine paper. They start out with "It's great, wonderful, etc." and then a couple letters later "pay a small standard fee of $2000 to see your words in print!"

Publishing in a vanity house is like going to the opera and admitting you get off on being spanked. Nobody in their right mind does it, you'll regret it forever, and it's embarassing for everyone who knows you.