> Then I'll let those who pay (and thus have valuable opinions) to talk with each other. au revoir
Nah, your opinion is irrelevant to publishers, not to few other people, so I apologise if I ofended you.
> (who is important? how does one get recognized and by whom?)
Just someone who's people opinion people will follow. Those might be even some dumb celebrities. But then, tell me by whom author of a masterpiece, is recognised after years?