This list was created to promote obscure books worthy of consideration. For the purposes of this list obscure is defined as 1,000 or fewer ratings and worthy of consideration is defined as having an average rating of 4.50 or greater or having no ratings.
Every book deserves a chance even if it is a very small chance. So if a book has no ratings at all it has never been given a chance, at least not by the Goodreads community, and it is among the most obscure books of all. So books with no ratings can be added, but once they get even as many as one rating and that rating is below 4.50 then they are subject to removal. Authors, suppose you have written a book and it has only one rating and that rating is from you. Then as long as that rating is five stars go ahead and add it. After all, if this list is for promoting obscure books you can promote your own obscure book.
Librarians, you are the only users who have the power to remove books from a list. So I will ask you to remove any book you see on this list the average rating of which has fallen below 4.50 or has achieved a number of ratings greater than 1,000.