I was always at loggerheads with my boss and co-worker. I prefer a "wall of sound" and also the effect empty silence can have. The introduction of bi-naural (sorry spelling) was almost orgasmic the first time I heard it.
I personally didn't work the tape, that was left to the engineer and it was in the early 90's just when computer work was really coming in.
I do find some editing today (just some, not a lot) tend to have problem with balance, especially with a wall of sound. To me you need to keep it but damp it down so it's subliminal after it's been introduced (i.e footsteps if two people are walk and talking). And there are sounds that you have to ask yourself... is this really needed.
Some things I'm picky about are birds. Do not put a myna bird in a small wisconsin forests. (I've actually had to correct people.) My old boss could tell the engines of old cars. and we once had someone tell us that if the story was happening in 1949 the telephone ring we used was wrong.
Currently there is a LOT of new audio drama out there and a great deal of it is wonderful.