> I think it's possible that two people can want high-quality discussion and disagree with what high quality discussion is.
Without comment on any other substantive point, I think the simpler explanation is that people want high-quality discussion but don't necessarily know how to produce it. Even though they know quality discussion when they see it, there's no clear path to achieve that goal. (Hence all of the conflicting comments in this very discussion about the value of moderation policies!)
It's much like the idea of starting a restaurant with "my friends and I know what great food tastes like, so we should have no problem making it!"
Without comment on any other substantive point, I think the simpler explanation is that people want high-quality discussion but don't necessarily know how to produce it. Even though they know quality discussion when they see it, there's no clear path to achieve that goal. (Hence all of the conflicting comments in this very discussion about the value of moderation policies!)
It's much like the idea of starting a restaurant with "my friends and I know what great food tastes like, so we should have no problem making it!"