While I personally have no opinion on the issue of post title moderation, and I'm actually OK with most of the things happening here, I agree with you that the

While I personally have no opinion on the issue of post title moderation, and I'm actually OK with most of the things happening here, I agree with you that the community appears to have a need for these discussions and I worry that excessive attempts to curtail them will backfire in the most unproductive way. I like it here. For me, it's not about the news (I get them through my feed reader just fine), it's about spirited discussions with bright people. We have to realize that overall the user base of HN is something extremely valuable. This place lives and dies with its inhabitants. So if there is a sizable group who wants to get a specific issue off their chest, by all means have that discussion and then move on. Let's get back to what we actually enjoy on HN.