VGC's stance on Thread Quality and Enforcement

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FunFan said:

"Original post" doesn't equal "Thread". Thread title and original posts are important on getting the discussion going but the thread quality depends on everyone who participates in it and should only be determined by the quality of the discussion.

A thread value should only be measured by the interest it garners, if it manages to find an audience and regardless of intention, literacy, insight, intelligence or the disapproval of spoiled brats who can't stand when something isn't molded to their taste.

A thread validity should not be determined by one person or group of like-minded individuals (sans the website owner/s) as a wider variety of users means a wider variety of interests, values, beliefs and opinions need to be taken into consideration.

There is something as objective quality. If OP is not including vital information it does not improve discussion, it hinders it. If the discussion is truly worthy then someone will make a worthy thread. Discussion is not thwarted by requiring a minimum quality of the opening post that will improve discussion.

The value of something is not strictly correlated to quantity. Or strictly speaking: If the opening post is already trash, the resulting discussion has little hope to be very fruitful.

Do you think it hurts discussion if thread creators have to put a little bit of effort into their posts?