Yeah, trying to bring in an explicit appeal to authority rubs me the wrong way too.
Mob rule all the wa- I mean, well discussed opinions of both sides of an interpretation decided by community consesus FTW.
I also like seeing the splits on some rules. At a glance seeing things like "nobody really disputed that" or "a couple of people disagree" provides a nice contrast with "wow, that's a 50/50 split."
Someone might see their interpretation is hotly contested and realize it's not as clear as they thought.