I'm not sure if this kind of debate is precisely what Louie had in mind, my interpretation differs.

Awesomeness of LW has been discussed in many ways. Recall the "lets do something with our rationality to become stronger!" debates? The "are there enough arbitrarily designated minorities" debate? The "what is LW actually about" debate? The "do you come here for fun too?" Discussions about poster expectations. Top posts about pacifism. ect.

The very fact that you are posting here in a topic in the discussion section is partially a result of the debate about post quality and the role of keeping our garden free of weeds.

I think the idea of getting some numbers on how many LW as it is right now can hope to get is a good first step in getting quantitative estimates about how to raise the sanity waterline, which isn't the exact same thing as increased awesomeness.