My question was in no way 'rhetorical'.
Perhaps you could define 'we', 'discuss', and 'consensus' as you understand them vis a vis your near-monologue, above.
My reference to arbitration did not say I expected 'direction' from them. Rather, I thought it was obvious to all that we ought to wait until all editors can give this talk page & article their undistracted attention, and wait for any editor participation remedies that are handed out.