Complex sentence: This possible change to the second paragraph came out of a discussion with WhatamIdoing in the above section, and the discussion here should be viewed as a continuation of that discussion, rather than a consensus poll.
Split into simpler sentences: This possible change to the second paragraph came out of a discussion with WhatamIdoing in the above section. The discussion here is meant to be a continuation of that discussion about this possible change, rather than a consensus poll.