[jbotwell]

Yes, I would echo this. Stated more baldly, the term "better" and the term "objective" are antithetical to each other in this context. Since OP is explicitly asking for a value judgment (I don't know any other way to interpret "better"), lack of objectivity is part of the question. Not that there is anything wrong with asking for value judgments based on the opinions of a technically-minded group. But use of the word objective does not make it so.

[aristofun]

I don't agree that there can't be objective value judgements at all.

But choosing the authority is not a trivial task in each particular case and can give 180 degrees opposite answers on the same question.