David Roetzel@dansup interactionPolicies are there so that you can set the right expectations in your UI (e.g. not offer to quote someone who never ever wants to be quoted).
The quoteAuthorization part is necessary, so that implementations can (in theory) offer manual approval on a per-post basis and (quite practically) to allow revocation of consent after the fact.
It tends to confuse me as well every now and then, but it makes sense when you think about it some more.
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