Bingowings said:

It's not really a matter of Vs in this thread, it's a matter of preservation of the originals over erasing all others bar the latest SE.

That's the key.

Debating which version is your favorite is like debating which of the episodes is your favorite and subjective but if the previous versions only exist on fading film stock and rotting low resolution video that separate debate (fun as it is) can not happen.

I agree Preserving the original cuts of the OT as it was originally released is a must.