My own interpretation of the propose/oppose section was that it was
clunky. It had lived in a half-edited state because it was being iterated
on while I talked with Kevin on the talk page and then in email and irc.
Then Kevin left etc. It also has received (by far) the most critique and
cross-fire, which is really interesting. My adaptation was to clarify and
get to the spirit of the thing so hopefully people would find it less
appealing to tease apart and thereby losing the forrest for the trees
Maybe this is a better lead-in:
Beginning with the good faith assumption that everyone is doing necessary
work, If you have concerns about a proposal then help craft an alternative
approach.
than:
Beginning with the good faith assumption that everyone is doing necessary
work, the intention behind this idiom is to reinforce that to oppose an
idea or approach is to engage in the crafting of alternatives.
I'm cool w/ either honestly