2008/9/23 Anthony wikimail@inbox.org:
Seems rather damning of the Wikipedia process, where good and rational people are expected to work hand in hand collaborating with evil and irrational ones.
The common case is not evil and irrational ones, but good and irrational ones, who are much worse. "Assume good faith" is a nicer restatement of "never assume malice when stupidity will suffice." Or "I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because rogues sometimes rest" (Alexandre Dumas fils).
- d.