On 5/10/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
"Assume good faith" ignores one important fact: people lie.
"Assume good faith" doesn't mean, believe that someone is telling the truth despite all evidence to the contrary. It simply means, make a reasonable effort to interpret people's actions, in the absence of other evidence, in a positive way. If someone claims to be Celine Dion, by all means, be skeptical - but don't block them right off the bat.
Steve