[WikiEN-l] "Assume good faith" is no longer policy.

[dmehkeri at swi.com]

> 
> I haven't participated in any of the discussion about Assume Good Faith, but
> in my experience, I've usually encountered it when users quote it to claim
> that criticism of them is equivalent to not assuming good faith.
> 
> Does it really solve more problems than it causes?
> 

Judging this sort of thing by how it is cited in arguments will probably give
you a skewed view. I can only assume it is read and understood by lots of people
who never feel the need to name-drop it.

Dan