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

[Steve Bennett]

On 12/18/06, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/17/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Incidentally, see the "Assume high intelligence" bit?
>
> Yeah.  That should be a different guideline, at least, and probably
> someone should do an essay attempting to put forth a coherent idea of
> what exactly it means and how to interpret it.
>
> If it's an attempt to say "please stop telling people that they're
> dumb so often" then it belongs under NPA anyways.

I actually think it's the complete reverse of what AGF is really
about. I frequently interpret AGF as "Assume incompetence". That is,
assume that someone is just clueless, absentminded, ignorant or
something, rather than malicious...

Steve