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

[Peter Ansell]

On 23/12/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Steve Bennett wrote:
>
> >On 12/19/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>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?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It's like "don't be a dick".  The idea is to do it, not to quote it.
> >>
> >>
> >I personally agree with Jimbo's elevation of "assume good faith" to be
> >the single mantra which binds us together and makes Wikipedia work.
> >Everyone *does* need to know about. You don't enforce it, you don't
> >beat people over the head with it, but you do make sure people are
> >aware of its existence, and hope they follow it.
> >
> That's better.  More than either a rule or a guideline, "assume good
> faith" is a principle.  It is integral to the five pillars.
>
> Ec
>

Apparently this pillar is unenforceable and does more harm than
good... (Not my thoughts)

Peter