Forum:CT:Assume good faith

One of the fundamental principles on a wiki is the idea that we should assume good faith. What does this mean? To put it simply, most users are just trying to help a project, not hurt it. Sometimes they make mistakes, but that doesn't mean we should assume their intentions behind the mistake were deliberate and/or malicious. That's why it's so important to not be so quick to cast doubt, blame, malice, etc. on users, particularly new users who may get scared off by the idea that they may be (or are being) accused of acting in bad faith when all they did was make an honest mistake.

To that end, I'd like to spruce up our assume good faith page a bit. I've written this proposed rewrite for this policy. Please be sure to read over the whole thing so you fully comprehend it, because (assuming it's approved) it'll be important for you to understand all this when it's put into action. Also pay close attention to the last section, as I don't want you to get the idea that we're supposed to think everyone's just trying to be all nice and happy in every single situation.

Voting on this will last for at least one week, until 12/13/09, unless more or less time is required. All matters of the voting policy apply. Please be civil, and remember to assume good faith! =P - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 05:15, December 6, 2009 (UTC)

Support (+1)

 * 1) As the proposer. - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 05:15, December 6, 2009 (UTC)