Raul Siddhartha wrote [at 12:26 PM 12/7/2007] :
http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?AssumeGoodFaith
It was also the "Rule Zero: Assume Goodwill" that really caught my
attention about silklist. Well, that was the first time I came across
it, at least. :-D
Fairly interesting statement. I've always been curious: What exactly
prompted it? :-)
Well - the URL you cite does a good job of explaining why. Short
version: 99% of flamewars go away if one assumes goodwill or good
faith) on the part of any interlocutor, unless given reason to
believe otherwise.
Udhay
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