User talk:The dark lord trombonator/Bulbapedia:Assume Good Faith
A slight correction on this note: "Assuming Good Faith means always taking other peoples motives and actions into consideration."
The point of AGF is actually more along the lines of, "Assume every edit is intended as a positive contribution to this site, and assist the contributors accordingly."
Not that taking other people's motives and actions into consideration isn't also something we need to do. :D But most importantly is to always assume that a user is trying to help, not trying to disrupt; rather then threatening to punish for errors, explain how to fix them. Obviously, if someone blanks Ash Ketchum and repleaces the page with "PIKACHU IZ DUM", AGF wouldn't apply; it's easy to see it's vandalism. But for cases where it looks like the user could have been trying to add information, assume that they were. You also cut down on "OMG ppl r ganging up on me becaz i maek spellin eroor!!1" cases popping up, if other users are more polite about informing a user that he should use spell-check. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 11:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
