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 | This page in a nutshell: Assuming Good Faith does not allow vandals to be disruptive in an attempt to Game the system. |
This essay is an attempt to explain why I believe people should be firm when dealing with obvious vandalism that is an attempt to disrupt the project, and not to assume good faith when the editor in the question is being severely disruptive.