:::::::"Assume good faith" in its nutshell is very clear: "Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, assume that people who work on the project are trying to help it, not hurt it." You said, "And before you accuse me of presuming bad faith, please remember that we're not directed to AGF when evidence to the contrary is presented to us. And it would seem to me that there is indeed such here." When you say you feel you have been presented with evidence of bad faith, you are saying you have reason to believe somebody is trying to hurt the project. AGF goes beyond the bit you quote to add that "Assuming good faith does not prohibit discussion and criticism, but instead editors should not attribute the actions being criticised to malice unless there is specific evidence of malice." Disagreements are one thing; saying you have "evidence to the contrary" of good faith really is something beyond that. It draws assumptions about his motivations.