The guidelines explicitly say "Assume good faith": Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easie

The guidelines explicitly say "Assume good faith": Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. The guidelines don't say anything about being free to be a dick when the other person is being a jerk. They even say not to: Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.