Well, we don't have the insider insight that you have of course, but I've been a follower of news about such deletionism (and pity editor fights) for a while now, and find that it's really hard to believe that "The truth is, almost everyone in the Wiki community is acting in good faith."
Even if this is true, you can do horrible deeds while thinking that you are acting in good faith, the Inquisition is a good but extreme example. What is needed to stop such nonsense is an internal balancing mechanism in Wikipedia against such wayward editors.
Even if this is true, you can do horrible deeds while thinking that you are acting in good faith, the Inquisition is a good but extreme example. What is needed to stop such nonsense is an internal balancing mechanism in Wikipedia against such wayward editors.