Meaning of help vampire | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who requests answers and solutions from a community while giving nothing in return.

derogatory, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Help⟳ Vampires are found in every public online community, from those nearest to our hearts to those furthest from our principles. Instead of consuming of ill-gotten hemoglobin, these vampires suck⟳ the very life and energy out of people. By nature they feed⟳ on generous individuals who tend⟳ towards helping others, and leave⟳ their victims exhausted, bitter and dispirited.”

“Personally, I see⟳ this ratings/feedback thing only useful for mentors to know⟳ if a student is abusive and/or a help⟳ vampire, if he is willing to learn⟳ and put⟳ some effort on the process⟳ or not, etc, to be able to dedicate mentoring time to someone who will really appreciate it and will benefit from this.”

“All kinds of people hop onto the list. In addition to genuine ones there are spammers, trolls, dicks, nuts, philosophers, help-vampires etc etc.”

“Mark⟳, I sympathize with your feelings. jmf is certainly a troll, and it doesn't feel⟳ like⟳ anything has been, or is being, done about that situation (or for that matter⟳, the help⟳ vampire situation … although I haven't seen any threads from that one lately – did he give⟳ up, or has he been moderated away?). […] And, to be clear, the coddling of trolls and help-vampires also makes the list an unfriendly place⟳ to be. Terry, would it be appropriate to share⟳ some of what the moderators do do for us on this list and the others? And what does the Code of Conduct have⟳ to say⟳ about trolls and help-vampires?”

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