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It's also not good for technical people with limited time.

I get that help vampires are a thing, but so are prickly developers. As a developer it's your prerogative to be an asshole, but consider the effect on your reputation.

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EDIT: I re-read your post a few times and understand what you mean (originally thought you were directing name calling to _me_). Yes, it is important to be flexible with these things and not operate in absolutes. It is very important to be kind and human to others in open source.

Also, I learned what "help vampires" are. Neat.

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