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On Nov 12, 2013, at 2:16 AM, Chuck Quast <quastdog@gmail.com> wrote:

> why are any of you replying?

"A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy=94 =97 Clay Shirky, 2003
http://www.shirky.com/writings/herecomeseverybody/group_enemy.html

More practically:

"Help Vampires: A Spotter=92s Guide=94 =97 Amy Hoy, 2006
http://slash7.com/2006/12/22/vampires/=20

"A Taxonomy of Help Vampires"
http://jasonwryan.com/blog/2012/03/17/vampires/