What to do if OP requests far more than just answering the question? [duplicate]
Being a newbie here in StackOverflow, I've been a user for time enough to be aware that SO is more about questions and answers than about users. I'm a little bit upset today because, after giving an...
View ArticleUser who continuously deletes questions after getting an answer, then posts a...
I think I spotted some bad behavior by an Stack Overflow member: he asks a question, then gets an answer, and then deletes the first question and asks a more narrow question. He'll delete the new one...
View ArticleThe problem with duplicates and vampires
Someone asks a question that has a zillion answers. Typically,Why doesn't my code work? if (a == "foo") {something();} (Java)The question is quickly identified as duplicate to any question regarding...
View ArticleIs answering a dupe acceptable as to not "scare away" new users? [duplicate]
Yesterday this question (deleted, 10K only) was posted. I voted to close as duplicate but two high rep users answered the question (and didn't vote to close). To sum up the comments, I asked why we...
View ArticleWhat do I do with a post like this? [duplicate]
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28402145/http-post-request-bot-with-a-proxy-list/28402316I made the stupid mistake of answering, and now I am getting asked to hand hold, and it appears that the...
View ArticleOP keeps asking more questions based on a single question which was answered...
Recently I had answered this question on Stack Overflow. The OP was satisfied with that answer and has accepted it.After that, on a daily/weekly basis, he/she is asking child questions based on the...
View ArticleYou are not going to believe the top 10 things the they did next! [closed]
This is what kind of represents the entire reason that 99% of all new questions every day in popular tags like [Java] and [JavaScript] are complete and utter noise at best and vandalism as...
View ArticleAnswer unaccepted after a few days; OP changed scope of question in comments
A few days ago I posted an answer to this question. The OP accepted the answer, and even left an appreciative comment ("Thanks so much!").Three days later, the answer was unaccepted, with no comment or...
View Article"Explain this code to me" disguised as "Explain part of this code to me"...
I recently answered a question asking for explanation of part of an algorithm the asker had found somewhere. I then received a dozen comments requesting further clarification. It seems this user is...
View ArticleRemoving phrases like "I looked everywhere on the internet and I did not find...
I have been habitually removing statements like the one in this question's title when I edit to improve a question much the same as I remove 'Thanks', 'Kind sir' and other general salutations. I do not...
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What should we do about users who are proud to be help vampires?
And happily, knowingly ignore site rules, because they get their answers.Example:(Click for larger image)
View ArticlePenalty for answering help-vampire questions? Or reward closure? [duplicate]
In javascript, I often come across answers from a certain user on typical help vampire questions. Questions that should be closed as duplicates, instead of being answered. You know the type: No...
View ArticleGuidelines to being a prolific snitch
Just the other day, I encountered an atrocious question from a user whose reputation would make you believe they'd know better than to ask such a question. They also didn't respond meaningfully to...
View ArticleDealing with help vampires in low-activity tags
A user has been posting a series of related questions over the last couple of weeks. The questions all deal with continuing to figure out how to communicate with a workout session manager, so different...
View ArticleAre « rep-hounds » necessarily bad people?
I've been around SO for enough time to have come across several terms used here on Meta SO. Thus I've read about « help-vampires » and « rep-hounds ».My definitions of those two:« help-vampires » are...
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What is the proper way to deal with help vampires that repost closed...
now deleted as well as the accountThis is a self admitted copy of How to parse a C array in a .c file using a python script?now deleted as well that was posted under a completely separate account/user...
View ArticleWhen should I stop trying to help?
Sometimes new users struggle to make obvious questions for several reasons. I like to be a good boy and try to help us anyway: at least try to make them "feel" what the community expects to see for a...
View ArticleDo we need to instill some common sense into minds of users who keep asking...
A lot of work is going into making new users ask better questions, and I can only applaud the effort. I'm still wondering though, what about "grandfathered" users who consistently show that they don't...
View ArticleWhat is a help vampire?
I've seen several posts about help vampires, but I don't really understand what is meant by that phrase. What exactly is a help vampire?
View ArticleAm I doing something wrong or is the user a help vampire?
For some days now I have a back and forth on the comments with the questioner of this post: MakeValid not working for a single model object which is a continuation (under my suggestion) of this post's...
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