Does the bible even address this topic? It certainly does.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. - Proverbs 27:14
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. - Proverbs 25:17
This is a hard lesson I had to learn early in my life. I was one of those that hung around people asking too many questions and talking constantly about the topic that interested me at the time--which at that time was trees and their types. As a result I didn't have too many friends. One can smother his friend by being around him too much or asking too many questions--or even the same kinds of questions too many times. It can even be done on the internet.
I have had to deal with these kinds of people on various sites on the internet, but mostly it has been Facebook and an art site where I store most of my artwork. The worst case I had to deal with was an individual on Facebook that was very narrowly focused and kept asking the same questions hoping to get a desired answer. This is a issue that I have found that is very common in communities that form around a narrowly focused interest or hobby. An example might be the Cessna 172 Skyhawk or Mark McGwire, the baseball player.
If you are individual that has a hobby--like myself, you need to be watchful, that you don't crowd other people with it. They may not share your level of interest in it.
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