I think it’s important that what the original post is warning about is not people who show up and mooch off the group—it’s people who show up and begin to take over the group so thoroughly that they distort what the group is about. I think “exploiter” works pretty well, but “free rider” doesn’t really convey it to me.
I think it’s important that what the original post is warning about is not people who show up and mooch off the group—it’s people who show up and begin to take over the group so thoroughly that they distort what the group is about. I think “exploiter” works pretty well, but “free rider” doesn’t really convey it to me.