the heretic genetic algorithm

I know what you mean about the over-helpful bit, I can be over-helpful (tending more to the panic than the martyring/saintliness I think!), and I don't even like it in myself. I dislike it when it's pointed at me as well, because I got used to doing lots of things without help, so getting help often feels like too much, although I've got a lot better at accepting it.