okay well I'm glad we can all agree that a happy medium is in order =P
by no means has it ever been cool to parasite/bite/otherwise injure anyone near death, or anywhere at all other than the hive.
I think parasiting teammates is a phase everyone has to go through when they first discover a FF server like LM :> it's amusing at first, and for most people, the entertainment value wears off... I do agree that the dense people who just don't give it up are pesky, but I don't think I'd ever complain unless I was injured on purpose out of healing distance of the hive. a parasite at the beginning of the match has never annoyed me.
luckily I've never met a gorge who hasn't enjoyed a good spitball fight (followed by healing) =P