Pencilheads
I’ve never been able to describe fully the linguistic intention behind my “pencilheads” moniker for those folks who just drive you nuts in a relentless attempt to find accuracy, meaning, and/or fault in every insignificant figure or fact.
But I did think of one thing:
The problem being a pencilhead is the same problem seen in all forms of sharpening: if you worry too much about staying sharp, you stop worrying about removing too much material.