Sep 10, 2003 15:21
I described someone in my journal as the 'most-disliked player on VAAE' recently. He's found out about that comment, and is rather upset about it. He's also calling himself the 'most hated player', an exaggeration fairly typical of people with the same problems as me.
It's a reminder that if you don't set security settings on your journal, that people are going to work out who you are and who you're talking about, at least to some extent.
Fortunately for me, this person is in no position to do me any harm, and there's nothing I've said here that I'm ashamed of.
So, you know who you are, and if you're reading this, then there's something I'd like you to consider: I tried to help you. I tried to talk to you about the things that you've been doing, that multiple people have complained to me about on multiple occasions. I was very upset when you turned and attacked me when I tried to help you. I'm not upset any more. You don't want my help, and I'm not planning to force the issue any more. I had the decency to talk to you directly, unlike the many others who talk behind your back.
I believe I was planning to write an entry about 'how abuse works' on that day, but I ended up doing other things. I'm about to check, and if I haven't written it, I'll give it a try. Because I think it's very important to understand what abuse is, how it works, and how to recognize it. How to stop it is, unfortunately, a far more complex issue that I won't attempt in a general article.