The Lapka Situation
i mostly wish to say how much i loved reading through her adventures and watching her english improve. she has a great personality and was an excellent figure in the world of 2p2, my favorite forum on the web. i thought of her as a friend. i will probably never read her words again, which really sucks.
this is what happened and why i am disappointed. to the handful of people i've accosted over this - that sucked too. i told a mod he was gutless, was a raging assmonkey to people who have only ever been nice to me. really poor form on my part.
okay, the crux from my puny minded perspective:
- Lapka is awesome
- Lapka has detailed her personal struggles for several years
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2p2 was a significant feature in her life
- A troll viciously mocked her after she posted a photo of herself in a community forum
- Lapka turned to the thought leaders for support (mods, others)
- The leadership thought it wasn't very important. (Note: LFS did say something like "WTF **** *********" in passing)
- Lapka suddenly realizes 2p2 is perpendicular to her value system
- Lapka expresses a consortium of sadness, aggression and having been played a fool
- Lapka says GG and disappears
i don't think it's about rationality, or teaching people how to deal with conflict. a lovely participant was in crisis, that's ***ALL*** that mattered.
i expressed this to alobar: all that needed to happen was give the troll a cute avatar for a week and express an ounce of compassion OR kindness. i think that's what she was looking for; i wish i hadn't been in such a haze to keep quiet.
goodnight sweet princess. you deserved better from people who know better.