I'm siding with Legume on this issue. I'm on a writing mailing list (and you think there are emotionally sensitive artists here, you ain't seen anything) and the exact same bloody thing that he described takes place so often that it's become an annoying joke to people who've been on that list for years. "I'm leaving because people are mean/ignoring me/I am suffering an enormous person crisis and I feel it is my duty to share it with all of you (even those who don't care) because my personal issues are so important that it surely must be of interest to every single one of you." They aren't and it isn't. The person might think it is, but I suspect it's better for the person in the long run to realize that they are not, in fact, the center of the known universe. If that sounds harsh, well, welcome to life and reality.