A Virtual Community Of Ill Will

from the hate-your-neighbors? dept

Hate your neighbors? Have they shunned you and caused you to try to kill yourself? Why not sue them for defamation? If that fails, how about posting all the related information to the web where all of your neighbors can find out the juicy gossip about everyone else in the community that came out during the lawsuit. That's what's happening in one Maryland housing development. Who said the internet isn't useful anymore?
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  1. identicon
    Greatoak, 21 Feb 2001 @ 1:36pm

    No biggie

    All this means is DON't move to Fishing Creek Farm. Gossip is just a method for people to live vicriously through others. Lame at best.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Fishing Creek resident, 10 Jan 2003 @ 2:58pm

    Re: No biggie

    There is a lot more to this than the intro describes. It's lame but it should scare anyone who owns a home. It can be taken away in ways you may not have considered.

    link to this | view in thread ]


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