I am not sure about this site...seems it could be an avenue for lawsuits, especially if last names and/or addresses are used, but RottenNeighbor.com (first started in Avon, MA) is a "real estate search engine" that allows a person to rate and review good and bad neighbors before moving in or just for the heck of it, I suppose; the reason, as the site purports: "so you can make a smart real estate decision."
Joe Citizen can comment on his neighbor, either in a positive or a negative light, create his own neighborhood trends, or simply search for property. The company reviews submissions, so I imagine this review process would take the teeth out of most complaints, making for fewer lawsuits...and less accurate, less acerbic "rotten neighbor" information. But it would seem that both the website and the commenter should think carefully about what is written down...
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Not only are there "rat on your neighbor" sites, there are also "complain about the contractor" or "praise the best contractor" sites. As was noted yesterday by someone, who was commenting on a very similar blog post, the only ones benefitting from this type of website are the advertisers.
The founder of the site must be a lawyer trying to create an even greater litigious society.
I am sure they bet they would not have to do any advertising if they made a site controversial enough, well it worked!