If you come across a Web site critical of you or your organization, try to establish a dialogue. Ask about the circumstances that led to the person's dissatisfaction. Your reputation will improve only if you try to solve the person's problem rather than calling in the lawyers. The group behind the site says it will contact the student, the student's school, or law enforcement officials, situation depending. It lets you append Post-it type notes to others' sites, but your notes will be visible only to other Third Voice users.
Freedom of speech is both a privilege and a burden.
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