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'''Gossip''' is "idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others."<ref>http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossip</ref>
'''Gossip''' is "idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others."<ref>http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossip</ref>
== Problems with gossip ==
Gossip is widely considered to be ethically wrong or sinful to the extent it:
Gossip is widely considered to be ethically wrong or sinful to the extent it:
*wastes time and distracts from productive endeavors
*wastes time and distracts from productive endeavors
Leading publications of gossip include the ''National Enquirer''. [[Wikipedia]] is a leading purveyor of gossip on the [[internet]].
== Sources of gossip ==
Leading publications of gossip include the ''National Enquirer''. [[Wikipedia]] is a leading purveyor of gossip on the [[internet]], routinely abusing its founder's claim that it is "a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality" by allowing disproportionately large numbers of pages that contain such content.
== References ==
== References ==
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