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Ratings sites flourish behind a veil of anonymity
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The phenomenon began with websites like RateMyProfessors.com, which lets college students nationwide evaluate faculty by posting anonymous comments that are often entertaining and sometimes scathing.
Sacha Pfeiffer
September 20, 2006
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Ratings sites flourish behind a veil of anonymity
Boston Globe
The phenomenon began with websites like RateMyProfessors.com, which lets college students nationwide evaluate faculty by posting anonymous comments that are often entertaining and sometimes scathing.
Sacha Pfeiffer
September 20, 2006
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Ratings sites flourish behind a veil of anonymity
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