People are already being found guilty of harrassing and bullying on the web. This is just going to open up a whole new can of worms. Give someone a bad review and you'll be held liable for anything criminal or insane they do.

Isn't America obsessed enough with being judgemental and anonymously critical as it is? And why do we all think that our opinions and ratings are valuable in any way? Life is enough of a popularity contest without mean spirited sites like this in the mix

Gee, a website that lets you dis people? How novel. That's just free search engine placement for those too stupid & lazy to blog.

Why dont they make a site based on Forgiveness to others instead of something that could be devastating to ones growing character...This could really put the suicide rate up on school kids. Getting a job will make it that much harder in a bad enough time as it is due to some "critics". 

Point is dont spend your time rating ME rate yourself...You are born in this world not to judge others, so why would it be good for a site to invest on the idea of being able to rate others like items.  Saddens me that America is loosing its real human values everyday....turn off the TV and stare in the mirror for awhile before you make such a worldwide "rating" on others!

Who was the idiot who thought this up. we should take him out behind the barn and beat the crap out him! Come to think of it, that is probably what happened to him as a kid. If they actually launch this thing, I hope some lawyers take them to the cleaners when anonymous losers start posting libel on the website. I can't believe I am actually pulling for the lawyers on this one.

There is no "potential" about this - it will be a nightmare. It will be another online source for bullies and hopefully this site will be prosecuted when if/when the worst happens.

What idiots set this up with NO way to refute slander.

This site should be illegal. Sounds like slander to me. I doubt people will be posting about how wonderful someone is.

Where does all this ridiculous narcissism come from? I don't need to have myself rated by anyone. I'm a good parent and partner, and I am happy in most aspects of my life. If I need honest feedback, I have family and friends who will provide it--to my face.

Dumb and worthless people will say dumb and worthless comments to anybody, even to themselves.

They might as well rename the site "The Anonymous Bully". Whoever uses this site to bully others deserves an anonymous beating.

Just imagine vindictive ex-spouses going after each other through the "rating" process.

Oh yes, It's a 'helpful tool'. It will be 'helpful' to 'tools'! :-(

The problem here is that gutless people who don’t have the backbone to say something face to face will trash someone on line!

Ignorant.

I'd like to 'rate' the guy trying to launch this thing, Pete Kazanjy, who says:

"...this is a place that is for productive conversation about professional reputation".

*FAIL* Zero stars for you.

You need not ask why. You know full well in this time and place in history and through this exact (online) format that you are pushing, your 'goal' is NEVER going to happen. I'm not cynical, I'm a realist. Let it go.

I could care less what some one on the NET says about me

I don't try to impress the whole world so take a shot if U want & I could care less

Tell the World I'm a dirty dog & I can laugh at it lol

GARY

Is this another great "Facebook" spin-off?? Seriously! Grow up people!!

I really do think this is a good thing. The economy the way it is, and how some people were wrongfully dismissed. Plus how some companys that do dismiss people for one reason, but when they go to file for unemployment, the company says (lies) they were dismissed for other reasons. That one is hard to fight. I know myself of a few people who were treated this way. And once your unemployed, you sure can not afford an attorney.

I agree with majorleague, we should rate Pete Kazanjy. I'd give him zero stars too! If he allows people to berate and bully anonymously then he should be legally responsible for ruining peoples lives and be jailed for anyone's scuicide. Our children (and many adults too) desperately need positive examples of how to behave and how to treat others. The story of a young teenager's scuicide from bullying has filled the news for weeks. Maybe Pete Kazanjy is a bully and wants a way to target his least favorite people online without any consequences using the anonymity of his own site to do it. Not everyone has thick skin like you Pete (and not everyone is as dense as you appear to be either!). This site is a green light to vindictiveness, loss of personal control and all things negative in human expression. Way to go Pete, score one for the bullies! I really think you need some counseling to learn how to express what you are feeling about someone face to face.

This site will never last. The lawsuits will come in and the company will go bankrupt defending themselves. Don't worry, it won't last... and thank God...