-admin

The Wikipedia article about gripe sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gripe_site

Another list of gripe sites (along with some helpful information about starting your own):
http://www.webgripesites.com/

An interesting piece about how at least some lawyers are realizing the pointlessness of threatening or suing the operators of gripe sites, noting that most of them are completely legal:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090405/1832594397.shtml

From the other side of the fence, a company trying to sell a service to shut down gripe sites (worth a read):
http://www.hostingdude.com/internet_complaint_sites/stop_internet_complaint_sites.htm

Another interesting article about gripe sites in general:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/60685/gripe_sites_when_something_sucks_post.html

http://farmersreallysucks.com/editorialtakedown1.shtml where the site admin takes the Farmers lawyers to school in his response to their C&D
http://farmersreallysucks.com/editorialarentfoxsucks.shtml same site.  The admin takes the lawyers to task for being idiots.
http://farmersreallysucks.com/editorialgetafirstlife.shtml again, same site.  Easily the most hilarious spoof on a C&D ever.  It was written by lawyers for a company called Linden Labs who knew the fast track to infamy was threatening the little guy.  They took the ball and ran it back for a positive PR touchdown.  I with other companies were this enlightened.

Cheers mate,
-really sucks admin

If you are one of those people, remember you are not alone.  If you have a story to share, post it here.  If you have a really big gripe and you want to let the world know, you can host it here for free.  If you just want to vent on someone, that’s fine: vent [at] reallysucks.net.

While this site is new for gripe sites, I am not.  I host one of the gripe sites out there that has been on-line for several years, in spite of legal threats, intimidation by some employees of the company (while others are quite supportive).  I will collect as much information to arm yourself with as I can if you want to build a gripe site.  I have most experience with California law (which is one of the better states to host something like this).  My servers are in California, and I don’t cave to unenforceable threats.  That said I have to cave to a court order, so be prepared if they really do sue you.  The usual disclaimer: I am not a lawyer (IANAL), so the usual admonishments apply: if you ask me if something is legal or not, I’ll reply that you should ask a lawyer…  But like everyone else in this world I have an opinion and I’ll be happy to share that with you.

Cheers and go get ‘em

If you have a gripe and want to air it out, we can help you.  I can host your gripe site as a subdomain for little or no cost!

If you have a simple site, with a couple static HTML pages and images, I’ll host you on a subdirectory or subdomain of reallysucks.net for no cost at all.  There are a few ground rules though: Slander and Libel are not supported.  If it is fact, back up your facts.  If it is not fact then it is opinion, state it as so.  I am a huge believer in free speech, I will support you even if I disagree with the company you’re griping about.  I will not allow you to slander or libel someone on my dime   No inciting violence.  A protest is fine. Saying “let’s burn them to the ground and make them pay” is not.

That’s it for now.  I’ll post a lot later as time permits.