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The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths.

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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