ossiping is not just bad its unforgivable in some situations. It can ruin lives if what is told to you is told in confidence.
I have a dear friend who gossiped constantly and I finally had to tell her that while I enjoyed hanging out with her she broke another friends confidence when she was gossiping about her and if our other friend had wanted me to know what she broke the confidence about she would have told me herself. My friend was a little miffed, but when her own husband backed me up about her constant gossiping she understood and has since stopped gossiping.
If your religious, gossip mongering is a sin and it should not be encouraged.
When people gossip they lose integrity with their friends and family.