Gossip and Groups

Guest essay day! today's essay comes from Darkhawk. Please read it
here: Everyday Theology: Gossip

Just to make it clear: Darkhawk is speaking from a Kemetic viewpoint. View ma'at as improving the Divine, however, and this essay is directly applicable to FlameKeeping as well.

Questions:
When is it appropriate to speak? When should you be silent?
Of what matters is gossip appropriate? When is it wrong? Why?
How have you been harmed by gossip? How have you been helped?