Originally Posted by michael:
First off gbcc, I do not believe someone can be sued since it appears to be a 1st amendment free speech issue. If the unregistered “registered” as a member there is also the possibility that Le Petite would respond here and try to rectify the problem. Le Petite was an advertiser for many years with Daycare.com and we have had mostly great comments regarding their services. Likewise, there are many unregistered comments on this forum that are very professional and a great asset to the content read here. This is a tough issue to balance. We could just stop commenting on this thread and let it fall back into dated oblivion. 
Free speech does not include libel or slander, though.
If the allegations are untrue, the person making them and dragging the DC providers name through the dirt could be easily sued.