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This isn't necessarily anything to do with previous posts on IIS. A number of forums around the world have become the subject of legal action because the comments written in them constitute libel (which is against the law, even if free speech is allowed). Bear in mind that it's not only IIS that could be in trouble, it's the person posting the message that is actually guilty of libel.
The above isn't my opinion, it's a fact that has been demonstrated recently on other forums. Specifally, the one I read about on the BBC website a few weeks ago concerned disgruntled fans of a football club in the UK. I don't know exactly what was posted, but the club's directors sued the individuals (and possibly the forum) for libel.
So, while this may be a bit unfortunate, I think that most of the info on IIS is positive, e.g. people helping solve problems, improve techniques, choose equipment, etc. We don't need public vendor-bashing, but this can still be carried out off the forum.
Morton
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