Regulating users of online forums
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1. A method, performed on a computer system, of regulating a user of a computer-based service, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving input about a first user from at least one other user of the computer-based service;
(b) determining a degree to which the at least one other user can influence a parameter associated with the first user;
(c) modifying the first user'"'"'s parameter based on the received input and the determined degree of influence.
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Abstract
Regulating a user of a computer-based service includes receiving input about a first user from at least one other user of the computer-based service, determining a degree to which the at least one other user can influence a parameter associated with the first user, and modifying the first user'"'"'s parameter based on the received input and the determined degree of influence. The first user'"'"'s parameter, for example, can relate to the first user'"'"'s ability to use the computer-based service.
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1. A method, performed on a computer system, of regulating a user of a computer-based service, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving input about a first user from at least one other user of the computer-based service;
(b) determining a degree to which the at least one other user can influence a parameter associated with the first user;
(c) modifying the first user'"'"'s parameter based on the received input and the determined degree of influence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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47. A computer program, residing on a computer-readable medium, for regulating a user of a computer-based service, comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the following operations:
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(a) receive input about a first user from at least one other user of the computer-based service;
(b) determine a degree to which the at least one other user can influence a parameter associated with the first user;
(c) modify the first user'"'"'s parameter based on the received input and the determined degree of influence.
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