Methods, devices, and mediums associated with dynamic forum generation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processing device, a request for information;
identifying, by the processing device, a subject matter associated with the request;
selecting, by the processing device, forum members from a member community based, at least in part, on attributes of the forum members that provide an association with the subject matter;
generating, by the processing device, a forum comprising the forum members selected from the member community, wherein the forum is configured to allow the forum members to post comments, and to respond to posted comments, in a threaded discussion comprising one or more sessions of the forum in which there is a substantial time lag between when the comments are posted and when the posted comments are responded to, and wherein the comments from the forum are stored and made available to the forum members for retrieval;
initiating, by the processing device, a session of the forum configured to allow discussion associated with the request;
receiving, by the processing device, a number of requests from more than one and less than all of the forum members to conclude the session; and
terminating, by the processing device, the forum in response to determining that the number of requests exceeds a threshold number of requests to conclude the session.
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Abstract
A method, device, or medium may be associated with receiving a request for information. A subject matter may be related to the request. A forum may be generated comprising members associated with the subject matter. A session of the forum may be initiated. The session may be configured to elicit a response to the request. The forum may be disbanded in response to a conclusion of the session.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processing device, a request for information; identifying, by the processing device, a subject matter associated with the request; selecting, by the processing device, forum members from a member community based, at least in part, on attributes of the forum members that provide an association with the subject matter; generating, by the processing device, a forum comprising the forum members selected from the member community, wherein the forum is configured to allow the forum members to post comments, and to respond to posted comments, in a threaded discussion comprising one or more sessions of the forum in which there is a substantial time lag between when the comments are posted and when the posted comments are responded to, and wherein the comments from the forum are stored and made available to the forum members for retrieval; initiating, by the processing device, a session of the forum configured to allow discussion associated with the request; receiving, by the processing device, a number of requests from more than one and less than all of the forum members to conclude the session; and terminating, by the processing device, the forum in response to determining that the number of requests exceeds a threshold number of requests to conclude the session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request for information; identifying a subject matter associated with the request; selecting forum members from a member community based, at least in part, on attributes of the forum members that provide an association with the subject matter; generating a forum comprising a number of the forum members selected from the member community, wherein the forum is configured to allow the forum members to post comments, and to respond to posted comments, in a threaded discussion comprising one or more sessions of the forum in which there is a substantial time lag between when the comments are posted and when the posted comments are responded to, and wherein the comments from the forum are stored and made available to the forum members for retrieval; initiating a session of the forum configured to elicit a response to the request; receiving a number of requests to conclude the session from more than one and less than the number of the forum members associated with the forum; and disbanding the forum in response to determining that the number of requests exceeds a threshold number of requests to conclude the session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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means for identifying a subject matter associated with a question; means for generating a forum comprising forum members selected from a member community based, at least in part, on attributes of the forum members that provide an association with the subject matter, wherein the forum is configured to allow the forum members to post comments, and to respond to posted comments, in a threaded discussion comprising one or more sessions of the forum in which there is a substantial time lag between when the comments are posted and when the posted comments are responded to, and wherein the comments from the forum are stored and made available to the forum members for retrieval; means for initiating a session of the forum configured to allow discussion associated with the question; and means for terminating the forum in response to receiving a threshold number of requests to conclude the session from more than one of the forum members and less than all of the forum members. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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