| 摘要 |
A system and method of authenticating and acknowledging, for each user among a group of users, that the user's behavior is a positive contribution to a context. The authentication of positive contributive behavior is based on feedback from other users of the system. The system and method facilitate such user feedback. In one embodiment, the system and method use user feedback to selectively recommend messages in an electronic bulletin board system. In this embodiment, each user acknowledges positive contributive messages authored by other users. The system validates the acknowledgment by checking its consistency with feedback on the same message received from other users. If the acknowledgment is determined to be valid, the system acknowledges the user supplying feedback by awarding value units (points) to the user. To the extent that the author's message is well received, the system acknowledges the author by awarding points to the author. Preferably, the group of users subscribe to the system or advertisers sponsor the system, creating a pool of resources, part of which can be distributed to users based upon the number of points they earn. Also in the preferred embodiment, the system divides users into groups based upon the similarity of their feedback. Preferably, the system recommends messages to a user based partly upon the feedback from users who provide similar feedback to the same messages. Preferably, the system aggregates and displays the acknowledgment of other behavior contributory toward a group end, for example donating time or money toward a cause.
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