Patent ID: 11968159
Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
displaying, via a first client device associated with a first user account of a debate system, a first debate interface;
receiving, via the first debate interface, a starting argument post from the first client device;
displaying, via a second client device associated with a second user account of the debate system, a second debate interface comprising a representation of the starting argument post;
receiving, via the second debate interface, a first response post from the second client device, wherein:
the first response post corresponds to a response to the starting argument post; and
the starting argument post and the first response post are included in a first debate thread corresponding to a debate between the first user account and the second user account;

in response to determining that a first submission status of the first user account changed from inactive to active, transmitting an electronic notification from a server to the first client device associated with the first user account and enabling, via the first debate interface, submission of a response post for inclusion in the first debate thread, wherein the first submission status of the first user account is active after the first response post is received from the second client device;
receiving, via the first debate interface and when the first submission status of the first user account is active, a second response post from the first client device;
in response to receiving the second response post from the first client device, including the second response post in the first debate thread;
in response to determining that a second submission status of the second user account changed from inactive to active, transmitting a second electronic notification from the server to the second client device associated with the second user account and enabling, via the second debate interface, submission of a response post for inclusion in the first debate thread, wherein the second submission status of the second user account is active after the second response post is received from the first client device;
receiving, via the second debate interface and when the second submission status of the second user account is active, a third response post from the second client device;
in response to receiving the third response post from the second client device, including the third response post in the first debate thread;
receiving a request to quit the first debate thread from a client device associated with a user account, wherein the user account is the first user account or the second user account;
displaying, via the client device, a plurality of selectable inputs associated with a plurality of quitting statements, wherein the plurality of quitting statements comprises at least one of:
a first quitting statement that a user agrees that a point of view of an opponent is valid; or
a second quitting statement that a user agrees that the user lost the debate;

receiving a selection of a selectable input of the plurality of selectable inputs; and
labeling the first debate thread as complete in response to a determination that a first condition is met based upon the selection of the selectable input.