Patent ID: 8285730

Claim:
One or more computer-storage media excluding signals per se having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for reviewing content items created by users for presentation in association with a website, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a content item created by a user has been submitted for subsequent presentation at the website, the content item having at least one word or phrase included therein; automatically accessing the content item upon the expiration of a predetermined time interval after receiving the indication that the content item is created by the user; automatically initiating an automatic review process without user intervention, the review process comprising: (1) accessing a first filter list that includes at least one word or phrase predetermined as having an objectionable status associated therewith and a second filter list that includes at least one word or phrase predetermined as having a suspect status associated therewith, wherein the objectionable status refers to words or phrases having a categorization indicative of a particular level of abusiveness comprising at least one of spam, garbage, personal information, profanity, or hate language; and wherein the suspect status refers to words or phrases that are less abusive than the words or the phrases determined to have the objectionable status; (2) automatically comparing the at least one word or phrase included in the content item with the first filter list and the second filter list; (3) automatically determining whether the at least one word or phrase included in the content item matches the at least one word or phrase included in the first filter list or the second filter list; (4) when the at least one word or phrase included in the content item matches the at least one word or phrase in the first filter list, assigning an objectionable status to the at least one word or phrase included in the content item; (5) when the at least one word or phrase included in the content item is assigned the objectionable status, assigning an appropriate categorization to the at least one word or phrase included in the content item; (6) when the at least one word or phrase included in the content item is assigned the objectionable status, abstaining from subsequently presenting the content item at the website; (7) when the at least one word or phrase included in the content item matches the at least one word or phrase in the second filter list, assigning a suspect status to the at least one word or phrase included in the content item and marking the content item for manual review by an administrative user; and (8) otherwise, assigning a non-objectionable status to the at least one word or phrase included in the content item; and at least temporarily, storing the content item, the at least one word or phrase included in the content item, and the assigned status in association with one another.