Patent ID: 8566730

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instruction that when executed by a processor generate a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising: a computer-based server; a first component configured to allow a registered member (a first party) to post at least one of a statement, an item for sale, or a solicitation; a second component configured to allow at least one registered member or non-member (a second party) to submit a query or a reply to the posted at least one statement, item for sale, or solicitation, wherein the first and second parties have previously agreed to continue a dialogue associated with the submitted queries or replies until both parties to the dialogue agree to agree or disagree; a third component for publicly posting the posted at least one statement, item for sale, or solicitation and associated queries and replies; a fourth component configured to automatically block the first or second party from performing all other communications except for a communication that relates to an unresponded to query or reply entered by the other party of the dialogue, if the first or second party has not replied to the unresponded to query or reply entered by the other party of the dialogue within a predefined time limit, wherein the fourth component removes the block once the first or second party replies to the unresponded to query or reply entered by the other party of the dialogue; a fifth component configured to allow at least one of the parties to end the dialogue, wherein the fifth component presents the first or second party with a choice of agree or disagree if the first or second party has chosen to end the dialogue, if the first or second party selects disagree and enters a reason before the dialogue is ended, wherein the fifth component ends the dialogue when either party in the dialogue selects a last response identifier, and the other party does not reply (‘no-reply acceptance’) or submits a reason with a disagreement response selection; wherein the fifth component is further configured to allow a change of a previously designated ‘no-reply acceptance’ to a ‘I disagree’ response as a first action upon a next logon of the associated party.