Patent ID: 7523138

Claim:
A method for managing an on-line community, said method comprising: receiving postings to said on-line community from users; prior to analyzing each of said postings for objectionable content, as determined by preset standards, determining for each given posting from each given user a risk value based on at least one predetermined metric, wherein said risk value indicates a likelihood that said given posting by said given user contains said objectionable content; and if said risk value is below a threshold value, displaying said given posting to said on-line community, wherein said at least one predetermined metric comprises a metric based on parameters associated with said given user, wherein said at least one predetermined metric comprises a metric based on a record of objectionable content postings by said given user, wherein said at least one predetermined metric comprises a metric based on average parameters associated with other users in a social network of said given user, wherein said at least one predetermined metric comprises a metric based on a compiled record of objectionable content postings by other users in a social network of said given user, wherein said other users in said social network have a direct relationship with said given user, and wherein said at least one predetermined metric comprises a metric based on a compiled record of objectionable content postings by other users in a social network of said given user, wherein at least some of said other users in said social network have an indirect relationship with said given user; wherein if said risk value is above said threshold value, said method further comprises automatically removing said posting; wherein if said risk value is above said threshold value, said method further comprises requesting posting confirmation from said given user and notifying said given user of ramifications for violations of said standards; wherein said method further comprises dynamically determining an order for analyzing said postings for said objectionable content, wherein said order is based on said risk value of each of said postings; and wherein said method further comprises analyzing each of said postings to determine an objectionable content score, wherein said objectionable content score is weighted based on said risk value.