One of the big things that makes Experts Exchange unique is a patented system that requires askers to select their best answer. Most Q&A sites (StackExchange included) let the community vote for the best answer, when really the person whose opinion matters most is the one who asked the question. StackOverflow allows for both community voting AND for the original asker to indicate which answer was the best answer. I s…
I somehow manage to lose more faith in the patent system every day. I thought it was at zero, but somehow it's lower. Perhaps I should patent my faith system that allows for negative numbers. Seems reasonable...
You shouldn't loose faith because of yet another silly example of what can be patented. The main problem is that it can be defended in court to the extent where most people can't take on a wealthy patentholder, no matter how ridiculous the patent.