Graphical Prediction Editor

A method of capturing data from a user concerning a predicted future performance of an item comprising:

• providing one or more software routines within a graphical interface which is capable of:
• 1) receiving identifying data for an item to be subjected to an online community based vote;
• 2) receiving performance parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• 3) receiving time related parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• wherein said graphical interface permits the user to specify a plurality of performance parameters which can change over different time intervals within a single data capture window.

A method of presenting data to a user concerning a predicted future performance of an item comprising:

• providing one or more software routines within a graphical interface which is capable of:
• 1) presenting identifying data for an item subjected to an online community based vote;
• 2) presenting one or more of a user predicted performance parameter, an online community aggregate predicted performance parameter and an actual performance parameter in graphical form;
• 3) presenting time related parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• wherein said graphical interface permits the user to visually compare said user predicted performance parameter, said online community aggregate predicted performance parameter and said actual performance parameter in graphical form.

A system for capturing data from a user concerning a predicted future performance of an item comprising:

• a graphical interface;
• one or more software routines adapted to receive data within said graphical interface, including:
• 1) identifying data for an item to be subjected to an online community based vote;
• 2) user predicted performance parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• 3) time related parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• wherein said graphical interface permits the user to specify a plurality of performance parameters over a plurality of corresponding time intervals.

A system for capturing data from a user concerning a predicted future performance of an item comprising:

• a graphical interface;
• one or more software routines adapted to receive data within said graphical interface, including:
• 1) identifying data for an item to be subjected to an online community based vote;
• 2) performance parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• 3) time related parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• wherein said graphical interface permits the user to specify a plurality of performance parameters which can change over different time intervals within a single data capture window.

A system for capturing data from a user concerning a predicted future performance of an item comprising:

• a graphical interface;
• one or more software routines adapted to process data within said graphical interface, including:
• 1) identifying data for an item subjected to an online community based vote;
• 2) presenting one or more of a user predicted performance parameter, an online community aggregate predicted performance parameter and an actual performance parameter in graphical form;
• 3) presenting time related parameters in either or both numerical form and/or graphical form;
• wherein said graphical interface permits the user to visually compare said user predicted performance parameter, said online community aggregate predicted performance parameter and said actual performance parameter in graphical form.