Program guide with gamification of user metadata

A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive an indication to provide, for display in an interactive program guide (IPG), shared metadata associated with media content identified in the IPG,
• the indication being based on input provided by a user, and
• the shared metadata including metadata provided by another user associated with another device;
• determine, based on receiving the indication, a media content identifier that identifies the media content;
• receive the shared metadata, associated with the media content, based on the media content identifier;
• and
• provide, for display in the IPG, the shared metadata, associated with the media content, after receiving the shared metadata.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device, an indication that a user wishes to provide a user comment related to content identified in an interactive program guide (IPG),
• the content being associated with a content identifier;
• providing, by the device and for display, a user interface, associated with the IPG, that allows the user to input the user comment via the IPG;
• receiving, by the device, the user comment via the user interface;
• determining, by the device, a manner in which the user comment is to be processed;
• and
• processing, by the device, the user comment in the determined manner,
• the user comment being processed to permit the user to view the user comment, via the IPG, at a later time, or
• the user comment being processed to permit another user, associated with another device, to view the user comment.