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&gt; 
&gt; - open to input from multiple contributors
&gt; - a contributors input is easily published on the web,
&gt;   directly by the contributor
&gt; - readers can view any contributor's work
&gt; - contributors can only edit their own contributions
&gt; - teams of people can collaborate to develop consensus definitions,
&gt;   or agree to disagree
&gt; - multiple ontology efforts / directions can be pursued in parallel
&gt; - support for namespaces within each ontology effort
&gt; - openness to d