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 In this [[paper]] we describe an **Agora**, a [[social knowledge graph]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community as a [commons](https://anagora.org/commons). 
 
-The Agora differs from other projects in the personal knowledge space in a few ways: whereas a **personal knowledge graph** usually contains resources authored or collected by a single person, and a **wiki** usually contains resources produced by a group, an Agora contains and integrates both personal and group resources and actively interlinks them. While links in a personal knowledge graph or wiki usually have a single target, **Agora links fan out by default** and can be thought of as mapping to sets of resources. This is consistent with a general design criterion of facilitating the retrieval and storing of information and removing friction from cooperation.
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 The Agora [[knowledge graph]] can be defined as a **hypergraph** `A` with a set of `k` **nodes** `N`[^node] (entities an Agora knows about) integrated out of **subnodes** `SN_0 .. SN_k` containing **subedges** `SE_0 .. SE_k`, aggregating into **edges** `E_0 .. E_k` (semantic links between entities inferred out of known subnodes). Edges are annotated implicitly by link context and explicitly via the application of [[agora protocol]]), which is extensible. 
 
+The Agora differs from other projects in the personal knowledge space in a few ways: whereas a **personal knowledge graph** usually contains resources authored or collected by a single person, and a **wiki** usually contains resources produced by a group, an Agora contains and integrates both personal and group resources and actively interlinks them. While links in a personal knowledge graph or wiki usually have a single target, **Agora links fan out by default** and can be thought of as mapping to sets of resources. This is consistent with a general design criterion of facilitating the retrieval and storing of information and removing friction from cooperation.
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 Building on the above and [[free software]][^reference], we model and detail how to implement a distributed system that provisions social knowledge services ethically and sustainably respecting [[data sovereignty]] principles. We then analyze some of the potential applications of such a system. Finally, we shortly explore future work and social implications assuming that the Agora is run as a [[confederated]] system for the [[public good]].
 
 [^reference]: The provided [[reference Agora]] tries to remain tool, format and platform agnostic**, building on general conventions common to many tools and platforms in the knowledge space for ease of integration and maximal inclusivity[^inclusivity] and diversity[^diversity]. 
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 ## Introduction
 
-In this paper we describe an **[[Agora]]**, a free [[knowledge commons]] bootstrapped by a self-governing community on a subset of the [[internet]]: [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]], [[social networks]] using [[free software]].
+The reference Agora is bootstrapped by a self-governing community on a subset of the [[internet]]: [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[social networks]] as retrieved and integrated using [[free software]].
   
 The Agora has multiple facets which we will explore in the following pages: 
 
   - It is a high level [[protocol]] for information exchange and cooperation mostly based on existing conventions.
     - #pull [[agora protocol]]
-  - It is a set of bridges for supported [[sources]] and converters for [[exchange formats]].
+  - It is a set of importers for supported [[sources]] and converters for [[exchange formats]].
     - #pull [[agora bridge]]
   - It is a [[free software]] implementation of a renderer platform built on the above.
     - #pull [[agora server]]