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 The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[commons]] (initially digital) enabling a community to efficiently define and advance their goals. Because of these broad definitions and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges.
 
-This Agora is inspired by the pioneering work of Elinor Ostrom in the study of well functioning [[commons]], which resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents to prevent the so called [[Tragedy of the Commons]].
+The Agora is inspired by the work of many. Here we mention some of the core influences.
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+- [[Elinor Ostrom]], who pioneered the study of a well functioning [[commons]]. Her work resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents like the state to prevent the so-called [[Tragedy of the Commons]].
+- [[Douglas Engelbart]] and [[Vannevar Bush]]. The Agora started essentially as a social [[memex]].
 
 It is also clearly inspired by the work of pioneers of [[tools for thinking]].