Problems we should avoid

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Introducing unusable terms

All terms entered into the ontology are potentially usable, so we should avoid the temptation to introduce unusable terms. An example might be adding a term called 'views' to "organize" terms that refer to view angle (e.g., 'dorsal' is a 'view'). The problem is that 'views' is not really a term people use and could complicate some of the services the ontology might provide in the future.

Adding too much and potentially conflicting information

Term A is part of Term B, and Term C is a synonym of Term A. If we define those relationships we shouldn't then have to say Term C is part of Term B.