Table 5.

Questions related to preferences toward a solution

QID	Questions	Options
Q18	[B] I am willing to try a new workflow to record phenotypic characters (e.g. measurements) if that helps improve the consistency and usefulness of phenotype information across my community.	5-point scale
Q20	[B] I would like a terminology checker software (like a spelling checker) to check how well my scientific writings use established terminologies (semi)automatically.	5-point scale
Q21	[B] I would like to use an ontology to manually annotate my scientific writing using established terminologies (e.g. annotate ‘stout’ in my text as a formal term ‘increased size’).	5-point scale
Q29	My suggestions to make the production of computable phenotypic characters more effective than human curation:	Text input box