Re: [alac] Fwd: [gtld-com] Draft final report (v4)

[Thomas Roessler <roessler-mobile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2003-05-09 17:57:29 -0700, Wendy Seltzer wrote:

> I'm concerned that the detailed recommendations perpetuate the 
> "beauty contest" mode of selecting new gTLDs rather than making
> name addition a routine process.

Criteria 4 and 6 in particular seem to be going into that direction,
in particular -- they just don't seem to be accessible to an
objective evaluation, and should therefore be left for market
forces.  We might wish to ask for a dissenting opinion to be added
to these specific points.  (The *objective* in 6 is of course fine,
but it's not suitable for use in an evaluation...)

With respect to 7 (IDNs and confusing similarity between ASCII and
IDNs' ASCII representation), I can't come up with an example to
which this should apply, so while I wouldn't recommend opposing it,
I have a feeling that this recommendation might be moot.

With respect to 8 ("translations or transliterations"), I'm not sure
I really understand what's meant by this.  I can see an argument in
favor of specific protection if there is a realistic danger of
confusion -- but that case is covered elsewhere.  If there is no
danger of confusion (as seems most likely in the "translation"
case), then I don't see the need for recommendation 8.  We could
seek some clarification, and possibly add a dissenting opinion here,
too.

Have a nice week-end,
-- 
Thomas Roessler                 <roessler-mobile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>