[soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Comments/Questions recording wordings in final report

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some of you may have seen my comments earlier 
today with respect to the slides to be used in 
the webinar. A few of the issues have not been 
conclusively resolved, so I am bringing them to 
the attention of the whole WG, in the context of 
the report instead of the PowerPoint presentation.
Any replies prior to the first webinar or 
preferably by Friday to allow the slides to be changed would be appreciated.
These obviously also might have implications 
regarding revising the final report. I presume 
there will be typos and other things that are noticed in the next few days.
Alan

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68.a and corresponding language in the Exec Summary

This is related to the .brand prohibition. The 
wording in the final report says:
An applicant for a gTLD string that is not a 
generic word intended to reference a specific 
commercial entity (commonly referred to within ICANN as a "dot.brand");
We spent a lot of time on this, but I think we 
got the wording wrong. That would rule out .apple 
(a generic word intended to reference the 
computer company), but would not rule out 
.greenberg, the TLD that I plan to apply for my 
for-profit consulting company (it is not a 
generic word which is the key criteria for 
rejection as currently worded). Would also let in .ibm, .sanyo….
Note that the reference to my applying for a TLD 
is a joke, but the problem is not. I haven't had 
the time to try to come up with specific wording to remedy this but will try.
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71.b in talking about documentation to be submitted says:

Evidence of any previous project fund, especially if successfully completed;
I don't have a clue what previous projects this 
may be talking about. Does anyone else know what this means?
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71.c Says:

Recommendations regarding the ability to form a sustainable operation
Does this mean "recommendations" in the sense of "letters of reference"?

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