<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 1:40 AM, Gideon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com" target="_blank">gideonrop@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">M<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153);display:inline">cTim,<br></div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I don't think they need to give reasons, just reach consensus.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153);display:inline"><p>But they did, it is regarding lack of governmental support.
This was clearly raised in Beijing.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It may have been raised in Beijing, but the Beijing Communique only says:</div><div><br></div><div>
<div>"IV. GAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Advice<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>to<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ICANN<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Board2</div>
<div>1. New<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>gTLDs</div><div>a. GAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Objections<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>to<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Specific<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Applications<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div>i. The<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>GAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Advises<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ICANN<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Board<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>that:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div>i. The<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>GAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>has<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>reached<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>consensus onGAC<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Objection<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Advice<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>according<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div>to<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Module<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3.1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>part<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>of<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Applicant<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Guidebook on<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>following<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div>applications:</div><div>3</div><div>.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div>1. The<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>application<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>for<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>.africa<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(Application<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>number<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1-1165-42560)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>
<div>2. The<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>application<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>for<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>.gcc<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(application<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>number:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1-1936-2101)"</div>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That was what I was referring to in my previous post.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel