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<p>I concur that it would not be appropriate, and that the interpretation of the quoted language is not entirely clear absent further exploration.</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> council-bounces@gnso.icann.org <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Darcy Southwell <darcy.southwell@endurance.com><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] FW: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG: Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top-Level</font>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Candara">Are we supposed to interpret this to mean that WT5’s recommendations are not subject to the consensus of the entire PDP WG? I can understand if they want WT5 to operate “similarly to a cross community working
group” as it investigates issues and drafts recommendations. But it is not appropriate for that to happen within the PDP without the consensus process of the PDP.
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<b><span style="font-family:Calibri; color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri; color:black"><council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Stephanie Perrin <stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, August 4, 2017 at 10:39 AM<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>Re: [council] FW: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG: Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top-Level</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Lucida Grande"">I agree that this is a worry. And at the risk of sounding pedantic, we don't need to start with "as such".
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On 2017-08-03 08:27, Phil Corwin wrote:</p>
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<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">In regard to this:</pre>
<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">"As such, we are strongly recommending that the leaders of WT5 operate WT5 similarly to a cross community working group, ensuring that each SO and AC participate equally to achieve consensus on any recommendations proposed by the Work Track."</pre>
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<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">While recognizing that the structure proposed by the co-chairs will have the final decisions on Geo name recommendations made by the full PDP WG, and fully understanding the internal ICANN political dynamics surrounding this issue, I nonetheless believe we should have some internal discussion within Council, with appropriate staff input, on whether this proposed CCWG within a PDP structure is consistent with applicable GNSO rules regarding the operation of PDP WGs. I think we all need to be clear about whether or not a precedent is being set that dilutes GNSO primacy on gTLD policy matters. </pre>
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<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">Thanks for your consideration of this comment. </pre>
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<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">On Aug 2, 2017, at 11:56 AM, James M. Bladel <a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><jbladel@godaddy.com></a> wrote:</pre>
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<pre style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";">As such, we are strongly recommending that the leaders of WT5 operate WT5 similarly to a cross community working group, ensuring that each SO and AC participate equally to achieve consensus on any recommendations proposed by the Work Track.</pre>
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