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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Kristina,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for the question. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The short answer is no – yes/no questions are not required to be answered to continue through the Google form.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The only exception is the four questions marked with a red asterisk. These questions appear on pp. 1-2 of the form. Specifically, a commenter must fill out their email address, name, affiliation, and answer yes/no to specify if they are answering questions on behalf of another group.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please let me know if you have additional questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marika, Berry, and Caitlin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of "Rosette, Kristina via Gnso-epdp-team" <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org><br><b>Reply-To: </b>"Rosette, Kristina" <rosettek@amazon.com><br><b>Date: </b>Friday, December 14, 2018 at 8:45 AM<br><b>To: </b>GNSO EPDP <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[Gnso-epdp-team] Public comment - Google form question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A question has come up about the Google form being used for public comments: For the “yes/no” questions, is the person completing the form required to select “yes” or “no” in order to progress through the form?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kristina <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kristina Rosette<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Corporate Counsel, IP – Domains<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:rosettek@amazon.com">rosettek@amazon.com</a> | 703.407.1354<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>