<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 20 Jun 2018, at 21:03, Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com" class="">AAikman@lrrc.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">There was no consensus. There was no consensus call. There were no “findings” and there is nothing getting “derailed”, but that is an interesting choice of words on your part. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Actually, WT4 initially did a good number of consensus calls on foundational questions. Outcomes mostly didn't have formal consensus calls, although a minority from the beginning happened to have.</div><div>But in order to have an homogenous output of the WG, we won't be referencing even the ones that were done as such. </div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">From the GNSO Working Group Guidelines: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">“</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">It is the responsibility of the WG members to make sure any initial drafts represent as much of the diversity of views as possible.”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Let me continue quoting the phrase just after the one you quoted:</div><div>"This may be done by either asking multiple WG members to contribute text that may
be assembled with the help of staff, or for a drafting subgroup to be established to produce such an initial
draft. "</div><div><br class=""></div><div>A drafting subgroup is exactly what WT4 is, so the method prescribed by the GNSO WG guidelines was followed. </div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Jeff advised these issues will be addressed. I’ll check the redline.</span></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div>Please refer redline issues to staff and co-chairs. </div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><div>Rubens</div><div><br class=""></div></body></html>