<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Mary and all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It looks like there's a mistake here. The copy of the Metrics Request Form attached to this email includes a number of marginal comments. Was this submitted to the GNSO Council this way? If so, a clean copy should sent to Heather so that it can be substituted for this marked-up version ASAP. This is particularly important since the Motion states that Council is voting on the final text.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Also, I'm unclear why "Staff will also be adding back, at co-chair Kathy Kleiman’s request, the following text that was in the original suggestion on gaming (which has now been moved, per Working Group agreement, to be part of the general research tasks listed as #7 from its previous standalone entry): “… including those describing the registration of the word “the” and single letter marks, and any investigation/reporting of issues/concerns/problems with TM Claims notices and abandonment.""</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">According to the marginal comments in the draft Metrics Request Form the text above is being tacked on to "additional text added as per agreement during the 6 September WG call. This is meant to replace the alternative text suggested by Kathy: "SUBTEAM SUGGESTION: Find articles that discuss “gaming” of the Sunrise Period, including those describing the registration of the word “the” and single letter marks, and any investigation/reporting of issues/concerns/problems with TM Claims notices and abandonment."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Looking only at the language quoted above, it appears that a WG agreement on language is being overridden by a single co-Chair. I'm sure that this would not be allowed to happen, so I must be missing something. I would appreciate some clarification.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thank you.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 1:08 AM, Mary Wong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org" target="_blank">mary.wong@icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The co-chairs have asked that staff circulate to you the motion and draft data request that has been submitted to the GNSO Council by our Council liaison Heather Forrest. The relevant documents are attached
to this email.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please note that the co-chairs will be working with staff to prepare an Executive Summary of the request that can be used as a reference by the Council. Staff will also be adding back, at co-chair Kathy Kleiman’s
request, the following text that was in the original suggestion on gaming (which has now been moved, per Working Group agreement, to be part of the general research tasks listed as #7 from its previous standalone entry): “… including those describing the registration
of the word “the” and single letter marks, and any investigation/reporting of issues/concerns/problems with TM Claims notices and abandonment."<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finally, the recording and transcript of the co-chairs’ call with the leadership teams of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures and the GNSO Council have been posted here:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/NSQhB" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/x/<wbr>NSQhB</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For your reference, here are the action items from our last call, all of which have been completed:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-Chairs and staff to update and finalize data request to the GNSO Council<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to circulate links to the recording and transcripts of the joint call between the leadership teams of the RPMs Review PDP Working Group, the new
gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group and the GNSO Council <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to remove the prioritization columns from the Google Doc when it is submitted as part of the data request<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to move the question about translating the Trademark Claims Notice from the survey of registrants and potential registrants to the survey of registrars<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to add Sunrise gaming to the task of gathering third-party sources and delete it as a standalone task<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to replace the words “scope and cost” with “feasibility” in the task regarding development of a system to handle non-exact matches<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to correct reference under anonymized data from Deloitte from Sunrise to TMCH registration, and clarify that the data should include both undisputed
domains as well as domains in dispute<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_4570400233609433797MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Staff to clarify that data collection suggestions on URS also include UDRP disputes<u></u><u></u></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The meeting notes will be uploaded to the Working Group wiki page for this meeting shortly.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and cheers<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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