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<p>Hi Melissa, <br>
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<p>Tx for your reminder. I want to respond to one of the issues
below and then return to others when I finish grading my students'
papers.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Section II - Definitions (Pg.4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Question</span></i></b><span
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<p>==> Kathy: To be fair, we have not looked at the Definitions
in weeks (months?) and I would request we hold this question until
we do. <br>
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<p>==> But if not, taking a look at the Definitions section:
Yes, of course we should include the Definitions we decide,
including the top one: <br>
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<p>==> We spent many hours talking through these terms and
definitions, including "what is a "closed generic gTLD," what does
"generic" and "closed" mean, and "from whose perspective" should
these terms be evaluated. Our work became these Definitions and
they are the foundation of our Framework. That's why we wrote
them; every good policy must define its terms. Change the
definitions and you have changed the Framework (and if you
dramatically change the definitions, you could change the
Framework completely). <br>
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<p>==> So yes, our Definitions are part of our Framework, and
correctly positioned close to the top of our Framework to help
people navigate the text below.<br>
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<p>Tx for asking!</p>
<p>Best, Kathy<br>
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