Dear Hong, I am sorry to hear that you lost your wiki page. I was not aware that you had set one up and I didn't see a link/URL of the page sent to the Working Group. I do suggest checking with At-Large staff to see whether there was a glitch. Regarding whether the LGR process is relevant to the TMCH, I have consulted 3 leading IDN Variant experts, who have multi-script expertise including Han. They all indicated that the LGR is implicated for the TMCH and that the current TMCH model affects several languages with Chinese being affected the most. Even if you choose to disregard the LGR process for the Root Zone, you still need something akin to the LGR process specifically for the purposes of the TMCH. I have also consulted Edmon on this matter. He concurred that there are alternative pathways, but seemed to prefer the LGR process. In my opinion this makes sense because there is a strong case for having an expedited LGR process for the Han script, which the experts support. With an expedited LGR process for Han, there won't need to be a duplication of efforts for the Root Zone as well as for the TMCH. Jean-Jacques has indicated why the emphasis on competent staff is important to facilitate the process. I have added the emphasis on working in tandem with members of the community with the relevant expertise to ensure a successful outcome, which is consistent with the need for a bottom-up approach that you highlighted. I have listened and taken note of community feedback on your draft very carefully and I have tried my best to factor these input in the revised version. I have also gone out of my way to consult experts. In my opinion the statement is strong. It advocates for all languages impacted, with a special consideration for Han, and it makes concrete and specific recommendations to the Board on next steps, which are doable. The Board needs and appreciates recommendations that indicate where to direct ICANN resources to address a problem when a problem is identified for their attention. I think that the ALAC would support this statement. Best regards, Rinalia On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr@gmail.com> wrote:
I made the Draft on April 10 and updated it on April 11 on the wiki. It seems the current one does not refflect the updated parts. I don't understand why the current page at
https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Advice+to+the+ICANN+B... completely removed my initial and updated versions, along with all the comments. Could anyone help me to get those back? I do believe all the volunteers' works should be saved and recorded.
Trademark variatns are more complicated than IDN variants and may not exactly match up to the LGR, particularly withe respect to Trademark Claims. I don't assume LGR needs to be addressed here.
Also, I oppose to " This may require additional Staff ". The community needs hope not more staffing.
Hong
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