Michael, Thanks for posting the article which has it merits towards solving a difficult problem. I notice that it contemplates reducing the four month communication campaign to two. I think a more hangs on this campaign and we (community) are not paying much attention to it. In most parts of the world the gTLD program is unknown - we need to ensure the gTLD's are not just open to the enlightened few who attend ICANN meetings. This is the purpose of the communications plan. In this present environment we expect about 500 applications. However, with a successful campaign, and mainstream media running with the story. I think we will see human 'herd mentality' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_mentality and tens of thousands of applications. The draft communications plan is posted here http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-communications-plan-oct09-en. pdf Apologies for being slightly 'off piste' to the thrust of your article and all the hard work that has gone into it. Nether the less worth a comment. Best regards Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ยช Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: chris@andalucia.com Web: www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain. -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] En nombre de Michael D. Palage Enviado el: jueves, 07 de abril de 2011 19:27 Para: bc-GNSO@icann.org Asunto: [bc-gnso] Attempt to bridge Board GAC impasse Hello All, For those that have been tracking the GAC new gTLD Scorecard one of the areas in which there seems to be an impasse is in connection with what the GAC has deemed an Early Warning system for those strings that might give rise to important public policy considerations. I recently co-authored an article attempting to bridge this gap, see http://www.circleid.com/posts/a_phased_array_early_warning_system/. Any constructive feedback would be welcomed. Best regards, Michael