Hello Avri,
I was wondering, is it appropriate for the GNSO to make any recommendation to the Board on the request by the GAC that the decision on .xxx be reviewed?
There are two questions. (1) Does the xxx proposal meet the current policy with respect to new TLDs? (2) In light of xxx, should a policy be developed about specific strings for new TLDs, or the use of new TLDs? With respect to (1) - I personally think that is a question for the ICANN General Counsel and the Board to consider. As I understand it, xxx is part of an extension of the proof-of-concept with respect tto new TLDs, and specifically it must meet the critiera of a spponsored TLD as described in the recent RFP. If members of the GNSO community believe that it is not consistent with current policy - then they can provide input to the Board. With respect to (2) - that should be included in our discussion about long term new gTLDs policy Regards, Bruce