This is the hard part, Avri. Several ccTLD admins have established their own lists (in these cases, for second-level domains of course), but in most ccTLD cases there is one dominant culture, one idiom etc. For a global domain, the issue is far more complex. But ICANN needs to think this out. frt rgds --c.a. Avri Doria wrote: > hi, > > On 4 apr 2007, at 15.35, Carlos Afonso wrote: > >> I also think it has become crystal clear that TLDs which combination of >> letters might confront resistance (of cultural, legal or similar nature) >> in one or more countries or communities, should in principle be >> discarded, thus avoiding the protracted and frustrating (and expensive!) >> via crucis for both the Board and the applicants. > > > how deep do you think this list needs to be? > > might not any word in the bible, koran or other holy book, encounter > resistance if all do not like how it will be used or spelled. > > and how many names and nicknames are there for every single prurient > body part and bodily function? > > or curse words, or their derivatives. for how long would even neowords > like frackin or frilling survive off the discard list? > > a. > > . > -- Carlos A. Afonso diretor de planejamento Rits - Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor *************************************************************** Projeto Sacix - Apoio técnico a iniciativas de inclusão digital com software livre, mantido pela Rits em colaboração com o Coletivo Digital. Para mais informações: www.sacix.org.br www.rits.org.br www.coletivodigital.org.br ***************************************************************