Congratulations to Argentina on all three pieces of excellent news! Kathy : > In Latin America (which now has a Pope to call her own!), we are happy > that .amazon and .patagonia were included in the objections. The full > list of 24 objections is here: > > http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/news/ > > frt rgds > > --c.a. > > On 03/15/2013 11:17 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote: >> I just read the IO's comments and it appeared to me that he will NOT >> object to any closed generics simply because they are closed. He also >> refuted rather decisively the notion that a term such as .BOOK could >> be objected to on community grounds, because there is not really a >> book community but a variety of interests. >> >> As for your last question (Which applications has he objected to? >> anyone know?) It is indeed somewhat confusing. The IO site does not >> have a clear, simple list of which specific strings/applications have >> been objected to, afaict >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >>> McTim >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:23 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Independent Objector Weighs In on >>> "closed/private" tlds >>> >>> HI Robin, >>> >>> It is not surprising to me that the IO will object to any "closed" >>> gTLD just becasue they are "closed". >>> >>> However, the last line contains a bit of a shocker: >>> >>> "The objections I have just filed are based on such assessments." >>> >>> Which applications has he objected to? anyone know? >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>>> http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-issue >>>> -of-closed-generic-gtlds/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> >>> McTim >>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >>> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >>