Re: [wg-c] Re: nine principles for domain names v5

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>]

Based on input received as at Feb 22 here follows amendment 5 to the
principles.
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Criteria for assessing a gTLD registry operator application, subject to
current technical constraints and evolving technical opportunities, should
be based on all the following principles :

Principles affecting the relationship between a gTLD Registry operator and
those who may register
1. Certainty: a gTLD should give the net user confidence that it stands for
what it purports to stand for.
2. Honesty – a gTLD should not unnecessarily increase opportunities for
malicious or criminal elements who wish to defraud net users.

Principles effecting the relationship between Registries
3. Differentiation – a gTLD should differentiate from all other gTLDs so as
not to confuse net users.
4. Competition – new gTLDs should foster competition in the domain name
space.
5. Diversity - new gTLDs should foster the expression of views, both
commercial and non-commercial.

Principles with query resolution and character encoding implications
6. Semantics – a gTLD should be meaningful in a language with a significant
number of net users or have an imputed meaning connected with such a
language.
7. Findability – a gTLD should assist a net user to find a particular domain
name.

Other principles
8. Multiplicity - new gTLDs should become available as needed to meet the
needs of an expanding Internet community.
9. Simplicity - adherence of the above principles should not impose an
overly bureaucratic procedure on a registry.



Philip