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A Community gTLD is a regulated type of generic top level domain name (gTLD) made possible through ICANN's New gTLD Program; it is intended for cohesive, community groups that are interested in operating their own TLD registry. Community gTLDs must represent and receive strong, written support from a clearly defined group of people such as cultural, religious, social groups or industry sectors. The existence of the group must be unquestionable.[1] [2] A good example of a community that represents a clearly defined group of people that may be qualified to apply for a community gTLD is the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), as this group is well-established and it can demonstrate that it has a continuous relationship with its members.[3]
Community groups are given precedence for TLDs in contention; that is, if there are multiple applicants for a given string, and one of the applicants applies and proves community status, the community group is automatically given precedence to the TLD. Community status is proven through a process known as Community Priority Evaluation.
Requirements for Community gTLD Applicants[edit | edit source]
Based on the gTLD Applicant Guidebook's process for Community Priority Evaluation applicants for community based gTLDs must demonstrate the following, scoring at least 14 of 16 possible points:[4]
- Community Establishment (4 points)
- Delineation: Demonstrate an ongoing relationship with a clearly delineated community (up to 2 points)
- 2 points if there is a clearly delineated, organized, and pre-existing community
- 1 point if there is a clearly delineated and pre-existing community, but not fulfilling the requirements for a score of 2.
- Extension (up to 2 points)
- 2 points if community of considerable size and longevity (2 points)
- 1 point if Community of either considerable size or longevity, but not fulfilling the requirements for a score of 2
- Delineation: Demonstrate an ongoing relationship with a clearly delineated community (up to 2 points)
- Nexus between proposed string and community. Does the applied for a gTLD string strongly and specifically relate to the community named in the application? (4 points)
- Nexus (up to 3 points)
- 3 points if the String matches the name of the community or is a well-known short form or abbreviation of the community
- 2 points if the string identifies the community, but does not qualify for a score of 3
- Uniqueness (1 point)
- 1 point if the string has no other significant meaning beyond identifying the community described in the application
- Nexus (up to 3 points)
- Registration Policies (4 points)
- 1 point Eligibility; restricted to community members
- 1 point Name Selection; policies include name restriction rules corresponding the the community's mission and purpose
- 1 point Content and USe; policies include content and use rules corresponding to the community's mission and purpose
- 1 point Enforcement; policies include specific enforcement measures
- Community Endorsement (4 points)
- Support
- 2 points if the applicant has multiple strong letters of support from recognized community institutions
- 1 point if the applicant has one documented community entity supporting its application
- Opposition
- 2 points if there is no opposition of relevance
- 1 point if there is opposition from only one relevant group of non-negligible size
- Support
Applied for Community TLDs[edit | edit source]
The following TLD applications have all been filed as community applications, note that some applicants have filed two applications for the same string, one as community and one as generic.[5] This is done defensively so that in the case that community status is denied the applicant still has a chance at obtaining the TLD. Community applications represent 4% of the total applied for strings.[6]
- .halal
- .islam
- .shia
- .pars
- .thai
- .spa
- .bbb
- .广东
- .pyc
- .kids
- .cpa
- .madrid
- .scot
- .mma
- .tennis
- .gay
- .tirol
- .merck (2 community applicants)
- .art
- .tatar
- .quebec
- .gea
- .swiss
- .med - (2 community applicants)
- .католик
- كاثوليك.
- .天主教
- .catholic
- .edeka
- .eus
- .gal
- .gmbh
- .ismaili
- .lamborghini
- .leclerc
- .hamburg
- .music
- .lds
- .art
- .stada
- .paris
- .radio
- .audi
- .ovh
- .gree
- .pharmacy
- .bank
- .insurance
- .webs
- .hotel
- .adac
- .wien
- .aco
- .taxi
- .sport
- .bugatti
- .ikano
- .immo
- .ski
- .archi
- .bzh
- .ieee
- .corsica
- .政务
- .eco
- ngo
- .ong
- .berlin
- .osaka
- .versicherung
- .shop
- .llc
- .inc
- .corp
- .llp
Potential Benefits of Operating a Community gTLD[edit | edit source]
Some proposed benefits of a community TLD include:[7]
- It will help strengthen the cultural and social identity of the group and provide an avenue for growth and increased support among its members.
- It enables the community to control their domain name space by creating their own rules and policies for registration to be able to protect and implement their community's standards and values
- It will boost the trust and confidence of its members
- The community may be recognized globally
- Members will be able to register a relevant, shorter and easy to remember domain name
- It will generate income from registration and annual renewal fees of domain names