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| ==Requirements for Community gTLD Applicants== | | ==Requirements for Community gTLD Applicants== |
| Based on the gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]], applicants for community based gTLDs should:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-19sep11-en.pdf gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 2011-09-19]</ref> | | Based on the gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]], applicants for community based gTLDs should:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-19sep11-en.pdf gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 2011-09-19]</ref> |
− | * Demonstrate an ongoing relationship with a clearly delineated community | + | |
− | * Have applied for a gTLD string strongly and specifically related to the community named in the application | + | * Criterion #1: Community Establishment (4 points) |
− | * Have proposed dedicated registration and use policies for registrants in its proposed gTLD, including appropriate security verification procedures, commensurate with the community-based purpose it has named | + | ** A. Delineation: Demonstrate an ongoing relationship with a clearly delineated community (up to 2 points) |
− | * Have its application endorsed in writing by one or more established institutions representing the community it has named. | + | *** 2 points if there is a clearly delineated, organized, and pre-existing community |
| + | *** 1 points if there is a clearly delineated and pre-existing community, but not fulfilling the requirements for a score of 2. |
| + | ** B. 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 |
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| + | * Criteria #2: 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 |
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| + | * Criteria #3: Are the proposed dedicated registration and use policies for registrants in its proposed gTLD, including appropriate security verification procedures, commensurate with the community-based purpose it has named? |
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| + | * Criteria #4: Have its application endorsed in writing by one or more established institutions representing the community it has named. |
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| == Potential Benefits of Operating a Community gTLD== | | == Potential Benefits of Operating a Community gTLD== |