Difference between revisions of ".wtf"
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==Objection== | ==Objection== | ||
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> | Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/08/16/icann_top_level_domain_applications_saudi_arabia_apparently_objects_to_catholic_gay_bible_.html?from=rss/&wpisrc=newsletter_slatest Saudi Arabia Apparently Objects to .Catholic, .Gay, .Bible, and 28 More Proposed New Top-Level Domains, slate.com]</ref> | ||
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| + | The application was subject to a [[GAC]] Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, [[Heather Dryden]]. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the [[ICANN Board]] that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning states the the .wtf string has an overtly critical nature and that the applicant had not sufficiently adresses how it would prevent massive [[Defensive Registration]]s in its application.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/WTF-AU-57100.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353384608000 WTF AU, GACweb.ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 25 November 2012
| Status: | Proposed |
| Registry: | Donuts |
| Registry Backend: | Donuts |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Technology |
| nTLDStats | |
| Registrations: | 24,296 |
| Parked Domains: | 8,945 |
| Parked Domain %: | 36.82 % |
| Important Dates | |
| Delegation: | 23 April 2014 |
| General Availability: | 06 August 2014 |
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.wtf is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Donuts (Hidden Way, LLC).[1] "WTF" is a largely understood acronym in English that stands for "What the fuck?", it became popular related to chatting, texting, and other ICT networking formats. The applicant does not actually define the acronym in its application.[2]
Objection
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD.[3]
The application was subject to a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied. The warning states the the .wtf string has an overtly critical nature and that the applicant had not sufficiently adresses how it would prevent massive Defensive Registrations in its application.[4]