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The reason they are asking for such special consideration could be due to the fact that specific threats to their proposal have appeared. That is, [[Minds + Machines]] has launched a [[Unite Berlin]] initiative, which is itself lobbying for the .berlin name space, some 6 years after dotBERLIN had already declared its intentions.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/exclusive-interview-with-dirk-krischenowski-dotberlin-qwe-did-not-ask-minds-a-machines-for-helpq.html DomainNews.com]</ref>
The reason they are asking for such special consideration could be due to the fact that specific threats to their proposal have appeared. That is, [[Minds + Machines]] has launched a [[Unite Berlin]] initiative, which is itself lobbying for the .berlin name space, some 6 years after dotBERLIN had already declared its intentions.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/exclusive-interview-with-dirk-krischenowski-dotberlin-qwe-did-not-ask-minds-a-machines-for-helpq.html DomainNews.com]</ref>
However, delegation of a [[GeoTLD]] requires government approval, and while both Unite Berlin and DotBERLIN seemed to be competing for that approval for some time, it was only [[DotBERLIN]] that applied for the TLD, demonstrating their successful partnership with the local government.
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