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==Public Comments vs. Formal Objections==
==Public Comments vs. Formal Objections==
The New gTLD Program includes a formal Objections process as well as a public comments process. Anyone can submit a public comment at no charge in the [[Applicant Comments Forum]]. Frequently, these comments are objecting to individual applications or supporting applicant strings. The forum is accepting comments indefinitely, but comments received before 26 September 2012 would be forwarded to the attention of the [[Initial Evaluation]] review panel in charge of reviewing the application that the comment pertains to.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/comments Applicant Comments Forum, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref>
The New gTLD Program includes a formal Objections process as well as a public comments process. Anyone can submit a public comment at no charge in the [[Applicant Comments Forum]]. Frequently, these comments are objecting to individual applications or supporting applicant strings. The forum is accepting comments indefinitely, but comments received before 26 September 2012 would be forwarded to the attention of the [[Initial Evaluation]] review panel in charge of reviewing the application that the comment pertains to.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/comments Applicant Comments Forum, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> Objections submitted in the public forum were not submitted to the DRSP and thus did not require a decision by an expert panelist.
Some news organizations reported that Saudi Arabia was "Objecting" to a number of New gTLD applications, including [[.gay]] and [[.bible]]. However, these objections were filed in the Applicant Comments Forum and were not formal objections, thus they did not require a response from the applicants nor did they require an expert determination.<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 Objections to .catholic and .gay, Slate.com] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref>
[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/12/icann-ombudsman-investigating-inconsistent-new-tld-objection-decisions/]
[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/12/icann-ombudsman-investigating-inconsistent-new-tld-objection-decisions/]