<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for sharing Farell. Much appreciated!</div><div>Actually, <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:compsoftnet@gmail.com" tabindex="-1">@Akinremi Peter Taiwo</a> and <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-1" href="mailto:emmanuelvitus@gmail.com" tabindex="-1">@Emmanuel Vitus</a> are the current members on IDNs EPDP as the meeting time was no longer sustainable for me. I remained only as an observer.</div><div><br></div><div>But to the substance, I think the proposal of the small group is a practical one and backed by fact. Their findings as demonstrated in the document you attached clearly shows that there is a real possibility to miss confusable strings if the applied for TLD was not compared against (a) its blocked variants (b) existing TLDs and their allocatable and blocked variants (c) other applied for TLDs and their allocatable and blocked variants.</div><div>A blocked variant of the request for TLD cannot be allocated, therefore I agree with the group's recommendation that it should not be used to compare against blocked variants of other TLDs. Only applied for and allocatable strings should be used.</div><div><br></div><div>I look forward to comments from the rest of the group.<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Warmly,<br></div>Tomslin<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px">@LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/</a><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 14 Aug 2022 at 23:10, Farell FOLLY <<a href="mailto:farell@benin2point0.org">farell@benin2point0.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear fellows,<div><br></div><div>Please find below updates from the IDN EPDP regarding string similarity. The WG came up with a hybrid model and our feedback is required. Please read the docs and let me know if anything should be raised.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>PS: I am not the rep to WG but I know Tomslin is very busy at the moment, so I decide to share. @Tomslin, please jump in If I forgot to mention something.<br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">Ariel Liang <<a href="mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org" target="_blank">ariel.liang@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>[Gnso-epdp-idn-team] String Similarity Review Hybrid Model - Input Requested</b><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">12 August 2022 at 20:09:27 GMT+2<br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">"<a href="mailto:gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dear EPDP Team,<span> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">During the meeting yesterday, the String Similarity Small Group presented its work on the string similarity review, and put forward a recommendation of the “hybrid model”.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In order to facilitate the continued deliberation of this topic, the leadership requests members to consult with their appointing organizations on the proposed hybrid model for string similarity review.<span> </span><u>The EPDP Team is expected to have a follow-up discussion of the hybrid model during its meeting #49 (in about two weeks)</u>, so that members can share any input and feedback gathered from their groups.<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Resources:<span> </span><u></u><u></u></div><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please find the slide deck from yesterday’s meeting attached. Slides 13-18 explain the hybrid model.<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The zoom recording can be found here:<span> </span><a href="https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/yBjhi73sWh1yffDrmesASvWRkFoyUm6Pk7CgEC-DczoUVcdInmdzWPXF_MQUE3quKw8oF3NbsR3-IehU.y6ywurfMefRgGawm" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/yBjhi73sWh1yffDrmesASvWRkFoyUm6Pk7CgEC-DczoUVcdInmdzWPXF_MQUE3quKw8oF3NbsR3-IehU.y6ywurfMefRgGawm</a><span> </span>(from 31 min 42 second and onward).<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please feel free to contact me (<a href="mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ariel.liang@icann.org</a>) if you have additional questions about the hybrid model.<u></u><u></u></li></ul><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ariel<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ariel Xinyue Liang</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Policy Sr. Specialist</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Ari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