{"id":2503,"date":"2012-08-01T16:07:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2012-08-01T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T20:37:47","slug":"why-i-oppose-the-patagonia-gtld-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/why-i-oppose-the-patagonia-gtld-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I oppose the .Patagonia gTLD application"},"content":{"rendered":"

CircleID<\/strong> posted earlier today about the “Do’s and Dont’s of commenting on new gTLD applications<\/strong><\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Apparently, there is a lot of abuse of the system, to the point of spamming<\/strong> the platform that ICANN<\/strong> utilizes in order to poll the public opinion<\/strong> and solicit comments.<\/p>\n

While the system lacks a few bolts and screws, it’s not unusable; for that matter, I registered yesterday in order to post my opposition to the .Patagonia gTLD application.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It took me 5 minutes to post the following, which I will then expand on.<\/p>\n

“Broad geographic regions that largely belong to countries and carry a definite historic and national value, should not be permitted as gTLDs, even if they exist as corporate entities. I would oppose the creation of e.g. .Macedonia, and I respectfully oppose the application for .Patagonia.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have friends in Argentina and Patagonia is a national treasure<\/strong>, they tell me. It’s an area so huge proportionally to the rest of the land, as if the Grand Canyon<\/strong> spanned half of America, full of forests and icy regions and tundras and rivers.<\/p>\n

On one hand, a clothing corporation by that name holds a registered trademark for “Patagonia<\/em>“, along with Patagonia.com<\/strong> – on the other hand, a national treasure of Argentina (and Chile, for that matter<\/em>) is about to become a gTLD by the applicant, clothing corporation Patagonia, Inc.<\/p>\n

Being a Greek, the subject of history and cultural heritage of Macedonia<\/strong><\/a> – the northern region of Greece<\/em> – has been a thorn in geo-politics, ever since Yugoslavia’s demise, and the declaration of independence of a nation that until 1944 was called “Vardar”. Culturally and historically, Macedonia is the host region of the ancient Greek Macedonian tribes and birthplace of Alexander the Great; as such, I would hate to see a commercial entity take over a .Macedonia gTLD<\/strong> and promote it as a clothing brand, for example.<\/p>\n

While opposing a gTLD application does not hinder its claim to the gTLD, it is important to set forth the rules of the gTLD playground<\/strong>, before the next batch of applications arrive.<\/p>\n

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