At first blush, I don't see anything wrong with looking at it that way. But then I'd have to ask - presume that a company passes this accreditation: what then? They propose a TLD and into the root it goes? And how do you measure harm? And who gets to call foul? I can forsee a case where for every new proposal to come along, competitors will do their very best to find as much harm as possible. And while I'm here, allow me to be a little selfish and remind you that there are still "applicants" from 2000 who were not turned down, but told that their applications would remain pending. Regardless of how we proceed (and I'm probably the most willing to try anything fair), there are still some of us waiting. In my case, with .Web, I've been waiting for almost ten years now. Anything I can do to help the process, you have but to ask. From the standpoint of the person who's been waiting the longest, I suspect I have a unique perspective. Feel free let me contribute in any way I can. Christopher Ambler