RE: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Elisabeth Portenueve is now working for the ISO Maintenance Agency and
might be a useful resource in this regard.

Chuck Gomes
 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:07 PM
> To: GNSO Council
> Subject: RE: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes
> 
> Thanks Bruce, so can we ask both the GAC and the ISO 
> Maintenance Agency?
> 
> 
> Also would love to see that research if you have or can 
> recall any other identifying info so I can find?
> 
> Mike Rodenbaugh
> Sr. Legal Director
> Yahoo! Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 6:43 PM
> To: GNSO Council
> Subject: [council] Regarding confusion amongst two letter codes
> 
> Hello Mike,
> 
> > 
> > Furthermore, we note close similarity among many 
> longstanding ccTLDs 
> > (such as .ai/.al, .am/.an, .bi/.bj, .ch/.cn, .gg/.gq, 
> .ni/.nl, .to/.tp 
> > and others).  Is the GAC aware of any confusion amongst 
> users of these 
> > ccTLDs?
> > 
> 
> 
> Actually this could be a good question to ask about the ISO list in
> general.   Ie did the ISO consider the potential for confusion when
> selecting the two letter codes?
> 
> Actually I have read some research to indicate that humans 
> are better able to distinguish differences in short strings 
> rather than long strings.
> 
> E.g humans can spot the difference between "to" and "tom" 
> relatively easily, but not necessarily between "licence" and 
> "license" .
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> 
> 
> 
>