<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I have no problem with this. I'm restating the language already present in the NARALO website.</div><div><br></div><div>I think that I kind of agree with @John in "calling out" the other territories under the sovereignty of and/or in a Commonwealth relation with the USA, but my solution, instead of excluding them, would be to affirmatively mention all of those that have their own ccTLD. </div><div><br><div>Javier Rúa-Jovet<div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">+1-787-396-6511</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">twitter: @javrua</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">skype: javier.rua1</span></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua</a> </font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><br>On Jan 17, 2017, at 1:51 PM, John R. Levine <<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is the self identified view of all three of the PR reps that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>provided feedback on the card.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>I believe it, but it is not the view of the American reps, and PR is in NARALO because it is part of the United States.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If we separately call out Puerto Rico, we *must* also call out the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, and American Samoa, since their status as part of the US is the same as that of Puerto Rico. This is not negotiable.</span><br><span></span><br><span>R's,</span><br><span>John</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:06 PM, John R. Levine <<a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I like it, although I would not describe myself as an American (or a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Canadian, of course). ...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I really, really, do not want to get into this parochial political fight.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Puerto Ricans are US citizens, they have US passports, and they can travel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>freely to and from the rest of the US just like any other US citizens.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>There are surely some Puerto Ricans who wish it were otherwise, but the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>facts are what they are. PR is part of NARALO beause PR is part of the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>U.S., not because of its physical location. Cuba and the Bahamas are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>closer to the mainland US than PR is, but they're in the LAC region because</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>they're not part of the U.S.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On the other hand, if we're going to call out Puerto Rico separately, we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>need also call out the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>perhaps Hawaii, all of which are in NARALO because they're part of the U.S.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>even though they're physically located in other regions.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>John Levine, <a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dummies",</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. <a href="https://jl.ly">https://jl.ly</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>NA-Discuss mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org">NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Visit the NARALO online at <a href="http://www.naralo.org">http://www.naralo.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>------</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span>John Levine, <a href="mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",</span><br><span>Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. <a href="https://jl.ly">https://jl.ly</a></span><br><span>------</span><br><span>NA-Discuss mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org">NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Visit the NARALO online at <a href="http://www.naralo.org">http://www.naralo.org</a></span><br><span>------</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>