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NumbersGNSO Studies on WHOIS -- Study Suggestion Form  Form
Closed: Comment period ended February 15, 2008  Submitted By:
[Please provide your name and affiliation. Please also provide
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obtain further information about your suggestion, if needed.
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be visible to others and will not be used for any other
purpose.]  1. Topic for study: [Please describe in a single
phrase or sentence the topic of study you think should be
conducted. Please use a separate form for each topic.]  2.
Hypothesis/theory that would drive the study: [List the driving
hypothesis/theory behind such a study. You might have multiple
hypotheses.]  3. How could this hypothesis be falsified? [Please
describe how this hypothesis could be proven invalid.]  4. How
could the study results lead to an improvement in the WHOIS
system that could be adopted by consensus poli