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Community groups are given precedence for TLDs in contention; that is, if there are multiple applicants for a given string, and one of the applicants applies and proves community status, the community group is automatically given precedence to the TLD. Community status is proven through a process known as '''Community Priority Evaluation'''.
Community groups are given precedence for TLDs in contention; that is, if there are multiple applicants for a given string, and one of the applicants applies and proves community status, the community group is automatically given precedence to the TLD. Community status is proven through a process known as '''Community Priority Evaluation'''.


'''See all [[Community Applicants]] in the 2012 new gTLD expansion round'''.
'''[[Community Applicants|See all Community Applicants in the 2012 new gTLD expansion round]]'''.
==Requirements for Community TLD Applicants==
==Requirements for Community TLD Applicants==
Based on the gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]]'s process for Community Priority Evaluation applicants for community based gTLDs must demonstrate the following, scoring at least 14 of 16 possible points:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-19sep11-en.pdf gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 2011-09-19]</ref>
Based on the gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]]'s process for Community Priority Evaluation applicants for community based gTLDs must demonstrate the following, scoring at least 14 of 16 possible points:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rfp-clean-19sep11-en.pdf gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 2011-09-19]</ref>