Being one of the rare known external readers, is there any bit of it you have a view on not already reflected in the para above and below?
There is another dimension to the whole enchilada that makes a compromise a moving shooting target. Some of the entities at the table don't like or want at all new gTLDs, today they may say "we like milkshakes with anchovies and we can live with that" (not really), tomorrow they will say "we only drink our brand of tomato juice". At least a byproduct of the outcome of this WG is that as observers we are getting a more clear picture of who is on each side today before any compromise. GNSO was very explicit that this can not introduce additional delays to the gTLD program so sooner or later a compromise position is needed, what if the GNSO is not able to provide a recommendation on time, what the BoD will do ? Regards Jorge