https://github.com/anewton1998/draft-regext-rdap-extensions/issues/54

>> Section 2.5, paragraph 0
>> 2.5.  Identifier Omission

> What is a practical difference between this case and a registered bare 
> identifier in 4.5?

[JS] Did you mean 2.4.5? Perhaps the section title can be better.

[TH] I think his concern here is that they appear to be overlapping, and that's 
likely due to the second paragraph of 2.5 talking about the use of the 
identifier as a prefix.  Suggested updated 2.5:

    Though all RDAP extensions are to be registered in the IANA RDAP
    Extensions Registry, there is an implicit two-class system of
    extensions that comes from the ownership of the RDAP
    specifications by the IETF: extensions created by the IETF and
    extensions not created by the IETF.
    In the perspective of how extension identifiers are used as
    namespace separators, extensions created by the IETF are not
    required to use the extension identifier in requests and
    responses, as the IETF can coordinate its own activities to avoid
    name collisions.  In practice, most extensions owned by the IETF
    do use extension identifiers in their requests and responses,
    either as a prefix or as a bare identifier.
    RDAP extensions not defined by the IETF MUST use the extension
    identifier as a prefix or as a bare identifier, in accordance with
    this document, [RFC7480], [RFC9082], and [RFC9083].  RDAP
    extensions defined by the IETF SHOULD use the extension identifier
    as a prefix or as a bare extension identifier (see Section 2.4.5).
    IETF-defined RDAP extensions that do not follow this guidance MUST
    describe why it is not being followed.

>> Section 2.5, paragraph 1
>> [RFC9082], and [RFC9083].  RDAP extensions defined by the IETF SHOULD use 
>> the extension identifier as a prefix or as a bare extension identifier (see 
>> Section 2.4.5).  IETF-defined RDAP extensions that do not follow this 
>> guidance MUST describe why it is not being followed.

> I'm confused. The text in the beginning suggests it causes no harm if there 
> is no prefix. Here it recommends to use the prefix adding a hurdle if someone 
> would like to do it.
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