Bundled with the .onion application was originally .i2p and .gnu applications as well. Only after the Tor project unbundled the non .onion TLDs was any progres

Bundled with the .onion application was originally .i2p and .gnu applications as well. Only after the Tor project unbundled the non .onion TLDs was any progress made. After the .onion TLD had been accepted the process by which these special (reserved TLDs) were registered at the IETF was removed. The IETF bent over backwards not to include anyone and when they did they only allowed for a single TLD to be reserved before closing the special (reserved) TLD application process. Mind you that .gnu and .i2p applied on the exact same grounds and even on the exact same application originally. I have never been in contact with a more dysfunctional and bureaucratic organization.