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> I don't have good citations- would love to gather them again Here's a good place to start for anyone interested: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/search/?e

• chatmasta 10y ago
  Man, sometimes I wonder if in 20-30 years there will be anyone left who is this passionate about such seemingly obscure topics. The Internet owes much of its success to these people.
  • rangibaby 10y ago
    Of course. In Japan for example if you can name a topic or activity, no matter how obscure, there will be an otaku (enthusiast) or even a club of otaku for it. What makes you think there will be less interest in obscure topics in the future?
    • supergreg 10y ago
      And here in the West everything has a subreddit. I can only imagine the future holds even better, resilient ways for obscure topics to gather people like distributed forums and such.