I see the workflow something like this: 1) Some old feature, like an obscure filesystem, is causing some pain to maintain. 2) Therefore people suggest to add

I see the workflow something like this: 1) Some old feature, like an obscure filesystem, is causing some pain to maintain. 2) Therefore people suggest to add it to the phase-out list. 3) After some discussion it is decided it is a worthy candidate for removal and so it is placed on the phase-out list. 4) Some people starts subscribing, but not too much. Turns out it's some obscure distribution for an Atari emulator. 5) Time pass and years later these people have moved on to better things, they reply to the reminder email saying it's fine now. 6) Feature gets removed safely.