Whatever happens is going to set some really important precedent for sure.

I think '.su' is already that precedent, since it had many active domains, recently had active registration, and ICANN has announced plans to phase it out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.su

See also '.yu' and friends, which have already been deleted.

	▲	ascorbic 8 months ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The fact that the country ceased to exist a year after .su was created and yet the TLD still exists 34 years later is probably precedent for the opposite.
	▲	apitman 8 months ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		How many domains are we talking though, and how many .io are there? Genuine question since I have no idea.