Github user spmallette commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop/pull/842
I don't think it's wrong to mark something as "deprecated" in preparation
for a future non-usage that may or may not happen. I think the point is to
establish the intent to users that we no longer intend to support a type at
some point in the future. I'm not sure what deprecation means in the IO sense.
@danielcweber maybe don't act yet to just remove them all. i'd like to
hear how strongly @jorgebay feels about this issue as he was the one who
brought it up originally and he hasn't really had a chance to come back to this
yet. depending on what he says, maybe we need a more clear DISCUSS thread on
dev to make sure we have consensus for direction. as we keep wobbling
back/forth here a bit.
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