Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-text-decor] Remove `blink` value from `text-decoration` (#12015)

Searching all of github reveals 2 projects using `text-decoration: blink [over/under]line`

A httparchive query on the httparchive.almanac.parsed_css table for any `text-decoration: *blink*` gives the table below in json format.

It would take a bit more work to figure out which sites combine `blink` with something else valid, but 2500ish sites may not be enough reason to keep `blink` around.

[{
  "value": "blink",
  "freq": "179204"
}, {
  "value": "blink !important",
  "freq": "2948"
}, {
  "value": "underline blink",
  "freq": "1452"
}, {
  "value": "blink!important",
  "freq": "1448"
}, {
  "value": "2px overline underline blink #3c883c",
  "freq": "346"
}, {
  "value": "overline blink",
  "freq": "325"
}, {
  "value": "blink underline",
  "freq": "231"
}, {
  "value": "underline overline blink",
  "freq": "216"
}, {
  "value": "line-through blink",
  "freq": "97"
}, {
  "value": "underline, blink",
  "freq": "84"
}, {
  "value": "none blink",
  "freq": "55"
}, {
  "value": "underline overline line-through blink",
  "freq": "45"
}, {
  "value": "blinker",
  "freq": "43"
}, {
  "value": "underline overline blink none",
  "freq": "39"
}, {
  "value": "blink ",
  "freq": "24"
}, {
  "value": "\u0027blink\u0027",
  "freq": "17"
}, {
  "value": "underline,blink",
  "freq": "16"
}, {
  "value": "blink, underline",
  "freq": "15"
}, {
  "value": "underline blink !important",
  "freq": "15"
}, {
  "value": "overline underline blink",
  "freq": "14"
}, {
  "value": "blink blink",
  "freq": "14"
}, {
  "value": "blinks",
  "freq": "12"
}, {
  "value": "blink underline dotted",
  "freq": "12"
}, {
  "value": "inherit blink",
  "freq": "10"
}, {
  "value": "underline blink?, OffX\u003d?, OffY\u003d?, Positive\u003d?)",
  "freq": "9"
}, {
  "value": "none|underline,blink",
  "freq": "9"
}, {
  "value": "blinking",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "blinka",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "blink !Important",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "blink line-through",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "bold,blink",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "none, blink",
  "freq": "8"
}, {
  "value": "blinker2",
  "freq": "6"
}, {
  "value": "blink underline overline",
  "freq": "6"
}, {
  "value": "blink2",
  "freq": "6"
}, {
  "value": "blink underline overline!important",
  "freq": "5"
}, {
  "value": "TermometroUSB_blink",
  "freq": "5"
}, {
  "value": "bold underline blink",
  "freq": "5"
}, {
  "value": "blink-webkit-animation-name:blinker",
  "freq": "5"
}, {
  "value": "\u0027underline\u0027,\u0027blink\u0027",
  "freq": "4"
}, {
  "value": "blink?, Direction\u003d?, Strength\u003d?)",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "SHARP, blink",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "underline/*blink*/",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink auto!important",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "text-decoration: blink",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink ! important",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink none",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blinker-neon",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink,color:#314754",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "underline , blink",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink,none",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "line-through,overline,blink,underline",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink,underline",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink underline overline !important",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "[ blink || overline ] | inherit",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "\u0027underline|blink\u0027",
  "freq": "2"
}, {
  "value": "blink-text",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "blink color : #0000ff",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "line-through,blink",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "blink -webkit-animation-name:blinker",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "underline | blink",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "\u0027blink\u0027,\u0027underline\u0027",
  "freq": "1"
}, {
  "value": "blink #FC0",
  "freq": "1"
}]

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