Re: [whatwg/url] Consider removing the `gopher` special-case. (#342)

> We don't have special processing for `blob:` either, yet that is used.

We do have special processing for `blob:` in URL, both in parsing and in mapping the URL to an origin. Moreover, blobs are in active use with semantics interoperably implemented by user agents. They're a little different than `gopher:`. :)

> If I have a JavaScript application that parses URLs or implements Gopher suddenly gopher:///test/ would end up parsing differently and perhaps break things. It's probably okay, but not great.

I think that the changes to the `gopher:` test results in https://github.com/w3c/web-platform-tests/tree/master/url would cause some churn. I'd be pretty surprised if that churn broke any applications, because I'd be surprised if `gopher:` was in anything resembling wide use.

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