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| ====== Obscurity Portal's Existential Concerns ====== | ====== Obscurity Portal's Existential Concerns ====== | ||
| + | ===== Loss of obscurity status ===== | ||
| + | Obscurity Portal's Existential concerns largely revolve around a possible loss of its obscurity status. In an unlikely, but not impossible event of the Portal becoming widely known, it's claim of obscurity would be destroyed. | ||
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| + | There are several solutions to this problem. | ||
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| + | ==== It's not gonna happen ==== | ||
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| + | The probability of the Portal attaining mainstream success is extremely low, while having a small but dedicated following will not upend its obscurity claim. So, there is no use worrying about this. | ||
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| + | ==== So what ==== | ||
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| + | If it does happen, first of all Obscurity Portal can be called that as a matter of its origins. Second, there will never be a shortage of things obscure. It can still end up here. Additionally, mainstream interest in a resource dedicated to describing obscure things does not necessarily make those things less obscure. | ||
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| + | ==== It's not gonna happen ==== | ||
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| + | This ^^^ | ||
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| + | ===== Plagiarism ===== | ||
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| + | By putting together a collection of creative ideas that nobody knows about, Obscurity Portal essentially provides a sandbox for ideas to be plagiarized, especially because of the way they are presented: as obscure and silly. | ||