[Dagger2]

When did they cry wolf over this? They've made various announcements at each stage of running out, but this is the first time they've announced that they have more pending LIR applications than blocks to assign to them.

[lozf]

Yes, I remember the "Bring on IPv6" event when IANA ceremonially handed over the last IPv4 /8 to RIPE, at the TfL Museum, London in 2011.

[p1mrx]

For comparison, ARIN went dry in 2015. RIPE had a rationing policy (one /22 per LIR) for that last /8, which is why it's lasted until now.