In uk.net.news.config Graham Drabble wrote:

The protection against groups going dead is the +12 in a vote.

I cannot agree.

+12 means nothing. +12 says nothing about who will read or post to the
group, with many CFVs these days becoming a popularity contest based
upon who's spoken up for/against the group.

+50 might mean something, as at that level there wouldn't be enough
habitual kibitzers in uk.* to sway a vote either way - it would take
either a body of genuinely interested people or mass sockpuppetry to
sway a +50 vote

By
ensuring that at least 12 people want the group enough to vote for it
you almost guarantee there is enough interest.

No, you guarantee showboating in front of unnc.

pete
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"there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas"