Make a policy requirement that:

Last time I saw it quoted, there were almost one thousand maintainers in Debian. A developer shouldn't have to worry about their packages while they are away at a conference or on a trip or vacation.

I expect that this will allow little excuse for RC bugs, objections about ["NMUs"], etc., since there is already a group of maintainers per package that should be able to handle those issues quickly. If not, a RFM (Request for Maintainer) should be sent out to request someone with the required skills and interest.

I suspect that once the doors are open to mass co-maintainership, the need for ["RFMs"] will be infrequent. --MikeFedyk

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