I don't really see this as an issue that needs to be solved.  The idea that servers without players should somehow be kept down isn't very attractive to me. 
 
I mean, remember even some of the most popular servers we had were once alpha servers with 0-5 people on them at any given time. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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