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Subject: Re: turning on minor modes from hooks
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    > A call with no arguments, as in (auto-save-mode), naturally ought to
    > toggle the mode or turn it on.

    Cae to explain why?

When you call a major mode function, it selects that mode.
So when users call a minor mode function, they will expect it
to select that mode too.