While I don't agree with this 100%; I don't think you should go purely off the poll as there can be a large discrepancy between the presented quality and the actual quality of the map (I would probably put my own map in that category). What I do think is that the Map Committee was meant to improve the system by which maps are added to the servers but they have in fact made it worse; the previous system was far better than this as it didn't allow for so much bias.
If the map committee continue as they are, and ignore the high quality maps on the forums, then map makers will stop making maps (or make them for different communities) as they will see that mcsg has no interest in the maps on the forums. This would most definitely not be a good thing (This is the thought process that I am undergoing at the moment as a map maker myself; I see that there is a much higher chance that other communities will accept my maps if they are of high quality)
While I agree that you shouldn't add a map
just based on the poll, if you look at this:
Maps added:
- Wind of Change 60% Yes
- Ancient Japan N.A.
- Breeze Island 2 N.A. (I thought they said no more breezes?)
- Boombeards Battle N.A.
- The Lobby Games N.A.
- Forsaken Ascension N.A.
- Fallen Haven 45% Yes (Practically Useless poll)
Potential maps to be added
- SG Venezia (No poll but the most liked map with 99 likes)
- Cloudy With a Chance of Survival 82% Yes
- Underground Kingdoms 88% Yes
- Trophaem 82% Yes
- Alluring Isle 86% yes
- Waterfall Resort 86% yes
It clearly shows that they're not adding any maps with a high poll percentage, instead choosing to go with other maps, with no poll.
Because they have been doing this, lots more maps that they've adding have been removed quickly after, as the community obviously don't like this. The only maps they have added with a poll, the "Yes" Percentage has been shockingly low and "Coincidently" these two maps were both Red Forest/owner of Red Forest maps.
I agree with you when you say, map makers will start to stop making maps.
If even SGVenezia doesn't get in, with all the builds on that map, then I don't know what can.
Thanks for your review, I'll take it into account and update the OP.
