Solution to the number of the maps in the Remake
Hello. Seeing how people are enjoying making mayhem in my previous maps-related topic, I decided to finally make another one, about the idea I had some time ago. I got mainly positive feedback from other people (including Lewin) about the idea, and I think this might be a fair solution to the map deletion problem, and would make the discussion about map deletion obsolete. I didn't want to start it yet because I knew what it would mean for the moderators, but seeing as the mayhem is going on anyway, I can only wish them good luck in their job here 
Problem:
-too many maps in the Remake right now
-lots of them don't have the necessary quality. This might be fine for the most popular maps (since it seems people like the gameplay of some of the uglier maps, for example my Frozen Waters map), but if a map is both looking bad AND unpopular, then I see no reason to include it and clutter the maps list
-the new feature, introduced in the next Remake version, which is "file downloads", is going to complicate this problem MUCH MORE. People with no skill at all will modify the existing maps then force other people to play their versions of Cursed Ravine, Golden Cliffs etc. They will create new really bad maps then send them to everyone, only to make "everyone" laugh at the looks of the map. This way, the MapsMP folder will be clutterred very much with unusable/unnecessary maps
Solution: the idea is to introduce, in the next Remake version, two maps lists - one with official maps, and the other with downloaded maps. There would be way less official maps than MapsMP has right now. How would it work?
When someone installs the Remake for the first time (full install, no update):
He has around 100 maps, carefully selected from the current map pool, only the best ones. The new official maps list would include both best looking maps that are not too campy and they are of TeamSpeak level of difficulty (think Back in the Desert, Rich Land, TFF, Across, Golden...) and maps that are very popular, even if some people disagree about them looking nice, or even if they are campy (I will not give other examples than my own map - Frozen Waters, to not make other people sad. However, let me state that while I dislike maps of PAKER, I agree maps like TSR and CC should be included for their popularity)
When someone installs the update - so, he has Remake 5503 and installs the new upcoming version as an update:
The MapsMP folder gets renamed to DownloadedMapsMP or something like that. Maps that are duplicated in both OfficialMapsMP and DownloadedMapsMP get deleted in the latter folder. So for example, DownloadedMapsMP/Cursed Ravine will be deleted, because this map is already in OfficialMapsMP. All the maps that didn't get included, and all the privately downloaded maps that the user downloaded before, will be kept in DownloadedMapsMP. Even the maps that got deleted from the Remake are here.
Now what happens to all the maps that we decided to not include in the Remake anymore?
Since people who had 5503 installed, and downloaded an update for it, still have the deleted maps (in DownloadedMapsMP), it is possible to send the map over to other players. If the map is popular enough, we will easily see it in the popular maps list, and we can consider re-adding it again.
What with people that try to duplicate the maps, for example, making their own versions of Cursed Ravine without even changing the name?
We will not allow to make a map with a name of an official map, and we will not allow replacing of the official maps.
Problems to discuss about
-original maps - some of them are simply not good enough and unpopular, and while personally I don't think we should keep them just for the sake of them being original, I know some people will differ in their opinions. I advise to either leave them to avoid too much hassle and heated discussions; we could also leave a link to download them on the official Remake site instead, which is a solution I'd like more.
Problem:
-too many maps in the Remake right now
-lots of them don't have the necessary quality. This might be fine for the most popular maps (since it seems people like the gameplay of some of the uglier maps, for example my Frozen Waters map), but if a map is both looking bad AND unpopular, then I see no reason to include it and clutter the maps list
-the new feature, introduced in the next Remake version, which is "file downloads", is going to complicate this problem MUCH MORE. People with no skill at all will modify the existing maps then force other people to play their versions of Cursed Ravine, Golden Cliffs etc. They will create new really bad maps then send them to everyone, only to make "everyone" laugh at the looks of the map. This way, the MapsMP folder will be clutterred very much with unusable/unnecessary maps
Solution: the idea is to introduce, in the next Remake version, two maps lists - one with official maps, and the other with downloaded maps. There would be way less official maps than MapsMP has right now. How would it work?
When someone installs the Remake for the first time (full install, no update):
He has around 100 maps, carefully selected from the current map pool, only the best ones. The new official maps list would include both best looking maps that are not too campy and they are of TeamSpeak level of difficulty (think Back in the Desert, Rich Land, TFF, Across, Golden...) and maps that are very popular, even if some people disagree about them looking nice, or even if they are campy (I will not give other examples than my own map - Frozen Waters, to not make other people sad. However, let me state that while I dislike maps of PAKER, I agree maps like TSR and CC should be included for their popularity)
When someone installs the update - so, he has Remake 5503 and installs the new upcoming version as an update:
The MapsMP folder gets renamed to DownloadedMapsMP or something like that. Maps that are duplicated in both OfficialMapsMP and DownloadedMapsMP get deleted in the latter folder. So for example, DownloadedMapsMP/Cursed Ravine will be deleted, because this map is already in OfficialMapsMP. All the maps that didn't get included, and all the privately downloaded maps that the user downloaded before, will be kept in DownloadedMapsMP. Even the maps that got deleted from the Remake are here.
Now what happens to all the maps that we decided to not include in the Remake anymore?
Since people who had 5503 installed, and downloaded an update for it, still have the deleted maps (in DownloadedMapsMP), it is possible to send the map over to other players. If the map is popular enough, we will easily see it in the popular maps list, and we can consider re-adding it again.
What with people that try to duplicate the maps, for example, making their own versions of Cursed Ravine without even changing the name?
We will not allow to make a map with a name of an official map, and we will not allow replacing of the official maps.
Problems to discuss about
-original maps - some of them are simply not good enough and unpopular, and while personally I don't think we should keep them just for the sake of them being original, I know some people will differ in their opinions. I advise to either leave them to avoid too much hassle and heated discussions; we could also leave a link to download them on the official Remake site instead, which is a solution I'd like more.
But when you're done with it, I'd like to see some arguments against the idea... unless there are none 
