Quote from kwp21 pitts on June 15, 2011, 1:40 pm

Mr. Happy wrote:

msleeper wrote:

In fact, consider that a challenge. Anyone who thinks they can make a playground map that is also a "high quality download", do your best. I dare you.

What will I win?

You might win a virtual cookie.

Quote from r1corix on June 15, 2011, 2:12 pm

Mr. Happy wrote:

msleeper wrote:

In fact, consider that a challenge. Anyone who thinks they can make a playground map that is also a "high quality download", do your best. I dare you.

What will I win?

The cake.

Quote from Mr. Happy on June 15, 2011, 2:26 pm

cookies are delicious!

Quote from CrazyGuy on June 17, 2011, 4:51 pm

msleeper wrote:

In an effort to help keep high-quality maps a mainstay of the ThinkingWithPortals.com community, myself and the staff will begin removing "Released" maps from the Download Database that do not meet absolute minimum standards. These include, but are not limited to:

- Maps with no lighting (fullbright maps)
- "Playground" or sandbox type maps (assuming they are of general poor quality on their own, see above)
- Maps with no goal, puzzle or objective

These are not hard-and-fast rules; the decision to remove a file is entirely up to the discretion of the staff. Period. The goal is not to stifle creativity or make a "No Fun Allowed" rule; we want to make sure that visitors know that ThinkingWithPortals.com will continue to have some of the best quality Portal 2 maps on the internet.

Let us know if you have any questions about this policy. Thanks.

good. They are a waste of space. May as well make your own

Quote from iamafractal on June 18, 2011, 9:58 pm

isn't that what the ratings are for? if people don't like a map, they are free to give it 1 or 2 out of 5. downloaders will hesitate before downloading such a lowly rated map.

Quote from kwp21 pitts on June 19, 2011, 10:34 pm

iamafractal wrote:

isn't that what the ratings are for? if people don't like a map, they are free to give it 1 or 2 out of 5. downloaders will hesitate before downloading such a lowly rated map.

Problem is, the more crap maps that get on the site, the harder it is to find a decent playable map.

Quote from Hober on June 20, 2011, 12:16 am

Also, ratings are all over the map. They tend to be pretty unreliable.

Quote from kwp21 pitts on June 20, 2011, 11:52 pm

Hober wrote:

Also, ratings are all over the map. They tend to be pretty unreliable.

All players have varying opinions, and there are more that don't vote at all. The more votes, usually the more accurate, but it can still be flawed.

Quote from satchmo on June 21, 2011, 1:32 pm

I am happy to see that there is some QA going on here.