You know, some people take initiative from negative comments in order to improve.

Which isn't to say that negativity is more important than positivity. But ignoring things you don't like and deciding that everything is super-happy-fantastic the way it is is hardly the best policy. Especially if you want to invoke change, Mr. Nothing-But-Negatives-About-The-Rating-System. =)

is nice to have a map database... but lets just keep it simple... all im saying is death to the insults and power to the positive stuff!

sid, yes it's great. but... i'd like to have the map thumbnail get updated like it's supposed to though. i guess it needs manual fixing (please read my earlier text admins)

Is anyone else just grateful for having a nicely layed out site with a good community where you can publish, view and comment on maps?
Does all the other stuff really matter?
Thanks wmdb.

OCCUPY WMDB!! everyone set up your tents and don't quit protesting until something gets done!! xD

can an admin please update the thumbnail pic of this map i just uploaded 20617. it refuses to update it to the tower, and still shows the thumbnail of a wrong map

also mark 20617 as secret/hidden cos it's a separate full colors version of the 20616

give exp on 20616 instead as it is the main map

and also the resolution info of 20617 is messed up. it shouldn't be just 1920x696 :P

what problems lol...

Nando, Kclown, *thumbs up*!.

dead horse! beat the crap out of it! xD

Im betting you would have a lot more traffic here if you implemented a user rating system also... maybe you could SELL ad space then instead of handing it out to places like "worst shot ever" and all you would have to do is stop spitting at the people that walk into your store... :/

I'm really fed up with the system, too... it's so arbitrary! It's only natural that people's opinions on a map will vary a lot depending on personal taste, so why should only ONE person decide the rating of a map?
Would be so great to have a system where everyone can give ratings of 1 to 5 for categories "graphics", "playability", "originality", "effort". The map preview screen couild then display the average ratings. Want to see this so much I'm almost willing to pick up the necessary skills and code it myself ^^

CLown, the crap is that EXP depends o thef tags... so, they care only of EXp of the map gets, not the tags ;S
exaple: sometimes ppl make simple beauty maps, but sometimes elaborate, but still ugly/not impressive. Those maps should get different EXP, because of different efforts; ~ different incorrect tagz.
but EXP system of the past was really xover9000 times better... (because there were NO EXP)

but of course - this site is without supervision now, hule.

HALF a year? Ive been talkin this crap for a lot longer than that. You still havent answered my question... you only defended this crap rating system so nobody has to go learn php or whatever. Im saying... why not just put good tags on good maps and leave the stuff you THINK is bad alone? let the comment box do its job.

But it never came to be because I assume no one ever got around to coding it.
Are you sure in that? :/
Make a post on main page "need programers, big salary (lol)" or something like this...

Actually, there are exactly the same amount of good tags as bad tags, along with a few neutral ones.

Original - Unimaginative
Good Graphics - Not-so-good Graphics
Elaborate - Clumsy

Open
Tight
Themed
Sprites
Remix
Adult

This is the list of all WMDB tags. I agree in that the system could use some improvement; the problem is action. There was a campaign the last time I was here to incorporate an all user-controlled tag system, where people could vote on whether they thought a map was Elaborate, Clumsy, etc. But it never came to be because I assume no one ever got around to coding it. I was kind of disappointed when I came back after more than half a year to find nothing changed.

<3 <3 user - take no personal offense - this isnt the first nor will it be the last time Ive had bad things to say about wmdb's rating system. Ive seen a lot of maps and Ive seen a lot of wmdb's opinions tagged all over them. Say! heres a way to avoid conflict... since you are just going to host the pure garbage that gets uploaded anyway... why not just put GOOD tags on GOOD maps and leave the others alone entirely? Does it really matter if you THINK (since it is, in a fair amount of situations, purely opinion) a map is unoriginal or unimaginative? Those are just insults AND the only people who CARE in all honesty are YOU and the MAP MAKER. It doesnt narrow down the search or anything! Now, let us be honest with eachother for a minute... you go an count up all the options GOOD tags vs BAD tags... are there more bad tag options than good? Im almost willing to bet there are TWICE as many... tell me though, what is it for other than to put a smile on my face, my friend?

Updated #19930 again. Will update #20484 soon too, as new way was discovered.
If you like funny stuff - try them. Well, I won't blame you if you don't care...
P.S.: Maybe I wrote too much.

PM me and tell me what you want to change and ill do it for you if you cant

I think, because of the "maps" that people post in recent time, need to make some section of "all maps" (like u see it now), and "normal maps"

if you understand what i mean.

#20484
Challenge expired.

#19930
My challenge is still up, and the prize is ready!

Put it this way - the reviewers who are above me would correct anything that they think tags are incorrect and then ask me why have I done that. I try to be fair and think I do an almost good job but in my mind - you have to consider everything as a map no matter who it is and or how long they took on it.

The map creator needs to think about these things too - for example - skum does "fake" black so this means he thinks a lot about his maps and tells me off if he feels differently.

As for the tags - not all maps get the best tags because it doesn't stand out uniquely - it's got to show the work on it.

I didn't have trouble understanding you - your english is getting better for sure!