So, it seems more or less universal agreed, we think that the resource system that I'd suggested, and has since been improved by myself and others, is a good idea?
Seems like it

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*Takes over Ashes Part*
To encourage people to review maps maybe offer specific icons that go under your avatar?
Like the Paypal one and the other ones that you can get for winning competitions.
This time however It could be a selection of human icons?
e.g.:
10 Reviews = Peasant Icon
50 Reviews = Militia Icon
75 Reviews = Footman Icon
100 Reviews = Rifleman Icon
250 Reviews = Captain Icon
500 Reviews = Knight Icon
750 Reviews = Admiral Proudmoore Icon
1000 Reviews = Arthas Icon
2500 Reviews = Uther Icon
5000 Reviews = Sheep Icon
The problem I can see with that is that it may encourage people to write reviews HOWEVER it may also mean that people will just rush their review and review it "half-effort".
People might not even play the map and might just write a review by what people say in the comments and what other people have said in their reviews.
This is just an example of what people might do, they want a lot of reviews, then they'll just make their reviews as quick as possible.
By as quick as possible, it could mean:
1. They don't play the map at all and just review by writing it based on what other people say about the map(like I said already).
2. They just plain lie or just be vague.
3. They play the map quickly but not thoroughly, and just write a quick review based on the short experience.
These are just some examples.
Rewarding people for "quantity" of rewards might not be a good idea, in fact, rewards all together for reviewing seems like a bad idea.
For example, lets say reviews need to have quality.
People could make a review look like a "quality" review by simply stealing what other people said, maybe rewording it, or by just plain out lying.
If they have decent grammar and English in their post, they could make their review look "quality" very easily.
Basically, I don't think rewarding for reviewing is a good idea, mainly because it'll most likely reduce the honesty as well as the quality of the reviews.
The "reward" for reviewing maps could "theoretically" be simply that you helped the map maker improve his map, or you were able to give suggestions for improvements to the map.
If I played a map that I liked, and I had something to suggest to make it more fun, and the suggestion got in, I'd say that'd be a reward for reviewing the map.
Anyway, to encourage users to review: Simply add a "Write a review" button, when clicked, it'll show the user a "Pros:", "Cons/Bugs:", "Full Review", and "Suggestions for Improvements" text box(
same thing I said in last post).
"Write a review" button would encourage users to review, because it'd make writing a review for the map easier.
IMO, I'd think a lot of people would write reviews even if they wouldn't get rewarded, as long as the writing review process was very easy.
I mean, I've read the comments by users on several maps, most of the comments could be transformed into "formal reviews" very easily because they address the pros and cons of the map, as well as providing improvements for the map maker already in their comments. The only thing they need is to make it into a formal review is just to use headings or titles and organize their comments.
Of course, we could make it so that anyone can simply write a review by posting it in a comment but that'd be a little "messy" IMO, so I suggest separating reviews and comments from each other and adding a "Write a review" button which makes writing "formal" reviews easier by having a "Pros", "Cons/Bugs", "Full Review", and "Suggestions for Improvements" textbox that users can simply write in it.