There is a mindset in the BAT team that gives them a ticket out of "having to do anything", including changing their attitude/methods for whatever reason. Sure we have the ranking criteria, but that only applies after a map is selected for possible ranking. The BAT team is very corruptible when it comes to these things because it seems like there is a lack of... order. An example:
Player: Hey BAT, why are you so inactive/lazy/hasty when it comes to ranking/modding maps? That's your job!
BAT: I'm not paid to be a BAT, so it's not a job. /conversation
When we confront peppy on the issue, we get a more solid (yet still troublesome) rebuttal. "I am working on something that will fix this issue" or "Because it was designed like this, it works better than if we implemented your idea". With the BAT team having a sturdy wall of "logic" infront of them, the only way we can change things in the ranking process is to change the ranking criteria, which is done by posting word walls like this. There are a few BAT members that read these wordwalls, and they are also the ones unranking maps, proposing changes to ranking criteria to BATs, and listening to players. Sakura comes to mind when I think of this.
tl;dr: We need more Sakura.
Player: Hey BAT, why are you so inactive/lazy/hasty when it comes to ranking/modding maps? That's your job!
BAT: I'm not paid to be a BAT, so it's not a job. /conversation
When we confront peppy on the issue, we get a more solid (yet still troublesome) rebuttal. "I am working on something that will fix this issue" or "Because it was designed like this, it works better than if we implemented your idea". With the BAT team having a sturdy wall of "logic" infront of them, the only way we can change things in the ranking process is to change the ranking criteria, which is done by posting word walls like this. There are a few BAT members that read these wordwalls, and they are also the ones unranking maps, proposing changes to ranking criteria to BATs, and listening to players. Sakura comes to mind when I think of this.
tl;dr: We need more Sakura.