when the aspire contest was happening, apparently flashbacklog was thrown into the wrong category. it would make more sense if it was on either "slider experimentation", "unique mechanics" or "2b" categories, instead of "player's favorites". that, supposedly, led to some kind of misinterpretation among the players and it didn't get voted enough - i'm not 100% sure that's exactly what happened but that's what i personally understood from the situation.
now, the reason for why it didn't pass the voting even in the second time is a mystery. it just didn't get enough votes and, well, there's nothing to do about it. some people say it was related to goodbye moonmen, but i have no idea.
as for my personal opinion on the map, yeah it's pretty unique. even if it didn't reach loved status, it's still a fucking good map and it won't lose its charm just because it doesn't have a leaderboard. i appreciate it the way it is