Some mappers are unable to use the map upload system. Here are some examples of situations where this happens, in order of estimated prominence.
- Mappers whos accounts are suspended
- Mappers who have been sent to war
- Mappers with a prolonged lack of internet or computer
- Mappers who have died/entered a coma/etc
Currently, mapsets with difficulties by such people are allowed to be ranked, but only when another takes it upon themself to make additional difficulties. This is due to a rule requiring that the person who uploads the mapset have equal or most difficulties.
The ranking criteria's rationale for this rule is, "to provide credit where credit is due." In typical cases, which the rule is based around, it is easy to provide credit where credit is due by swapping the mapset host to the user with the most difficulties. However, in cases where a user is unable to use the map upload system, this is not possible.
This post suggests that an exception be made for such cases in order to allow mapsets, which otherwise follow every aspect of the ranking criteria, to be ranked without the need for another user to create additional difficulties. This would mean that, for example, a full spread would be able to be ranked where each difficulty is a "guest difficulty" by a mapper who is unable to upload the spread themself. It would also allow maps over 5 minutes to be ranked as a sole guest difficulty if the creator cannot upload maps.
This could be implemented by modifying the existing rule as follows:
- Mappers whos accounts are suspended
- Mappers who have been sent to war
- Mappers with a prolonged lack of internet or computer
- Mappers who have died/entered a coma/etc
Currently, mapsets with difficulties by such people are allowed to be ranked, but only when another takes it upon themself to make additional difficulties. This is due to a rule requiring that the person who uploads the mapset have equal or most difficulties.
The ranking criteria's rationale for this rule is, "to provide credit where credit is due." In typical cases, which the rule is based around, it is easy to provide credit where credit is due by swapping the mapset host to the user with the most difficulties. However, in cases where a user is unable to use the map upload system, this is not possible.
This post suggests that an exception be made for such cases in order to allow mapsets, which otherwise follow every aspect of the ranking criteria, to be ranked without the need for another user to create additional difficulties. This would mean that, for example, a full spread would be able to be ranked where each difficulty is a "guest difficulty" by a mapper who is unable to upload the spread themself. It would also allow maps over 5 minutes to be ranked as a sole guest difficulty if the creator cannot upload maps.
This could be implemented by modifying the existing rule as follows:
A beatmap host must have beatmapped equal or more difficulties than any guest difficulty creator. [. . .] This rule does not apply to difficulties by users who will be unable to upload beatmaps for a prolonged period.
