you are being too kind. there are some people who THINK they know what is going on and will vote because of that. given how many people don't read settings when they join games, i think it is safe to say a reasonable number of votes may be at best, ill informed.

Case in point: Up until the controversy over 0%SR, I was not aware that the strat 1v1 template had changed at all since I joined warlight.

a majority vote includes the weaker players, who may not understand the same things the best players do. if you wanted the best templates for games and ladders, it would probably be better to have a majority vote of a council of stronger players.

I disagree on this point. There is a difference between high and low level play. At a high level, one bad order WILL lose you the game. At a low level, you can still win after 2 or 3 bad orders, simply because lower level players are worse at punishing mistakes. I think 0% SR makes failure to punish mistakes partially a non-issue, because as long as you have a calculator, you don't need to punish mistakes, the fact that your opponent made a mistake means you will almost certainly win eventually, through slow, safe play.

Edited 10/14/2015 22:41:32