It would be interesting to find out if this had any impact on the server's playercount.
Perhaps stone rankers grow impatient of not being able to choose the maps they love and get put in the maps they hate, compared to a few years ago as you say when they could just choose the maps they want on a sign.
Obviously this is just an idea, I have no way to prove this, but one thing I do know is that on more popular servers non-rankers can choose the maps they want to play on, which could possibly make them more attracted to those servers.
As for your suggestion, I support it, because I believe choosing your favourite map is a right, not a privilege.
Perhaps stone rankers grow impatient of not being able to choose the maps they love and get put in the maps they hate, compared to a few years ago as you say when they could just choose the maps they want on a sign.
Obviously this is just an idea, I have no way to prove this, but one thing I do know is that on more popular servers non-rankers can choose the maps they want to play on, which could possibly make them more attracted to those servers.
As for your suggestion, I support it, because I believe choosing your favourite map is a right, not a privilege.