as MOTW gets more and more popularity (so does the site, look at the flood after the showmatches^^), I think MOTW has to be more professional, in other words, it needs to have a comprehensible and fair system that is clear to new users and shows that mavericks are not accepted (dallas mavericks excluded :p)
here for the protocol:
is it possible to create a new user group (=/=admin! so "normal users" don't have to be admin) where only the ones entered in it can give a vote? or maybe 2votes, the first counting 2x, the 2nd counting 1x.
then only a certain amount of experienced users are allowed to vote on MOTW. AND their vote will be visible in public right here.
example:
"MAP A - 4
MAP B - 2
MAP C - 1
MAP D - 6
etc
and by clicking on the name, you see how the user dirstributed his voted, mb you click on "travin" and you see "Travin: 1. MAP A 2. MAP D.
thus, the decision would be obvious, visible to everyone and comprehensible.
In the case for a draw, there has to be a deciding (but clear!) rule. possibilities: the more standard map, the map whose authors had fewer MOTW, the more played map (so no bugs occur), the map that's better suited for competetive play, etc.
A system like this would be good imo, you'd see right by a look who voted, and what he voted, and what the result is.
Seems like a good idea to me. Also, please make sure people can't vote on their own map this way so that truly the best map will be chosen, and not by personal bias.