User blog:SconesAndTeaMapping/Ideas for Mappervision Song Contest

Hey people of the universe.

I think Mappervision needs a revamp... to mark its first decade of editions. Mappervision XI can hopefully mark the start of it.

This is not to say it's bad - Percy, Finn, kudos to you since you put so much time and effort into making a great show! However, there are some things we could do to improve it...

We need semi-finals, I believe. Even though last time we did it, it didn't work out so well. We will have a big 5, which will differ every year and consist of the top 5 countries with the most points from the previous edition. There will be 2 semis. The "Big 5" will vote for their favourites and the 10 highest ranking countries out of them will go through to the finals, where 25 or so countries will compete.

Also, we should have rules where you loose points if you vote too early or break the rules (rage, sabotage, not vote, etc). The voting should be done like its done in the real ESC, with the same format.

Feel free to agree or disagree about my ideas. As I said, you guys make it a great show each time and fun for all the Mappers. You don't have to take on the ideas, but I wanted to give a little bit of input into it because the more people helping improve the contest makes the entire contest more enjoyable for all.

Thank you :)