msleeper wrote:
But yeah, the reason we don't update the spotlight more often is because there's not enough really spotlight-worthy maps that come out frequently enough.

I thought the plan was to cycle through some of those maps that were deemed spotlight-worthy but never actually made it to the top left corner. There are plenty of them (mostly from competitions but not all):

Portal 1
Rexaura (I've been bugging various moderators to try and get this spotlit)
Packrat & Cold Conundrum
MotanumsTest
Dyad
Portal 2
[SP] Motanum's Main Four
[SP] Lost in Testing #1
[SP] Cubi
[SP] Missing Geodome
[SP] Rainbow's Competition Entry
Abandoned Chamber
[SP] Chamber Six
[SP] Variation Susceptibility Test (VST)
[SP] Sphere: Delta Bunsen!
[SP] One in the Chamber
[Coop] Fast Bridge 2
[SP] Speed Gel Is Fun
[SP] PMK 6
[SP] Overgrowth
[SP] Laser Funnel
[SP] Edifice
[SP] Infinifling
[SP] Don't Eat the Paint
[SP] Discouragement Encouragement
[Coop] Fling Bridge
[SP] Wall Button and Box Racing
[SP] Cubes 'n' Funnels
[Coop] Alternative Maps #1 #2
[Coop] Get that Cube
Note that I assmebled these lists from memory so they aren't 100% accurate. Has this idea been scrapped?

Hasn't been scrapped, I just haven't had a chance to implement it. My last attempt made all file uploads fail. So I had to go back to the drawing board with it.

Map packs definitely have their place, they can make things feel more complete if there is a clear theme and progression between the maps. Though I agree with msleeper that they can be more work than first imagined and shouldn't be started by people who give up easily or just jump into things without thinking of what they're getting into.
(Not really aimed at anyone in here, just my thoughts. I suppose it can be difficult when you can't see your progress amounting to anything until the end.)

Mevious wrote:
I thought the plan was to cycle through some of those maps that were deemed spotlight-worthy but never actually made it to the top left corner. There are plenty of them (mostly from competitions but not all):

Hmmm... Mevious you're completely right. I've played many of those maps and I really think many of them are very good. I think the main reason why all those maps from the contest might have fallen into the void is simply because there were a damn huge bunch of them that came out in only 2 weeks. I really think maaany of those maps should be revisited somehow.

To be frank, I really thought this "month's" spotlight would be Rexaura. It's awesome.

Thanks for the round up mention! Really appreciate it! Hopefully it wont be long till my next maps.