Hi, Jeff.<br /><br />First of all, thank you for posting your thoughts here.&nbsp; We need more people like you to continue making suggestions for how to improve IDL.&nbsp; Everyone can criticize an idea (as you can see), but it takes creativity and bravery to propose an idea.<br /><br />One complaint I have about posts like yours and Jenova&#039;s is that I&#039;d rather hear ideas about how to improve IDL from [i]IDL players[/i] rather than from either of your or, say, my grandparents.&nbsp; If you once again became involved in IDL, I would&nbsp; be more open to hearing suggestions.<br /><br />I was around before and after, but not during, franchising, so I don&#039;t know much about what it&#039;s like.&nbsp; I can tell you that I don&#039;t like the sound of it for this reason:<br /><br />[quote]The only reason that team NS won was because it was able to stack the team to make it almost unbeatable. All other teams would have trouble beating me pot and star, and if we reinstated franchising we could have more teams like this.[/quote]<br /><br />This is bad, and I want you to think about why that is.<br /><br />I would only support franchising if it brought many more players to the IDL, but I don&#039;t think that it would.&nbsp; I have also suggested having a separate side league where groups of players make their own teams and compete much like TDM tourneys.<br /><br />Also, in the interest of honest discourse, team NS is not unbeatable anymore, and has not been for some time.<br /><br />As for map editing, I have 2 things to say:<br /><br />1. You have quite a few good ideas about implementing new and interesting CTF strategies into maps.&nbsp; May I direct you toward this thread: http://forums.intldoomleague.org/index.php?topic=483.0<br /><br />2. I, a certified genius, am way ahead of you on this idea: http://www.speedyshare.com/files/29690246/zdctflavaphile.wad<br /><br />I&#039;ve just single-handedly revolutionized the way CTF is played, and I don&#039;t want you taking credit for my ideas.