So, that's it then, apparently.

[Mousikos]

What's wrong with adding a gamemode in an effort to attract newcomers as well as looser map restrictions?

Judging by the state of the MS, most of what seems to be the newcomers enjoy twintowers, @camper, swat_silent_day, or gema maps. These maps suffer from map restrictions. I don't know why the map restrictions were added in the first place, because I haven't been around that long, but I'm not really sure why loosening map restrictions would not lead to more newcomers.

Also, it seems as if most of the suggestions are based on "How to keep competitive players" rather than "how to get newcomers". You would gladly trade half the current community for four times as many newcomers, but that half of the current community probably would not.