Map requirements for 1.1?

[Friedslick6]

It just feels like as if something has gone wrong with AC somehow, that's the main reason why I'm questioning the restrictions. The game plays the same, and yet there are so little people. And I realise it's early into the release of the newest version, but I thought people would be more eager to move what with all the improvements.
Would there be any way in the future to allow certain maps outside these restrictions? Like say, have the map sent to someone important, get the map stamped for online play, and having a server recognise that stamp? Or, allowing custom maps outside the restrictions within a server rotation? Or both?