If I ever get around to working on that revamp (>_>), maybe while I'm at it I'll consider implementing some kind of system of users being able to nominate maps, map sets and/or mappers, and then the MotM could simply be whichever gets a lot of user recognition.
However, that may make it more difficult for impressive maps that have been around for a while that simply weren't honoured yet. New maps have the advantage of being seen on the weekly update news post. Same with games that get a map or two added each week as opposed to one that's submitted all at once.
Also, the "honour" is dubious...other than 200 measley "Gold" pieces that no one here cares about, and a lame "Mapmaker Of The Month" item, which is also not that exciting, there's not much to it.
I'm not sure what else to do in that regard...I'd rather have Maps Of The Month than not, but I don't know that anyone is particularly impressed. A couple passing comments (if any at all) from others on the MotM topic and that's it for your fifteen minutes.
And no, Maxim, I do love your Krusty's Fun House maps, and it would be unfair for me to say it wouldn't've been honoured at all if not for the Simpsons movie. I figured you deserved MotM at some point for all your contributions to the Master System atlas and elsewhere, but yes, I would be lying if I said I didn't at least seek to "capitalize" on current events...or that recent events didn't skew my decision to do it for that game at that time as opposed to some other game at some other time. I'm sure there are other times when I questioned the decision of having the choice being made by a single person.
The trick now is figuring out how a democratic process would work...
