Give a typical example of a map you rated 1 star, a map you rated 2 stars, a map you rated 3 stars, a map you rated 4 stars and a map you rated 5 stars. Please don't include your own maps as examples. Since I made this thread, here's 5 examples from me to start us off with.

Here's a map I rated 1 star.
Bristol County, Rhode Island (http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=9175)

Here's a map I rated 2 stars.
Rubix Cube (http://warlight.net/Map?ID=239)

Here's a map I rated 3 stars.
Andorra (http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=33647)

Here's a map I rated 4 stars.
Heavy Earth (http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=17212)

Here's a map I rated 5 stars.
Big British Isles (http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=30648)

Edited 7/27/2014 15:26:19

1: Vertical Limit
http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=32787

2: Never have

3: Caribbean
http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=30398

4: Tale of Two Gods
http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=33319

5: Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=33722

When i rate maps, i'm mostly looking after the strategical worth of that map. bigger doesn't mean better. do you agree or do you rate after how pretty the map Looks visually?

I only give 1 or 5. Either it's good, or it's bad ;)
Here are some good examples on 5+ stars maps:

http://warlight.net/Map?ID=14193

http://warlight.net/Map?ID=12980

http://warlight.net/Map?ID=12976

http://warlight.net/Map?ID=13994

And this one even deserve the 6th star:
http://warlight.net/SinglePlayer?PreviewMap=34802

Edited 7/27/2014 17:17:54

When rating, i usually check following things:

Strategical? (Good mix of big/small bonuses, bonus values, chokepoints)
Nice view? (Yes, if i get eye-cancer, i usually decrease rating by 1 star, if it's nicely drawn i might increase by 1)
new idea? (something new? or just version 13741 of a map already done?)