The top ten will go into the final release. One man's garbage is another man's treasure. My decision on many of the maps will not reflect the entire CTF community, and that is why I pulled in various members of the CTF circles to help in the voting process. That way, the CTF EP will then impress more people, instead of a scant few who think like I do. Let's assume that you were going to select the levels.
All designs have to strike a balance between innovative architecture and practical gameplay.
We struggle with that in each map that is submitted. As for the Ogre Citadel vs. The Kiln, my own personal preference is the latter. I believe all of the others have, like ThunderWalker, or will, like Gun CTF and the once-proposed Midnight CTF pak, contain significant modifications to the basic game. You have not proposed any new runes, sounds, or weapons. Perhaps, but in that instance, at least we have offered the CTF community, who isn't interested in flashy changes to the backbone of CTF gameplay, a chance to play a few more professional levels, easily and enjoyably.