Fresh List

This is an image of the former 'B2: Fresh' list in Bonk 2 Beta.

The **Fresh List** was a curated and regularly updated list of maps in the HTML5-based Bonk.io's development (Bonk 2 Beta). It was a feature of the Bonk 2 Beta from February 30th 2020 to October 30th 2020. Maps on the list were typically added for their quality and originality. As of December 16th, 2020, all versions of the Fresh List have been removed from Bonk 2, making it a removed feature.

The **B2: Fresh** list (the Bonk 2 Fresh List) was the default list that opens whenever a player opens the Level Select. On the October 30th update, it was fully removed.

### History

The Fresh list was first added to Bonk 2 on 2020-02-20. 3 days earlier, The \_ Llama had announced a new map nomination system that functioned within the Bonk.io Community Discord and aimed to:

> ... identify *any* newly-published maps in Bonk that are: non-copied, not a troll map, and not inappropriate or offensive.
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Members of BCD were initially confused about the purpose of this system, but quickly guessed its intention. Their suspicions were confirmed after the Fresh list was added to Bonk 2, consisting of the maps that had been 'authorised' through the new nomination system. The \_ Llama posted an announcement in the Bonk.io Community Discord, announcing the purpose of the Fresh list:

> "The list is a joint initiative between Chaz and BCD to try to promote good-quality maps, as an alternative to the Hot list. Note that the concept and implementation are still in the experimental phase. This means that this list is by no means a permanent fixture in Bonk (although it might be if everything goes smoothly), or it might evolve into something completely different (still for the purpose of promoting quality maps). We hope this experiment will help the mapmaking community against the copying plague, even just a little bit, and we hope that everyone will enjoy using the Fresh list to easily locate fresh new quality maps!"
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At this point in time, the Fresh list was named **B1: Fresh** in the Level Select and consisted entirely of recently-published Flash-based Bonk.io maps. The **B1: Fresh** list was also not the default list that opened in the Level Select, instead being located far down the dropdown list of listings in the Level Select.

On June 6th, 2020, The \_ Llama announced that the Fresh List would migrate to cover maps published in Bonk 2 Beta as well. The **B1: Fresh** list remained in Bonk to date after the addition of the **B2: Fresh list**, but was not added to following the arrival of it.

It was widely suspected that the Fresh list came about as a result of email correspondence between Chaz, developer of Bonk.io, and The \_ Llama, an administrator of BCD and the creator of the nomination system.

### How maps were added

Maps were first nominated by members of theBonk.io Community Discord on a near-daily basis. Then, the maps were voted on by those who have the "Map Creator" role in the Discord server. The fact that the maps were only voted on by proven mapmakers with no copied maps of their own served as an important quality control for maps trying to reach the Fresh list. The map needed at least 5 upvotes, and a minimum 3 : 1 ratio of upvotes : downvotes, to be eligible for the Fresh list. Once a map was eligible, it was manually authorised by someone who has the "Authorised Nominator" role (which were SvenH or The \_ Llama) and was then automatically added to the Fresh list.

Fresh maps were typically selected for having an original layout and/or visuals. Every once in a while, a remixed map was nominated to the Fresh list as well, but only if it built upon/added something unique to the map it was a remix of.

### Impact

The Fresh List was a feature exclusive to Bonk 2 Beta and was never incorporated into other versions of the game.

As mentioned above, the **B1:Fresh** list incorporated maps published in the former Flash-based Bonk.io. Shortly after the addition of the Editor in Bonk 2, use of the fresh list swapped over to the **B2: Fresh,** for maps published in Bonk 2.

As the development of the HTML5-based Bonk.io neared it's conclusion, the versions of the Fresh List were removed in stages from the game. However, the listing allowed for several of the HTML5-based Bonk.io's most popular maps today to be able to grow to where they are currently.

To this day, many community members believe that Fresh was a valuable addition to the game and wish it had not been removed.