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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3691742" data-attributes="member: 22779">The list wasn't prioritized in any way other than as they occurred in my head.&nbsp; There's a reason there is no value attached to each line.&nbsp; I listed 5 elements (certainly not a comprehensive list, just a work in progress) that a good map should have.&nbsp; That's not subjective in the least.&nbsp; If your map does not have those five things, it likely is not a good map.&nbsp; Or, at the very least, there had better be a very good reason why one or more of those elements was ignored.The idea that there can be no objective judgment of art is counter to pretty much every form of criticism out there.&nbsp; Whether we're talking about Lit Crit or whatever, there is always the attempt to create objective frameworks in which to judge something.&nbsp; Now, that attempt may not be successful, and other, frameworks are created which may be more objective (or less), but that doesn't change the fact that the attempt is being made to create an objective standard, divorced from personal preference, with which to judge something.Does the color of the map affect how the map is used?&nbsp; Possibly, possibly not.&nbsp; There has to be some level of &quot;common man standard&quot; applied.&nbsp; However, it's uselessly overpedantic to write off anything less than absolute objectivity as subjective.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3691742, member: 22779"] The list wasn't prioritized in any way other than as they occurred in my head. There's a reason there is no value attached to each line. I listed 5 elements (certainly not a comprehensive list, just a work in progress) that a good map should have. That's not subjective in the least. If your map does not have those five things, it likely is not a good map. Or, at the very least, there had better be a very good reason why one or more of those elements was ignored. The idea that there can be no objective judgment of art is counter to pretty much every form of criticism out there. Whether we're talking about Lit Crit or whatever, there is always the attempt to create objective frameworks in which to judge something. Now, that attempt may not be successful, and other, frameworks are created which may be more objective (or less), but that doesn't change the fact that the attempt is being made to create an objective standard, divorced from personal preference, with which to judge something. Does the color of the map affect how the map is used? Possibly, possibly not. There has to be some level of "common man standard" applied. However, it's uselessly overpedantic to write off anything less than absolute objectivity as subjective. [/QUOTE]

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