Hello there, I'm a Unreal Veteran, this is my first post and I wonder why is that?

I came to this page because of the excessive, illustrated map reviews- and talk.
Nice to see some passion to an old game which changed my life.

Maps are discussed for only a week.

Hello and welcome! =)

The name Map of the Week is rather self-explanatory. To keep things chronological, the previous threads are locked so that discussion can be concentrated on the current MOTW.

I'm playing with the idea of adding a MOTW indicator on the main page, maybe with a picture and a link to the thread...

It would be nice if the maps could still be kept in order of the week they were discussed, and still be able to most posts on them.

agree

EDIT
My only hangup is, missing it, so MOT2W 2 weeks.

That isn't as simple as it seems.
It would be possible to keep the current MOTW on top by making the current MOTW a sticky or an announcement. (no change to phpBB necessary). But it would imply that when a new MOTW is started, the previous one would have to be edited to remove the sticky (or announce).

Keeping the the MOTW in the order of topic start-time is a more of a hassle and needs and extra sort order (and I can't remember offhand whether the variable topic start-time is available by default in the calling php). All in all it's not a difficult modification but I doubt it's worth the effort (with every update it would have to be checked).

A week is enough time for the discussion to develop as much as it needs to. By the end of it everyone's done talking.

If the discussion turns into a mind-bending one about a huge overarching idea, then it can be continued in another thread. I'm sure, however, that by that point the topic is no longer about the map (which is fine).

Yes but now days one has to consider daily lives, not nearly as many players, so 2 weeks would not seem too long. (for me)

Possibly start a new one every week but keep them all open for two weeks? Two unlocked threads can't cause too much confusion.