[nGenLight]

The unprofessional angle I used was harsh, and probably abit out of line, but it wasn't without context.

Playing a game on pretty much any map is 'fair', but that's not the point when I look at the situation. If people can simply step outside the tournament rules, there is little point in defining them at all. Accepting a different map simply because players agreed on it is problematic for a few reasons:

A) If players are unaware of key information related to the agreement (ie: they agree because they think it is in the map pool when it is actually not), the agreement would be voided anyway.
B) This logic extends to absolutely anything map-wise, meaning if my opponent was moronic I could get him to play me on Shrinkage, and it would be 'fair' because it's an agreed game of Starcraft.
C) It is not the authority of the players in the first place, but of the tournament admin, to decide whether or not a different map is acceptable.
D) If Revenant is given a win on Metalopolis, it is unfair for other players who may have been better prepared to play on Meta against their own opponents, but did not have the opportunity to use the map because they followed the rules.

Unfortunately, it's now impractical to have a regame, but this does not reflect well on the tournament administration that simply let players bend the rules. Furthermore, stating ignorance of the rules (in this case, the players of the map pool) is not a valid defense against anything, and thus the requirements of playing on a map in the map pool should have held.

I do apologize for calling out the admins that made the decision without considering all the factors that made them make such a decision (such as Revz being disadvantaged in a regame). But as Xeen said, allowing bending of rules could easily be viewed as unprofessional, so please tread carefully.