AllealI would prefer for MGE West to remain ELO-free.
I don't MGE as often as I should (it stresses me out), but I really think that MGE shouldn't be made into something more than a training tool. I go to MGE specifically to get destroyed by people way better than me, and I don't want them refusing to fight me because my ELO isn't high enough. It's practice whether you're fighting good players or bad ones, and there's always something to learn.
I understand that some people like 1v1s, but it's not quake or UT. MGE exists to play and practice only one part of TF2, and shouldn't be made into an end to itself. I don't remember what weapons the iT MGEs ban but I know I don't want to deal with more DH Sollys/LL Demos trying to inflate their rating than I have to.
There is no ELO on the west server.