My 2 cents worth.
I am finding that the thread is becoming more of a popularity thread than anything else. At times, it seems that people have made numerous accounts to ensure their builds are nominated at least once or more times on each page of the thread. Most of these accounts are still "new members".
There are people that never visit this forum, or rarely upload their builds, or that may not build the biggest lots that are being overlooked. There are numerous smaller builds that would be great to see Maxis favourite however they never are.
I would love to see Maxis limit their favourites at this time to 5 builds per person. That way the tab isn't overloaded with the same people's builds all the time and it will give the chance for some of the less popular builders the chance to have their lots favourited.
In addition, it would be nice to see Maxis add this thread to each nations forums. This way if people in other countries visit their own forums and not the US one, they have the same chance of having their lots favourited.
