I have a suggestion, as a long time server owner. I understand the 6 player minimum, but the whole lobby thing is killing popular servers. I am keeping the Rum & Coke servers unranked, because A) The lobby shows as 0 people even if there are 5 and B) Players are not always patient. I humbly suggest that you allow everyone to load into the server, and once it hits 6 players restarts and goes ranked. Or, the next round can be ranked.
As it is, I am finding it hard to solo get the servers going. Some other solution is a must-have.
This is coming from the guy who ran the #1 and #2 servers in Crysis and Crysis Wars.
/Cameron