In short... after thinking it over, we decided to return to the old, tried-and-true scheme: red chooses 3 templates, blue chooses which template the game will be played on; the only difference will be that now, the blue player informs his opponent of his veto right before the opponent chooses the 3 templates; the veto template can be changed as many times as desired.
Also, unpopular templates such as "Christmas Tree," "8x8a," "8x12a," and "Balance" will be removed from the list of templates. Thus, 11 templates will remain in the list.