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History and Philosophy

Background​

On 23 March 2024, a tiny server initially named Sil's World was launched with a simple idea: an SMP offering a straight-forward vanilla Minecraft experience. Plugins, if any, would only be added to smoothen, maintain, or enhance the core gameplay; not change it. The only exception to this was the custom world generation, which was added from day 0.

The Melio Manifesto (for the lack of a better name)​

As time went by, our community grew in size and our philosophy evolved into a more exact formula that we now follow loosely:

1. Maintain the “core” vanilla gameplay experience.​

  • We refrain from disrupting or changing it, instead enhancing the core gameplay and adding features that complement it
  • Feature creep and unwanted mechanics that go against this feel are to be avoided

2. Keep the spirit of open communication between everyone.​

  • Make room for dialogue wherever possible – punishments are only for last resorts.
  • We always take everyone's opinions into consideration, and act in everyone's best interest.

3. In growing and maintaining the “tight knit community”, we need to take great care in protecting the community.​

  • This is mainly done through filtering who we let in (external) and ensuring no active members pose a threat to the community’s spirit (internal).
  • Since we run on a trust system, we rely on this fabric of trust between every member. Bad actors can ruin the experience and tarnish this communal trust.