I'm still really looking forward to a semi-vanilla server. I actually still remember Buttville, and me building the renamed "Satanland", a floating island. I didn't mind the economy mod at all.
I have a (mostly) empty server I've been thinking of putting up for the forums.
I just need to figure out a way it won't be a clusterforget/get boring too quickly.
Usually one of 3 things happens
1. Due to the average user on the forums being younger, people do stupid, immature stuff that ruins the experience of playing as a community i.e. stealing, griefing, etc
2.The server runs well for about three weeks or so until people get bored of the gameplay/map and the server eventually dies.
3. People play, but there's very little interaction except for maybe pairs or small groups of people trading/basing together (likely plays a role in point # 1)
I'm still trying to work out how to potentially remedy these issues. Any suggestions are welcome.