Okay so there are lots of things on the server that look abandoned and stupid. There were so many times when walking along the server when I see something that just makes me ask "can I destroy this, already?". These structures are usually made of only one material and they look like they were made in five minutes and then abandoned for months in a clearly unfinished state. Other times the problem is that the structure is built somewhere where it shouldn't belong. And worst of all, they usually aren't claimed by anyone and they don't have signs saying who made them.

So this topic is basically a place for us to report such annoying structures and maybe even get approval to destroy stuff (legal griefing? ). But it all depends on what the admins think. If they think this is too much quality control, then they may just restrict this topic to the reporting of grievances (building in an unallowed location, etc).



So first off, there's a clutter of buildings around the Arena that look like spam. There's something that looks like the base of a building, built purely of glowstone around x:170, y:70, z:130. And right next to that (x: 140, y:75, z:95), there's a big stone cube that has a netherrack cieling. There's no way in, and if you warp yourself in, there's absolutely nothing inside. I looked all over these structures and found no signs or anything that could hint at who was building these things. They've been here for weeks and haven't changed at all, so it looks like they've been abandoned.

Next, by the big lighthouse and Skyworld, there's this giant thing of dirt that looks like someone was playing with worldedit and placing giant spheres on top of each other. I always thought it was spam-ish, but because it's such a noticeable landmark, I would kind of miss it if it was gone. However, I don't know about that red "bridge" that someone built next to it with glowstone. Although it does look like some thought was put into it at least. So I guess we shouldn't destroy these.

If you were to run across that bridge and jump off the very end, you'll fall next to what looks like a small abandoned building that someone was making purely out of slabs. And a short distance from this is what looks like the first wall for a cabin with a bed on the other side of it. Haily ran into this around the time he first got on the server and it hasn't changed since. Can we destroy this?

Lastly, there was this big hole in the water that someone made in Sunrise Bay over a month ago and it looked like they were planning to build something there but there was absolutely no progress since it first appeared. I asked around trying to see if anyone knew who made it, but then I just got annoyed and decided to fill up the hole myself.

Yeah I guess I probably should've posted about it on the forums, but spam like this has been bothering me for a while now. People starting projects one day only to never touch them again. Like that obnoxiously high tower in EZ Ville. It's actually had some progress since the filming of that server video, but it's still very unfinished, and it really is just an eyesore seeing those unfinished pillars go up to the sky limit. I'm not requesting we destroy it; I'm just complaining now. (perhaps the reason it's taking so long is b/c they're building it by manually mining and crafting everything they need for it. )

So, should we vote?

One thing to note is that Livio plays minecraft with render distance: far, so he's not being extra picky by calling such things an eyesore. Here are some screenshots of what livio is talking about. If anyone wants to defend their work, here is the place to do it.

The clutter of buildings near the arena. They look abandoned. (I built the path on the bottom left.)


The "giant thing of dirt" in it's glory:


The strange bridge on the dirt thing:


And the abandoned-looking projects under it:



And Livio also talked about the EZVille Lookout Tower. It's obviously unfinished and the huge pillars can be annoying. It wouldn't take long to finish the tower if the rest of the walls were made using the same method that the pillars were. Unless the builder has decided that it's rather left like that.


Here's what it looks like from another perspective. What do you think? I kind of agree that it's an eyesore...


Now I don't want this to turn into a topic where we tell builders what to do. We should never restrict creativity even if we disagree with it. Nothing will be done to any of these works if the builder opposes it. We should just have a way to handle projects that look like they have been abandoned or things that look like people have done when they were just getting used to minecraft. For example, I recently found a floating group of about four wood tiles that I made when I first went on the server. Anyway, we should get rid of some of this and free up space for new projects while at the same time polishing our server.

There's this block of wood near the NER... it's kinda like a building with no entrance.

I had no idea what jazz was talking about but then he showed it to me. It's right on the other side of the street from guyguy's cabin, at the very entrance to the NER. I can't believe I never noticed it before. Its coordinates are (x:40, y:88, z:6)

I can destroy the huge dirt spheres and the stuff around that.  Most of it is mine.

So who made the EZVille lookout tower? If it's possible to check such info, then I think mods should have the powers to access this.

twas moi.

yeah, i lost steam, so i stopped

i was gonna make a few iron buildings in the south, but i gave up in the beginning and left 1 or 2 tile iron outlines. you can destroy those.

I have no idea why everyone feels the need to make all their buildings so high. It makes them look ugly. Granted a lookout tower could do with being high but is one really needed?

I'd honestly like to see this destroyed.

I already asked on the board but nobody answered, so I'll ask again. Who built this and can I destroy it?

um, sorry for being probably offtopic, but this is the first time i see about this game, and from the pics it looks awsome - in mario 64's level. ill have time on thursday, hopefully, to look into this more

@King I've never seen that before. If no one claims it in a week, you can destroy it.

Hey jazz, can I shorten your tower? maybe even finish it for you?

Yup, do what you want with it.
My priority right now is the cliffside road/lightown road near the ner

@KiNGskruffi I've seen that before. It has a small tunnel inside it leading underground but it seems pretty random. No idea who made it.

REVIVE:

So there's this tower in guyspawn that's made completely out of black wool, and it's shape seems to be trying mimic a skyscraper. redbow asked me if we could remove it since it's completely out of place and also close to being obnoxiously tall.

So can I destroy this?

It's supposed to be the sears tower. Neofriendly made it, I think

does it look like the sears tower and if so does it look at least decent?

It actually doesn't look that bad, but:
1. Considering how big the actual sears tower is, it looks unusual in comparison to the shorter 2 story buildings next to it, and reveals that it's not really all that tall, which makes it out of place for a skyscraper replica. If it was in the middle of nowhere, or by some other skyscraper replicas, it might look better
2. It's just out of place in general
3. Even though the sears tower may actually look like that, the fact that most of the tower is made from the same block makes it look very bland, even if it is a replica, it doesn't look particularly appealing.
4. Antennas look weird.

I might suggest you just get rid of it because of how out of place it is with the other buildings. But I'm not a minecrafter, so that's not my call.

Since it's in "guyspawn" maybe we should wait until we hear what guyguy thinks.

Move it please. Just move it with WE to somewhere else.

It's funny how I was looking at this topic while I was on my DSi last night, but we really need to finish our projects, or demolish them unless if you just need some help.

Sorry for double posting, but I found an older redstone and iron building, and it has been unfinished for awhile now, so here are some screenshots of it:








Some of them are just the building with the levers turned on and off, and it's around X:27 Y:66 Z:-16.

Triple post DDDDDDD:  , but I found an older base or pool right off of the floating islands, Krotomo said it was there before he built the first island (his island), and it hasn't had any progress since Krotomo has made his island, so here is a picture of it.