Sorry for the semi-necropost, and the hit on Ponk's server...
I host my very own Minecraft server that is well managed and populated.
Currently I do not have the bandwidth to host more than 25 players at a time without lagg but my system is plenty powerful enough.
Unfortunately the current community wouldn't be to your liking I don't think... at all. There are no rules; chest locking, Factions and other methods of protection are enabled. There are no word filters. There is no code of conduct (that is not set by the Faction Admins themselves). Most of the players are either Bronies or Furries with a few friends from college and high school and various /b/ros tossed into the mix. Griefing, stealing and PvP is managed by the players, not the Admin.
Additionally there are players from several Runescape guilds and other places, who are usually well tamed. I have had Battle Dawn players play on my previous servers, before I had Bukkit. Mr Leslie, Kunz, Aulpay, Link and NOMAD just to name a few.
Summarized, the players rule the server, not the Admin. Operators and Create-OPs can only help out with a few things.
Why do all these freaks and scum play together in such harmony on a server that's only up 10-18 hours a day?
Here's the Documentation:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=35OI98RVContained is the Readme, Command and Spell list, Proxylite, The Spoutcraft Client and several images giving tutorials on certain features.
Basically everything good about my server is listed with explanations. I have many plugins that I manage frequently, Permissions 3.x, Multiverse and Factions are the three most noteworthy. (Creeper heal gets an honorable mention as it doesn't work on Skylands)
Note: Herobrine isn't functioning properly so it is currently disabled
I also currently host 5 different maps and am willing to host more depending on the situation (see bottom).
I'm putting about $1400 into a new server, one with an actual server-class processor like an Opteron Quad-Core instead of my Phenom II, that will be dedicated 24/7 with 25mbps up and 25mbps down internet.
The new server will come in the future, what's current is that 2 weeks after update 1.8 comes out, there will be a global map wipe. With this, there will be a new hierarchy of maps using Inception and Extreme World Management. I'll also be finally replacing broken and useless plugins with newer and more fun plugins.
I'd be willing to host a whole universe (SMP world, SMP world_nether and SMP Skylands all linked with Inception) specifically for the Battle Dawn community. If not, I can just assure a Faction placement after the map wipe.
Keep in mind that this server does not appear on any server list and does NOT authenticate usernames with Minecraft.net. I don't promote piracy but I also don't prohibit it.
Other things to come in the future: Ventrillo/Skype network, Server Webpage, The Return of Herobrine, MINECRAFT 1.8 COME OUT EVENTUALLY
If you have any questions, comments or complaints, contact me at hashbrown432@yahoo for my personal email and rdndyny@yahoo for my "work" email. I check my "work" email much more often for various reasons I'm not willing to disclose.
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Current server specs for the nerds:
Phenom II Quad-core deneb 550 3.2ghz overclocked to 3.6ghz
8GB DDR3 ECC RAM 1335MHz overclocked to 1565MHz
AMD Catalyst Accelerated Parallel Processing on a ATI Radeon 5770 HD GPU to handle all physics calculations (thanks to a very good friend), permitting the CPU to handle other processes
Slightly overclocked NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE Chipset for personal gaming while the server is running
640 GB 10k RPM Western Digital HDD with a 20GB partition specifically for Minecraft (SATA II, not SATA III

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25mbps down and 5mbps up, not the greatest.