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If any board members have been infected with this time suck of a hobby, I was thinking it would be cool to have an online space to hang out with other FDR members and play my favorite game. I often find minecraft to be isolating, even on multiplayer, but with a community like this one, we could build a truly epic server for people to relax and socialize with other FDR members. Don't get me wrong, I love the boards, and I love talking about all the important and difficult topics, but at the end of the day, when I want to give my cortex a rest, it would be nice to have people I respect as much as you guys to play with. I could certainly do work within the server itself, but setting that up would be a task unfit for me or my computer, so I humbly ask for the help of anyone more server literate than me. We could use an online server service, but then there would be the cost. Paying for 6 months up front (gives you a 10% discount), with a max of 15 players, would be $81.00 for vanilla or $162.00 for feed the beast. EDIT: just wanted to reiterate: If someone has the know how and the time to set up the server by themselves, it would be essentially free, the pay service would be if there was enough people interested but no one who was able/willing to invest in the time or the server space. Is there interest in something like this? Let me know what you guys think!

Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/peta-launching-its-own-animal-utopia-minecraft-server/ DIRECT Source: http://www.peta.org/blog/peta-coming-minecraft/ So maybe you heard of PETA or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They are an animal rights organization (as you can tell by the title) who ironically, don't really help animals. In fact, they euthanize animals*, quite frequently, for almost anything... Well, anyway, PETA has been known to target video games for many stupid reasons. Examples would be (a few times) for targeting Nintendo for "promoting animal abuse" in the Pokémon franchise or for the Tanooki suit that Mario can use in Super Mario 3D Land. I could go on all day but I won't because I'm going off topic. PETA today has launched their own Minecraft server featuring well... here's to quote PETA on what the server will be like: "True to PETA’s mission—and unlike on other Minecraft servers—no animals, not even digital ones, can be harmed on our dedicated Minecraft server! Visitors to PETA’s custom-made digital island can explore vast expanses of landscapes where the animals of Minecraft roam free. They can also visit extensive vegetable and flower gardens, walk through a fantastic re-creation of PETA’s HQ, and discover an abandoned and decaying slaughterhouse." Read more: http://www.peta.org/blog/peta-coming-minecraft/#ixzz3JACRiMRx OH SPARE THE DIGITAL ANIMALS! DON'T SLAY THEM WITH YOUR MOUSE AND KEYBOARD! I think that is a continuing example of the extremeism and lunacy that PETA showcases to the public. Also, just yesterday, PETA supposedly took a family dog and murdered it**. Well, I'm going to end this post right here. Let me know what you think and have a beautiful day! * = Sources http://www.petakillsanimals.com/proof-peta-kills/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-j-winograd/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220.html http://rt.com/usa/peta-shelters-animals-killing-975/ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/us/peta-finds-itself-on-receiving-end-of-others-anger.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 ** = Source http://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-anthony-cooper/peta-steals-and-kills-lit_b_6156196.html

So glad to see other gamers here! When ever I play Minecraft (Typically modded ex: Voltz) with my friends we usually split off into multiple "nations" based on our beliefs/interests. These nations typically have 5 people living in them and will periodically go to war. The nations also have times of peace and trade with one another. To explain a typical game, I will have a friend that chooses to create a Communist Nation (Arstotska), another a Fascist Nation (Austratt), and me typically a Voluntarist Nation dubbed "Libertaria". All of these nations follow these economy types. For example, in my nation we have no centralized government like in the other two. Protection and services is provided by businesses and corporations. There are no Taxes, but there is a charity donation in which people donate supplies voluntarily to construct roads and build walls. Libertaria typically has the largest and wealthiest economy. However we usually lack a strong offensive but make up in defense ( Following non-aggression). We promote self-protection of property and suggest that private citizens build their own defenses if they wish. This is always really fun but also almost always ends in broken friendships LOL. My friends have an adequate knowledge of economy and government but not enough so that we can create the picture perfect idea of an anarcho-capitalist society. Crap always ends up in voting, then eventually a power grab. I would like to try creating a society like this in either vanilla or modded to put FDRs knowledge of free-market principle and anarchy to the test. Would anyone be up for something like this? It would be a great learning experience to see what a voluntaryist society might look like.