The next server event will be a game of Ultra Hardcore — it’s a special game mode where people don’t regenerate health without golden apples or potions. The goal will be to be the last player or team alive.

However, I don’t know how many players should be on each team… What do you think?

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I’m thinking that this event will require signing up in advance. All players on each team will have to agree that they want to be on that team and that they will be able to play whatever time and date the event is. Teams would probably be able to enter with fewer than the suggested number (not not more). So please vote in the above poll and start thinking about whom you will want in your team!

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I don’t want to have to say this, but I do.

In the server’s game chat, any links containing gore or nudity are not allowed. At all. It’s not appropriate for a Minecraft server; at least, not for this one. We aren’t necessarily “family-friendly,” but we certainly don’t post links like those mentioned.

While I’m at it, I’ll make a new rule: any links in chat that will play sound upon clicking must be labeled as such.

Thanks for playing on the server, and I apologize to anyone who may have seen something they were not wishing to see from an inappropriate link posted by a user who will not be named here.

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My email is working again! Thanks for your patience!

To reiterate, or for anyone who doesn’t know, if you need to contact me, do so at masonsbro@pearlandnerd.com.

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Due to some issues with the website (more specifically, with the domain registrar/old web host), my email address (masonsbro@pearlandnerd.com) will not be functional for an indefinite amount of time.

I apologize for the inconvenience, but currently the issue is out of my control.

If you need to contact me, I suggest messaging me on Reddit. I check Reddit daily and I would be happy to answer any questions you have there. This includes moderator applications: If you want to apply for a moderator position, message me there. I also suggest sending me a message if you contribute (the new name for donate), as I won’t receive an email letting me know that anyone sent money.

Again, I’m sorry for the inconvenience this issue causes. I have done everything in my power to fix it, but at this point I’m waiting for a response from the web host.

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Pearland Nerd is a public server. I say that because although we’re whitelisted, anyone can join. Some would argue that a whitelisted server cannot be public, but I disagree. There is no denying, however, that a non-whitelisted server attracts more players and helps create a larger community.

How would you guys feel about me taking out the obstacle to joining of registering on a whitelist? Why don’t we just get rid of the application process, since it doesn’t filter out anyone anyway? All it does is create more work for griefers and legitimate players alike. When someone sees Pearland Nerd in a list of servers, and they choose to click on it, what’s the process for them to join? They must click once to get to the server’s website, click again to join, read instructions (that’s the hard part), type their username, read and type a CAPTCHA, hit enter or click a button, and then they may add the server to their Minecraft server list and begin playing. If we remove the whitelist process, they can see the IP on the ad itself and connect to the server. In one step.

The argument for keeping the whitelist process is this: I speculate (there is no evidence to prove or disprove this statement, but it seems logical) that griefers have less patience than real players. I speculate, therefore, that a whitelisted server has a lower concentration of griefers joining than a non-whitelisted one. One should note that with the new moderators later this month, we will be able to have at least one moderator online almost 24/7, effectively stopping griefers as they join.

Now that you’ve heard both sides of the argument, what’s your opinion? Should we remove the whitelisting process, or keep it as an added security measure?

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So I’ve been wanting a new website for a while, and I finally got around to it. This site is now running on WordPress, with a theme I made. This change has several benefits, including the ability to comment on articles, the ability for moderators to post articles, and better poll integration with the plugin WP-Polls. This change also means that I can spend less time working on the website and more time working on the server!

I will soon create accounts for all the server’s moderators and assigning types of articles to post to those that want to write. Also, once I finish moving over all the old pages to this site, the old site will be replaced with this one.

Thanks for playing on the server!

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