So recently I've attempted to join a number of servers, and found myself in a prison. That's no big problem for me, as I can usually get out pretty easily. More frequently, though, in the last few weeks, these are servers where the server is public, but only certain people are allowed in.
For anyone who owns a server like this, I have some advice:
A HUNDRED TIMES OVER
The reason for that innocent little variable, is so that if you don't want the unwashed masses to have access to your server, you can remove it from the server list. Then you can give the link out to the people you DO want in the server. It's really, honestly, not that hard to comprehend.
Forcing people to waste time connecting to your server just so you can tell them they can never be released from the spawn prison is a damn good way to make people not want to join your server AT ALL, because it shows that the server owner is too stupid even to understand what "public=x" means.
If you only want certain people to be able to join your server, SET IT TO PRIVATE, THAT'S WHAT THE SETTING IS THERE FOR.
I agree. I can;t count how many times I have logged onto a "private" server in the past couple of days and explained the wonders of server.properties to them.
I agree. I can;t count how many times I have logged onto a "private" server in the past couple of days and explained the wonders of server.properties to them.
I'm guessing they do this since some of the people they know, aren't able to be in contact with them?
Eh, it really just depends. I would like to set it to false, but I can't be arsed to keep a thread alive in the forums just so people can join my server. I always find it nice to run into the occasional awesome person that doesn't visit the forum much but is really good at building.
On another note, the server should never be running if there isn't an op on. If you are the op of a server with a spawn jail and you see that someone joins the game, immediately go to the spawn to greet them. That'll make your server 10000x better.
I'm talking about servers which are public, but when you join, even if there are ops online, they'll only ever let certain people out of the spawn prison. So it's "private" in that only certain people can do anything, but "public" in that the idiots have it wasting space on the server list.
This should be stickied. I'm in a server right now that has probably 8 people in the spawn jail, OPs in the server, and no one is being let out. This is getting ridiculous. Make your server private, or don't have one at all.
He does have his own server(his internet sucks though). Also uhh, tiny url or atleast mention the server is private in the topic. It's annoying to join a server to then get banned.
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I disagree with you, therefore you are wrong.
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For anyone who owns a server like this, I have some advice:
A HUNDRED TIMES OVER
The reason for that innocent little variable, is so that if you don't want the unwashed masses to have access to your server, you can remove it from the server list. Then you can give the link out to the people you DO want in the server. It's really, honestly, not that hard to comprehend.
Forcing people to waste time connecting to your server just so you can tell them they can never be released from the spawn prison is a damn good way to make people not want to join your server AT ALL, because it shows that the server owner is too stupid even to understand what "public=x" means.
If you only want certain people to be able to join your server, SET IT TO PRIVATE, THAT'S WHAT THE SETTING IS THERE FOR.
Quality of output = Skill * Effort
I'm guessing they do this since some of the people they know, aren't able to be in contact with them?
Former #minecraft channel operator.
Make your server private then.. xD
I'm talking about servers which are public, but when you join, even if there are ops online, they'll only ever let certain people out of the spawn prison. So it's "private" in that only certain people can do anything, but "public" in that the idiots have it wasting space on the server list.
EDIT:
We could make a list of servers like this.
Quality of output = Skill * Effort
Uh, no. As long as you have the externalurl and the server is ONLINE, you may connect. It just doesn't broadcast to the master server.
Former #minecraft channel operator.
Quality of output = Skill * Effort
Thats what i meant, it's not broadcasting (Giving it to the master server/displaying.) But it's still connected.
Former #minecraft channel operator.
It is private. It doesn't show up in the server list, and the topic clearly says, INVITE ONLY.
Skillkills got pwned
Some server have bunch of trusted that dont have any form of way to contact for private URL.
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