This is my beginning location - just restarted a weeks ago after the wipe. So no- I didn't make a town. My smelting area was griefed - I found chest and items floating and a portion of my smeltery gone.
I have been a mod on many servers that provide simple golden shovel protections, not making a town and all the commands and that. Some of us don't enjoy that. Besides the fact that a mod is rarely seen on Dw 1.7..
The only reason I play here is because i can connect regularly and without much lag... certainly not because your servers are friendly. I don't bother others or ask for help or items. I guess i will continue to search for a server that gives a crap about those that pay to play.