Greetings crafters.
I would like to recommend a couple of server plugins that I think would make excellent additions to the server.
As far as I know these two plugins are highly compatible with most other plugins.
I've installed them both on my own small server and they work well.
MCMMO, as some of you know, provides skill levels for tasks such as Woodcutting, Fishing, Swordsmanship, Minging, etc. The higher your level the more likely you'll get a bonus with some of these skills. With Mining you may mine two pieces of iron ore from one block of iron ore. Also if you right click with a pick in hand you'll dig very quickly for a brief few seconds. The duration of such special abilities increases the higher its respective skill is. I don't think this would "break" the game or the servers objective of crafting and surviving. If anything it will promote such ideals by giving crafters (recommend members and above only) small rewards. With the resources worlds in use we won't have to worry about the main worlds being hollowed out either.
http://www.curse.com/server-mods/minecraft/mcmmo
I strongly recommend these plugins for the server. However I would not be surprised if they do not work with some of the plugins already in use.
I'm only mentioning these as ideas really.
I'll keep my twig s crossed hoping they are compatible AND agreed upon by all main parties.
Thank you for your time.
~Arykai