i dont think i could play on a server that wouldnt allow me to lock up veins. especially gregtech packs. i mean who wants someone else stealing their diamond ore that took for ever for them to find? also sure there are a few things ive found with some of the most popular grief protections mods out there. thats why i fine tune private systems for server protection on my own. sure not many people can or need a whole team. but i can leave my server and have no issues with any griefing, stealing, harrasment, or breaking of the rules. only issues that ive had with any server is mods themselves breaking. or even the protections being so good that even SFM, dynamism tablets, block breakers, etc of the players own cant break or do things. (then i just have to tell them the right thing to type in though.) any whitelisted server isnt considered public. its a private server that gives everyone the CHANCE to join. public servers are open to anyone even the griefing children, its just that they protect against it. those who cant get their own way on a server usually leave. also there are better ways to clean chunks. mods also fix that.
i dont mean to annoy or hurt anyones feelings with my statement id just like to throw out that there are many other options that help a lot of people to play minecraft. and im all for a server that the pack dev made, people really need help with gregtech to fully understand it. i feel the creator of the pack is the main person we should all look to for answers, the best way would to be on the server he runs/maintains/owns etc. i mean even just to be able to pop into a lobby and ask questions in game. with little or no effort to speak to him. (no need for chat systems, extra searching of the internet, or pming him personally.) i mean everyone on here is great help for somethings but things to deal with the changes in the pack may not be so easily answered.