Well done Jagmc, the server has absolute potential in my eyes. I haven't run into any issues since I have joined your server almost a month ago. It is probably the best Feed The Beast server I have played on so far, and I had been scouring through quite a long list of servers.
For those who have yet to partake in the FTBFun experience, I would like to invite you all to experience it yourselves. The server is full of actively helping staff members in addition to generous yet experienced players who are easy-going, trustworthy and very good at pointing new Feed The Beast players in the right direction. The members of this community are quite dedicated in ensuring every player who wishes to experience the FTBFun phenomenon to maximize the enjoyment throughout the duration of their stay. Upon entering the server, players will enthusiastically greet you. Some will take some time out of their busy Minecraft lives and even offer you some help on starting up. Explanations of how to begin and how to protect yourself is provided with detail and clarity as well as communicated in a very professional manner. Furthermore, player-created guides along with tutorials of some mods that the server uses can be found on the official FTBFun website.
Now, if you're not sold yet, I would like to give you a walkthrough of my own personal experience. I started off in the wonderful town of Vegas where most of the community had begun and where many new friendships were born. Eventually, I wanted to experience Feed The Beast in full and moved off on my own onto a secluded area in the server. Little did I know, by showing an online friend of mine what I had accomplished on this server and the people that are a part of the community, he too joined me and a new town was born. The town has yet to be named and as such, the name of the town is TownToBeNamed. We are located in the Mountain Ridge biome and initially intended to create an oasis in the middle of a dry and deserted mountain environment. What began as a simple wooden house in the middle of no where ended up becoming a town of 11 (more being added as time passes) members. Each player are active and most have been playing on the server since the first week of the server's birth. The town is now a day old and is turning out quite nicely. The town shares a large number of machines and have had no issues regarding griefing. Below are screenshots (excuse the poor quality) of the town I am speaking of:
The Sawmill/Lumberyard (Still undergoing construction):
Ye Olde Magick Hut and the Blacksmith (where we've decided to keep our machines) and a building still being constructed overtop:
The mob spawner, a waterfall house design and a carved out mountain design in the background:
A closer look at the two designs side by side:
The Mooshrooms we have at the town for an infinite supply of Mushroom Soup (granted to our town by the Mushroom King of the Mushroom Kingdom, yes, that is.. complete bullsh--):
Another Medieval design still under construction:
Some of the scenery we get from this town (my video settings are pretty bad so excuse my bad screenshots):
Our PVP arena:
Our town's own (potentially) Mystcraft age that is being prepared: