Well... as of today I didn't have motivation to do anything until I started streaming my projects. It gives me the need to actually build something instead of just thinking about what to build all day. Having other people watch you and expect to be entertained is a great motivator. With that being said I went from maybe 30 minutes of building a month to over three hours straight in a day.
Oh must've missed that part. xD You'll want some anti-grief plugins such as WorldGuard or NoCheatPlus, a permission plugin like PermissionsEX, and maybe even Multiverse if you want additional worlds.
You could also try http://www.fontspace.com/. It has a large variety of fonts. Highly recommend taking a look at it.
As for what you have currently, (didn't read the entire thread so this may have been said already) I'd suggest using white for the font on the main page.
I'm all for something like this. As someone who's in the process of starting up a server I'd love a place to get advice and feedback on my ideas without sifting through endless "Join my server!" threads.
You are on the right track in terms of atmosphere and asthetics. However, I think that you should try adding in some more detail (mainly on the roofs (possibly add various wood types and break things up a bit with half slabs or add in dormers) and try working with custom trees (because why not?).
Either way, No Man's Land is an unoccupied stretch of land between two opposing armies. The fire and smoke was caused by a mortar shell that hit nearby.
I wrote a guide that might have what you're looking for. If there's something you'd like help with that isn't mentioned there I'll provide advice/suggestions for that as well.
