This server seems to exactly fit the mold of what I have been looking for.
IGN: Snapplepeach
Age: 18
I have read everything!
Experience/Personal: At the risk of giving a rambling personal history, here goes-- I've been playing Minecraft for over a year now, and Tekkit for the last 4-5 months. When I first started playing Minecraft (Vanilla) I quickly found a few friends that were interested in making videos of us showing off our creations. In order to give us our own safe environment, I started paying monthly for our own dedicated Bukkit server. I hoped to expand the server to include new members to our group, much like you guys are doing. Unfortunately, our group began to drift apart. This put a halt on our video-making, and led to us placing the server on an indefinite hiatus. I still have the server files saved onto my computer, gathering virtual dust. After the collapse of our server, I discovered Technic, and fell in love with it. I'm currently a college Engineering major, and the way that Minecraft intersected with engineering elements so elegantly had me hooked. While singleplayer offers unparalleled safety, I am now looking to play with and learn from others. I host a small server on my own computer with a few friends, but none of them are as into the game as I am, and most of the time I feel that the experience might as well be a singleplayer world with the occasional guest. I detest griefing, but also feel uncomfortable on extremely large servers that frequently have dozens and dozens of plugins which seem to restrict players' every move. Ideally, I'd like to find a small server that is quite selective in order to maximize safety, community, and freedom.