Minecraft Survival Servers

Today, we at Empire Minecraft were made aware of a link being sent containing a list of some (not all) EMC players’ email addresses. First off, rest assured that no password data was leaked in any manner from Empire Minecraft’s server, not even password hashes. After reviewing the document, the source of this information comes from the Dec 1st, 2015 incident where a Senior Staff member’s account was compromised.

The notice to the community regarding this incident was made at the same time and is linked below:
https://empireminecraft.com/threads/site-problems-12-01-2015.59708/

Unfortunately, at the time and due to the significance and focus put towards the restoration of the forums and deleted accounts, our investigation into the incident did not raise any red flags that the person responsible would have saved any email addresses. We apologize for overlooking this crucial matter at the time and only hope to have caught it sooner. However, as we cannot change the past, we can only do what’s best in the present day, and that is updating our community on the information that we now have. Thankfully, we still have the logs to indicate what was accessed, and after a detailed and more thorough investigation, we have the ability to alert and notify those affected, as well as all of our Empire Minecraft members.

Dear Community,

As most of you have seen, we have allowed quite the debate to take place in our controversial topics section lately. These topics are so often fueled by more than just studies and numbers. So I'd like to take a moment to remind you that there are people behind the screens that you are talking to. Those people come from all different cultural, social, and physical backgrounds and upbringings and they are your fellow community members.
Read the rest of the letter here...

Congratulations to our March 2018 Member of the Month: cTJx!

cTJx is well known for their contributions to the forums, particularly in posts that show support and a relative calm nature, even in the most tense (and sometimes awkward) situations. Always willing to share their own experiences and knowledge, cTJx can often be found offering advice and information to players who ask questions on the forums. They are known to be both courteous and witty; making forum posts that promote a fun and friendly atmosphere. During March especially, cTJx has shown their desire to support others and offer helpful and lively discussion on many threads, never missing a step to show somebody that at least one person is out there who is reading what they have to say.

Congrats again!

For more information regarding this recognition, please refer to the announcement thread here:
https://empireminecraft.com/threads/introducing-member-of-the-month.75631/

As discussed in this thread:
https://empireminecraft.com/threads/feedback-needed-empire-outpost-communication-forums.76036/

We have elected to go ahead and offer these Communication Forums to players. There is no outpost size limitation, though be aware that it may take some time to have everything set up so patience is a must!

Outpost OWNERS should fill out the following form and follow the instructions included:
REGISTER HERE FIRST!!!!

Congratulations to our February 2018 Member of the Month: haastregt!

Haastregt is a more recent forum connoisseur, but they have taken to it with grace and poise. Taking time to post on most threads, offering constructive criticism where applicable and promoting a sense of community; Haastregt is overall friendly and optimistic. Even when real life hands them a downer, they don't dwell on the negatives for long. They move forward and do their best to help others do the same when life affects them as well. One word to describe haastregt is 'selfless'. During February especially, their kind, yet strong nature comes across in their forum activity and we look forward to their future growing activity on the forums.

Congrats again!

For more information regarding this recognition, please refer to the announcement thread here:
https://empireminecraft.com/threads/introducing-member-of-the-month.75631/

Discussion Time
This is something that's been mulling around in the noggin for a while, so I figured it was time to bring it to the forefront of discussion. I'm not putting a forum poll for this one, because I need more than just a yes/no. This is also not a promise that this will happen. I'm simply curious about the utilization of the feature, if I made it available.

What is an Empire Outpost Communication Forum?
The idea would be to create PRIVATE forums available to members of large outposts, to communicate freely and in an easier method than forum conversations.
Give your input......