Same as Minkz, I would also want to be involved, I'm taking a break from modded Minecraft so this is the perfect opportunity to have fun with Vanilla

Im ready to DOnate some moneys, and i can get suplys for the ''builders''. I hope you can need my help

DKMaxi

This is a great idea, James, but only a small percentage of the players on NoobsCraft are active on the forums, more than half the players don't read the forums so every project we/you were to fix up would be demolished again over time, we'd be wasting time, resources and money. It's a brilliant idea, but I personally don't think it would work for that reason.

I'm helping out in some capacity as well, Fish. We need some coordinates though. I'd suggest, if anyone finds a wasteland, post the coordinates here with a short description of what biome it is and what its surroundings are. Then we'll be able to pinpoint what places we're currently working on, so that restoration projects would be more coordinated.

And---Miner has a point. We're never gonna be able to restore everything. For some places we'll just have to maybe close it off with fences and put a sign that says "Wasteland" or something.

Those are my thoughts, so far. I'll get back soon when I've fashioned a formless clump of ideas in my head.

EDIT: I'll keep editing this as long as there are no new posts , so stay... erm... posted.
Umm. Fish, can you make an official list of resources/blocks/things that we'll need? Saplings, stacks of sand, dirt, bonemeal... That way, people can know what exactly they can donate.

Oooh! And we'll need headquarters! People could just /tpa or /t spawn wherever the NURT office is, and maybe have the chests on /cmodify or /cpassword. Or do a shop plot where we buy stuff for 0 noobs (essentially donating).

Honestly, I like the idea, but I wouldn't do that without a permission.
I understand, that destroy structures/creations in wilderness can handle as a grief, but if I want to replant a floating tree, is that also a grief? 
Maybe one or two person(s) could get the permission for replanting from the admins or mods?

And yes, I like trees  .

Oh yes, trees are a different thing. Unless it's rather obvious that it's a tree farm of a person's you can most definitely just go around tearing down floating trees and replacing them as much as you want. Although I suppose if the tree farm of a person's is wrecked you can be generous and take down floating trees there and replace them.

What I was meaning was simply buildings and such, as well as farms. Definitely taking down someone's farmland would be wrong, unless again if you wished to replace the damaged farmland.

Edit: I can get a lot of oak saplings, and I have overflowing amounts of jungle saplings if they are needed for this project.

...The point, at least as I am interpreting it (Fish can certainly give a better account since it's his idea), is to actively try and change how people play the game for the better, to get people to think beyond their own needs and building desires and look toward a more community thought process...

So in a sense, it's more of promoting a consciousness about the environment. Like a philosophical movement of sorts. "The purpose, rather than the execution." That's a nice perspective to it In fact, 5th on Fish's list:

5.  Spreading smart ideas, like going to the Mining World to mine and not leave floating trees around.

(emphasis added)

At any rate. Fish, you lead and initiate; we'll follow! We await your detailed instructions.

EDIT:
What if---for places that are beyond restoration---what if we build something really beautiful over it, instead of restoring the place? It will paint a contrasting picture of ruin vs artistry, in hopes that people will have more respect for the environment. (just an idea)

Great idea! I'd be willing to help! I am just going to piggyback on what twisted said, please leave structures alone and leave them for the staff. If I remember correctly, we as moderators are supposed to be undergoing operation clean up where we take down abandoned structures and what not.

We shouldn't touch the Mining World, really. It's pointless to do so, it resets every month, we need to focus on repairing the main world.

I'm glad to see people are interested in NURT!

To correct some peoples misconception of the whole point of the organization and a  few people understood what I meant.  But just to clear things up;

 -  We aren't promoting destroying old buildings unless permission from an admin.

 -  We are going to focus on the Main World, NOT the mining world.

 -  You don't need money to help! All you need to do is volunteer to help and I will supply you the best I can.

And a side note to the people opposing the idea;  I appreciate that you believe it is pointless, but there are two reasons why I MAINLY am doing this.

1.  It spreads the idea of the betterment of something other than yourself, which in return makes you feel good  (along with practicing good techniques like destroying the last wood block in trees/replanting or using the mining world to quarry a desert)

2.  EVERY BIT COUNTS!  I understand, along with others, that there is no possible way to fix everything, obviously.   Just like in real life, people volunteer to, let us say, pick up trash.  Every bit helps, and if nobody helps the problem just gets worse.     The thing is if we could fix up a large area, a new town could arise.  OR the outside of spawn, we could at least fix it so it doesn't look like a stone - covered post apocalypse area. (This will promote new players, who usually go into this area, to stay on the server and not think it is an unmanaged server.  I only say this because new players HAVE said this. ).   

Krazzylegs, Minkz, and anybody else who would like to help, I will be working ASAP on this to organize our first project, and hopefully getting pictures up by sunday.   Sadly, I will be gone for a week camping starting this Monday, so DON'T THINK THE PROJECT IS ABANDONED HAHA!   I would love for you to keep discussing it, and will most likely be able to check the forums, due to me having to get on a little for my online classes.

When the first project is getting close to starting and we get a central location to store the donated items for the projects, I will send a PM to anyone who is interested, which I will see who is according to what you post under this forum. 

Thank you again for the support, and keep pitching your ideas!!  At the central location, most likely my house,  I will put up a suggestion board as well.

  Something else I just thought up is that we should promote the places we restore for someone to start a town/ make a home

Thanks,

Fish_james
Founder of Oakvale

This actually sounds like fun, count me in! 

Great idea fish, but i'll have to say i just don't have the time to do that at the moment.

MESSAGE FOR FATNOOB:

For the new map if there is one i would suggest you download Terrain Control before doing anything, it's a terrain generator modifier and controls every tiny little variable of terrain generation.

I have lots of experience with this plugin and i've came up with the idea of making a preset for you that disables ore, gravel and dirt pockets, ravines and cave spawning altogether to make construction easier and put people off ruining the main world through mining.

The plugin itself doesn't take up much memory at all, is compatible with many plugins and the devs keep it up to date like ninjas so i strongly stick with my decesion that this will be a change only for the better.

Bukkit page of TC: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/terrain-control/