... i keep my chest on the ground. generally i find a griefed property and restore it then move on.

no one is on crafty mynes. there were 4 people on counting me

You're drunk Argon, go home.

I think its cool you guys all responded to the post, thanks!

how about: Your Mother's Meatloaf
A Wiffle-Ball-bat
A broken beer bottle
Your own severed Limb
a crusty gym sock

I was oblivious to factions until literally just now. Ally is the only person who ever raided me (and left a sign that she loved doors). I do not believe she is with a faction.
I mine. I raid. I re-build griefed areas. I come to town and trade. Sometimes I will pick up scattered items and place them back into a chest where some noob obviously got blown up by a creeper. I trade with villagers. I have bred villagers I have come across out in the world, then moved on.
My Point is: I play like I am alone on the server. Other players are just like spawn villagers to me : i trade with them while I am in town sometimes. Factions have never tried to harm me or recruit me. I am good with that. I don't understand why folks have a problem with them. If you are playing vanilla, mining, trading, building, gathering etc. then the politics of people you never see should be irrelevant. Or did I miss something? (which I totally could have done) (cause <--- noob)

lol

I think that protection of like a secondary town (with just the buildings) being protected would be awesome. I like to travel out into the wilds but after you make it so far it would be nice to have a refuge so deep into the world.
Maybe not personal area bases but a second sanctuary type of town, where assholes couldn't kill the villagers (like spawn) out about 50K/65/50k. or maybe even indestructible railways leading out to the N,S,E&W to the 50k marks. Just a thought.

that was specifically to Argon, sorry guys

A Rusty Coathanger