I still think mini maps shouldn't be allowed on the server. You just pointed out ANOTHER unfair advantage it presents.
Unfair Advantages mini maps have:
- Easier to find Villages
- Easier to find Sand and Jungle Temples
- Locating people in CTF and Domination
- Easier to find Mushroom Biomes
- Easier to find Nether Forts
- Many make it easier to find ores
- Doesn't cost 8 paper, 4 iron, and 1 redstone to use
Yet for some reason, people think it's ok to have maps even if they present these UNFAIR advantages. Oh wait! Having a mod that has unfair advantages is not allowed. So by this logic, mini maps should not be allowed.
Just for the record, Rei's Minimap (probably the most popular Minimap atm) only applies to these:
Easier to find things on the surface (Only within approx 75 blocks on each side (NESW) and on the surface)
Locating people in CTF and Domination (This feature (Entities Radar) is enabled/disabled server side)
Easier to find Nether Forts[/li][/list] (This doesn't work with Rei's Minimap, The top Nether layer blocks surfacemap)
Many make it easier to find ores (This also doesn't work, Cavemapping only shows where tunnels are at your level)
Doesn't cost 8 paper, 4 iron, and 1 redstone to use
I really don't see those things as a big deal though, I myself would actually rather have a reszone map available on the official server map, It's a resource zone meant for harvesting resources, a map would make it easier to find a biome you need for resources.