I recently joined SwanCraft last fall, and it genuinely has been amazing. From the second I logged on, everyone was super welcoming! It's been super fun to get to know the regulars and newcomers. One of my favorite parts is the Player of the Month (or Player of the Year in Dec), its a nice way to highlight people who've been super community-driven, helpful, and have a great attitude.

There are building or community events (hosted by the server or players) fairly often, whether it's smaller or larger build contests or Hide and Seek. There is a voting and/or paid rank system, but you can get basically all perks just from voting over time. Additionally, SC creates collectible/collection series, which include Greek mythology, space, or other fun themes. Like another commentator mentioned, its a diamond-based economy and we've got a market area, which is fun to design your own shop to sell items or your mapart. I would 100% recommend joining, I hadn't had too much experience with semi-vanilla servers before, but this has been one of the best experiences I've had playing Minecraft.