There are a few problems when setting up a new server based on the old theme. Our old theme, faction wars, requires atleast 25 people to be fun. Faction wars is basically based on who has the best group of pvpers, communication and items. Gathering items costs a lot of time, more then you may think, which I and most of the old members don't have.
I really like Kodauer's server, but it feels like I'm playing singleplayer most of the time. I started building something huge and it got me a little demotivated. Calculated how much it would take me in order to complete my entire castle; 900 hours