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	'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[~~TheRandomMelon~~\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Webb starting an online Minecraft nation, preceding both the [[Republic of Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters, and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server.		'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[Byte of Melon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Webb starting an online Minecraft nation, preceding both the [[Republic of Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters, and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server.

	The original Melontown server was more of a creative server with a loose government, even moreso than later iterations. This server ended within a month, but it would soon start up again with a different server host.		The original Melontown server was more of a creative server with a loose government, even moreso than later iterations. This server ended within a month, but it would soon start up again with a different server host.
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	=== Older server (June 8-July 14, 2020) ===		=== Older server (June 8-July 14, 2020) ===
	The original “Melontown” was founded on June 8, 2020, when livestreamer [[~~TheRandomMelon~~\|Michael Webb/TheRandomMelon]] decided to open a Twitch subscriber-only server as a reward for their contribution to his stream, along with inviting some of his close friends to join as well.		The original “Melontown” was founded on June 8, 2020, when livestreamer [[Byte of Melon\|Michael Webb/TheRandomMelon]] decided to open a Twitch subscriber-only server as a reward for their contribution to his stream, along with inviting some of his close friends to join as well.
	[[File:Prehistoric Melontown Aerial Shot.png\|thumb\|''An aerial view of pre-Melontown, taken on June 16, 2020.'']]		[[File:Prehistoric Melontown Aerial Shot.png\|thumb\|''An aerial view of pre-Melontown, taken on June 16, 2020.'']]
	This pre-modern Melontown server allowed the heavy use of Creative mode for several players, making it more of a city-building expedition than a government-based survival multiplayer (SMP) server. Even with this in mind, however, pre-Melontown still had a loose government, with Samuel, now known as lainuel, serving as the de-facto mayor or president. He established, with Webb's help, the first ever address system in Melontown/Melonian history, in order to establish a postal service. The address book was stored in a Google Docs file, which can be viewed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H95WZ7mMKWWlzokyFVZUIUF2ErnvMDdvIK69apc3vW0/edit here] for reference.		This pre-modern Melontown server allowed the heavy use of Creative mode for several players, making it more of a city-building expedition than a government-based survival multiplayer (SMP) server. Even with this in mind, however, pre-Melontown still had a loose government, with Samuel, now known as lainuel, serving as the de-facto mayor or president. He established, with Webb's help, the first ever address system in Melontown/Melonian history, in order to establish a postal service. The address book was stored in a Google Docs file, which can be viewed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H95WZ7mMKWWlzokyFVZUIUF2ErnvMDdvIK69apc3vW0/edit here] for reference.

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	This pre-modern Melontown server allowed the heavy use of Creative mode for several players, making it more of a city-building expedition than a government-based survival multiplayer (SMP) server. Even with this in mind, however, pre-Melontown still had a loose government, with Samuel, now known as lainuel, serving as the de-facto mayor or president. He established, with Webb's help, the first ever address system in Melontown/Melonian history, in order to establish a postal service. The address book was stored in a Google Docs file, which can be viewed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H95WZ7mMKWWlzokyFVZUIUF2ErnvMDdvIK69apc3vW0/edit here] for reference.		This pre-modern Melontown server allowed the heavy use of Creative mode for several players, making it more of a city-building expedition than a government-based survival multiplayer (SMP) server. Even with this in mind, however, pre-Melontown still had a loose government, with Samuel, now known as lainuel, serving as the de-facto mayor or president. He established, with Webb's help, the first ever address system in Melontown/Melonian history, in order to establish a postal service. The address book was stored in a Google Docs file, which can be viewed [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H95WZ7mMKWWlzokyFVZUIUF2ErnvMDdvIK69apc3vW0/edit here] for reference.

	This ended up becoming a plot system that established the first ever currency; the iron ingot. Players would own a plot of land and would pay a small tax on it every so often, ~~just like~~ in the later ~~[[Republic of~~ Melonia~~\|Melonia]]~~. This was done due to griefing incidents that no one admitted to doing. The plots were enforced by a plugin named GriefProtection~~; this is not in use~~ in Melonia ~~today, and~~ plots ~~are~~ instead enforced manually by the Melonian government.		This ended up becoming a plot system that established the first ever currency; the iron ingot. Players would own a plot of land and would pay a small tax on it every so often, which was a system that would be reused in the later Melonia, but was not brought to Osolia. This was done due to griefing incidents that no one admitted to doing. The plots were enforced by a plugin named GriefProtection. This plugin was never used in Melonia; plots were instead enforced manually by the Melonian government.

	The pre-Melontown server was officially ended abruptly on July 14, 2020, due to the original owner of the server not being able to afford it anymore.		The pre-Melontown server was officially ended abruptly on July 14, 2020, due to the original owner of the server not being able to afford it anymore.

	=== Older Map (August 6-August 7, 2020) ===		=== Older Map (August 6-August 7, 2020) ===
	A month after the abrupt end of the original Melontown, Michael Webb decided, with a unanimous vote from several players of the first Melontown, to bring the subscriber-only server back online, this time paying for it himself using a hosting service called PebbleHost, which Melonia ~~uses today~~ for its server.		A month after the abrupt end of the original Melontown, Michael Webb decided, with a unanimous vote from several players of the first Melontown, to bring the subscriber-only server back online, this time paying for it himself using a hosting service called PebbleHost, which Melonia used for its server host, along with Osolia in its opening months.

	When the server officially opened, however, people mostly screwed around using creative mode and even used server hacks that allowed flying using boats. The next day, on August 7, Webb decided to reset the world, institute anti-cheating plugins, and make the server a survival server, ending the official use of creative mode throughout Melontown history.		When the server officially opened, however, people mostly screwed around using creative mode and even used server hacks that allowed flying using boats. The next day, on August 7, Webb decided to reset the world, institute anti-cheating plugins, and make the server a survival server, ending the official use of creative mode throughout Melontown history.

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	'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of ~~Michael~~ starting an online Minecraft nation, ~~preceeding~~ [[Republic of ~~Melonia\|~~Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of ~~Osolia\|~~Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server ~~for Melontown~~ was more of a creative server with a loose government. ~~The~~ server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, ~~this~~ stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made ~~Michael~~ Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the ~~'''~~City of Melontown~~'''~~.		'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Webb starting an online Minecraft nation, preceding both the [[Republic of Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters, and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server.

			The original Melontown server was more of a creative server with a loose government, even moreso than later iterations. This server ended within a month, but it would soon start up again with a different server host.

			However, that stint of Melontown would be even more short-lived (lasting a single day) due to cheats and server hacks, which made Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the City of Melontown, which lasted from August 7, 2020 to February 7, 2021, when it was ultimately shut down due to inactivity.

	== Prehistory ==		== Prehistory ==

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	{{Infobox nation\|title=Melontown\|nation_in_world=Defunct community server\|government=Democratic city-state\|legislature=Senate of Melontown\|image=[[File:Melontown.png\|250x250px]]\|caption=An aerial view of the entire City of Melontown near its founding. Photo taken September 6, 2020.\|founded=June 8, 2020 (pre-history Melontown)<br/>		{{Infobox nation\|title=Melontown\|nation_in_world=Defunct community server\|government=Democratic city-state\|legislature=Senate of Melontown (since October 12, 2020)\|image=[[File:Melontown.png\|250x250px]]\|caption=An aerial view of the entire City of Melontown near its founding. Photo taken September 6, 2020.\|founded=June 8, 2020 (pre-history Melontown)<br/>

	August 7, 2020 ("modern" Melontown)\|disbandment=February 7, 2021\|succeeded_by=[[Republic of Melonia]]<br/>		August 7, 2020 ("modern" Melontown)\|disbandment=February 7, 2021\|succeeded_by=[[Republic of Melonia]]<br/>
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	~~{{Stub}}~~'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.
			'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.

	== Prehistory ==		== Prehistory ==
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	=== Third election and State of the City Address (November-December 2020) ===		=== Third election and State of the City Address (November-December 2020) ===
	Not much activity of note occurred until November 23, 2020, in which Mayor Webb announced that the next election for Melontown would take place on December 9, 2020, which would be the first election to take place under the rules of the new Voting Ordinance.		Not much activity of note occurred until November 23, 2020, in which Mayor Webb announced that the next election for Melontown would take place on December 9, 2020, which would be the first election to take place under the rules of the new Voting Ordinance.

			Webb also published a State of the City Address, which can be found in full [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E2qCPqqY8WhPLN5gN2jCFvumltNZ9DOE/view?usp=sharing here], but in short, described the reconstruction of the Courthouse, the creation of the Senate and that they had not been meeting enough, requiring them to meet by December 7, 2020 at the latest.

			It is unknown whether the third election took place or not, as the Melontown Election History form does not have any data for that election, except for the candidates who were running: Mayor Webb ran for re-election, but along with a new running mate, Owen, aka IsoKamikaze, as Danni was inactive by that time. For Senate, Josephine is listed as "will rerun", and Scion is listed as "likely to rerun".

			=== Closure of the City of Melontown (February 7, 2021) ===
			On February 7, 2021, the City of Melontown closed down suddenly due to Michael Webb, the owner of the server, not wanting to pay the monthly fee to the server host anymore to keep a dying server alive. The world download was never obtained as no one showed interest in paying for another month of the server to obtain the download.
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	== Prehistory ==		== Prehistory ==

	=== Older server (June 8-July 14, ~~2024~~) ===		=== Older server (June 8-July 14, 2020) ===
	The original “Melontown” was founded on June 8, 2020, when livestreamer [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb/TheRandomMelon]] decided to open a Twitch subscriber-only server as a reward for their contribution to his stream, along with inviting some of his close friends to join as well.		The original “Melontown” was founded on June 8, 2020, when livestreamer [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb/TheRandomMelon]] decided to open a Twitch subscriber-only server as a reward for their contribution to his stream, along with inviting some of his close friends to join as well.
	[[File:Prehistoric Melontown Aerial Shot.png\|thumb\|''An aerial view of pre-Melontown, taken on June 16, 2020.'']]		[[File:Prehistoric Melontown Aerial Shot.png\|thumb\|''An aerial view of pre-Melontown, taken on June 16, 2020.'']]
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	== History of the City of Melontown (August 7, 2020-February 7, 2021) ==		== History of the City of Melontown (August 7, 2020-February 7, 2021) ==
	TBA		[[File:Melontown First Election Billboards.png\|alt=Billboards for the first election in the City of Melontown.\|thumb\|Billboards for the first election in the City of Melontown.]]
			The City of Melontown was officially founded on August 7, 2020, after the members of Melontown agreed to form a new world that was on survival mode instead of creative mode for the first time in its history.
			Official elections were held for Mayor and Treasurer for the first time on August 17, 2020. Official campaign billboards were made in central Melontown, which can be seen on the right.

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 {{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.
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	{{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.		{{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.
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	{{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ~~end~~ but it would ~~reopen~~ with a different server host, ~~but~~ this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.		{{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server ended but it would soon start up again with a different server host. However, this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.

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	{{Infobox nation\|title=Melontown\|nation_in_world=Defunct community server\|government=Democratic city-state\|legislature=Senate of Melontown\|image=[[File:Melontown.png\|250x250px]]\|caption=An aerial view of the entire City of Melontown near its founding. Photo taken September 6, 2020.}}		{{Infobox nation\|title=Melontown\|nation_in_world=Defunct community server\|government=Democratic city-state\|legislature=Senate of Melontown\|image=[[File:Melontown.png\|250x250px]]\|caption=An aerial view of the entire City of Melontown near its founding. Photo taken September 6, 2020.}}
	'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server end but it would reopen with a different server host, but this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.		{{Stub}}'''Melontown''' is a defunct community server and online Minecraft nation founded by [[TheRandomMelon\|Michael Webb]]. Melontown serves as the earliest example of Michael starting an online Minecraft nation, preceeding [[Republic of Melonia\|Melonia]] and [[Chiefdom of Osolia\|Osolia]]. The server was open to Michael's friends and Twitch livestream supporters and discussion of the server was hosted on the TRM Community Discord server instead of an independent Discord server. The original server for Melontown was more of a creative server with a loose government. The server end but it would reopen with a different server host, but this stint of Melontown would be short-lived due to cheats and server hacks, which made Michael Webb reset the world. This third version of Melontown led to the creation of the democratic city-state of the '''City of Melontown'''.