I wanted to post this image in response to a comment by Meow earlier that Popham players had failed to understand the ephemeral nature of the expedition server. She claimed ( I cannot locate the post right now) everyone got too wrapped up in building the biggest, baddest base and that this mentality contributed to the inability to finish the Ark.
Here is a screen shot of my Popham base where I have lived for 6 months. I was too cowardly to post it earlier. Yes I contributed to the ark as well.
http://game.salemthegame.com/mt/ss/c275 ... 38811e7366