Not everything needs to be done before the server comes back online. The longer it's down, the more people are going to lose interest.
It's perfectly fine if we start with spawn, towny, and a wild, and slowly add things from there.
~ @metr0n0me
I would disagree with your first statement. I think Meep's reset and last few turbulent weeks attracted a lot of players. Many old players are hoping to return. I would say that it being closed down 2 more weeks or so wouldn't hurt, but more will. Right now, there is a lot of anticipation and a feeling of revival running through the community, and I think that it being a "big deal" attracted a lot of people who left Meep. However there will be a point when all that expectation will turn into disappointment. Meep has to time it just right, to attract the most attention possible about it's restart (however unexpected, and sad, it may be) but not get into territory where players start to repeat the (sad) phrases "Useless staff" and "not worth the wait". This is me speaking from a more objective perspective, but personally I can't wait for Meep to get back online. With the second statement, I agree for the most part, but they should have enough done so that both old players who had left Meep and new ones are impressed enough to stay.