I'm loving the crackdown on claim abuse. Full stop. There is a rule against linking claims via very thin bridges. The 6 in 10 rule. If I have an island claimed and want to link it to the mainland via an actual bridge, would this claim rule still apply? Keep in mind, I will have no claim or additional structures on the mainland, and the only reason I would seek to claim the bridge build is to stop it from being griefed (materials being looted from it). I will not be linking blobs or trying to extend my claim or deny territory to others. What would the judgement be, hypothetically?
Just because you filled the bridge claim with buildings doesn't make it not a bridge claim. That causes a slippery slope where you could argue that snake claims or dither claims should also be legal as long as you build inside them. Even if a bridge claim is literally a bridge claimed, you should still pad the claim.
Well, that sucks. But I see the slippery slope and will pad if I have to for the sake of fairness. Thank you for clarifying.