I found a small scale vanilla survival server that keeps things simple. It is made for people who want normal Minecraft without crazy mods.
Chat is not full of constant spam and the rules are simple. The staff is said to be not abusive.
The server is in the EU region and it runs on version 1.21.11.
Forseti Vanilla Survival PvP No Spam
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla World Reloaded No Reset Survival
grind and relaxlong haul playerspersistent builds worldredstone friendly serversurvival and skyblock
This server is called VW Reloaded and it has been running for over 10 years with the same world. There are no world resets so your builds and farms are meant to stay forever. If you are tired of losing everything every season this place is made for long term players.
The server has Survival and Skyblock. You can make big bases and huge farms. People build long running redstone setups and they actually last. The mechanics are a bit custom but not super complicated so it still feels like normal Minecraft.
The community feels calm and pretty mature. There are veteran players who have been around for a long time plus new players starting their own projects. The staff focuses on keeping builds safe so it is basically grief free.
If you want a server where your time really matters and you like slow steady progress instead of fast wipes then VW Reloaded fits that style. The version right now is 1.21.11 so it is up to date for modern players.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP