No, I'm not talking about turning them away or tarring and feathering them.

Would it be a good idea to maybe create 3-4 admin managed towny towns a good distance away from spawn in relatively unsettled areas to which new players could use as points to spawn to when trying to start out? They could be one chunk in size with maybe some of the same signs that are at spawn to remind them of the /rules and /t help commands, etc.

After those areas fill up, the towns can be disbanded and moved to more underpopulated areas.

Just a thought that might help with some of the typical "I can't find rocks!" complains we see once every 10 server ticks.