[quote=Awson]I could understand if it was single player Minecraft, but it's not. What's the point of multiplayer if you're not on an even playing field with everyone else?
[/quote]

The point is having fun playing with other people. Whether or not everyone is on an even playing field is kind of irrelevant to that, because this server is not competitive in nature. Also, as you stated yourself elsewhere in your post, there comes a point in survival where you're so loaded with materials that surviving is not a challenge. It's kind of an inevitability to people who know what they're doing in Minecraft, and it doesn't take very long if you're smart about it. Transferring materials would essentially just be skipping that build up stage for those who wish to skip it.

[quote=Awson]In my mind, the absolute funnest part of Minecraft is building yourself anew and working with the limited resources you have.
[/quote]

You can always just not have your stuff transferred and start fresh yourself. It's not like other people having things will have any effect on your own personal play, unless you choose to let it have that impact.

But if it's such a bit problem for you that you don't want to play on the server any more after the reset, then I guess that's fine too.