Yes, that is what I meant when I suggested that Unity island... a real 'small world' so including nice environment, resources, etc.. not just a chunk of land in the sea filled with plots
(But... in the second post I did say: they could, if that is too much work right away, start out with a fairly bare island with the player-towns and villages; and after that, as soon as they can find time or, who knows, with our help, fill in all the rest.)
And yes, such a new 'small world' would indeed leave lots of room for all new kinds of community-things to build... (and of course we could build that with the whole shard, not just us... a fine way to meet up and mix, I would think) Also, I would like to see the plots there open for Unity players first... but would welcome anyone from the whole shard once the Unity-players present have had the time to secure a plot like they had on Unity.