'By the will of Mother Earth, I have begun a long project but a few days ago; to cleanse the busy nature of the ocean Gaia resides in and make the continent and any key archipelagos around it more distinct. Too many islands are simply blemishes on the beautiful blue face of Earth.'
In short, I'm demolishing any islands I deem uninteresting and unnecessary, and keeping the resources. Anyone is welcome to help in leveling out most islands excluding these:
http://puu.sh/6ll9T.png... along with any islands in close proximity of a continent or subcontinent.
(Any new names on the map are just suggestions, though everyone seems to have a lot of faith in my creativity)
Some friendly advice:
-Leave an outline of the island before you submerge the remains. The new 'surface' of the island should be 3-4 blocks below sea level. Just one or two blocks below the surface will easily show on Dynamap. Ice is ideal for flooding large areas and multiple layers.
-Efficiency is your friend. Sand, sandstone, and dirt should melt like butter with a good efficiency pick and shovel. Don't let grass grow much; it's not as easy to dig through, even with efficiency.
-Make a temporary portal for easy transit of material. Especially if you aren't Nentan, you'll need the shorter distance. For reference, The medium-ish island OJ, Master and I took out filled about 2 doublechests full of dirt, sand, stone, and sandstone.