Ive been running my server shince late 2016 and for me Ive found non-whitelisted works for me.

literally a handfull of things Ive learned
Non-Whitelisted

  • Resources being stolen
  • More players
  • More Attention Required (sometimes you get those seriosuly anoying people)

Whitelisted

  • Less players
  • more serious players (works out in your favor because they often know how to behave)
  • RP can be staged better
  • Events are easier to manage
  • Data is easier to track