I thought about that too. Generate a world with "applenova" and just live with it (zomg trolls!) or keep trying new seeds until spawn is someplace reasonable (ie: not in the middle of a desert/Enderman territory).
With the 1.9 seed I
would like to get together with everyone and kind of discuss planning before everyone scatters to the farthest points on the map. Mostly along the lines of sand-mining territory (I think we should have a dedicated area instead of raping wherever), a cohesive skyway structure (and rails that go along with that), township (if possible built around spawn - or not if it's ugly
), personal boundaries (please don't build within x blocks from me if I'm not downtown), and a general refresh of what we all love about this game (working together and having lol-worthy adventures).
