This is a part of multiplayer minecraft. You can't really do anything about it. I was in your position once, too, and I have died many times in the mining world - but you just restart again.

If we added a rule like this, how would brand new players know not to dig down?

-1, doesn't seem very practical. Just be careful while mining :)

 

I can promise you very few, if anyone, reads the online rules before joining a server. Do you?

This would be a very silly rule. In other words, no scamming should be a given. No cussing should be a given. But no digging holes in a grief-enabled area? Not something anyone would really think of not doing.

 

And that's exactly what these people are doing. They aren't digging holes for you to die in, they are digging them to get to bedrock. Unfortunately you keep falling in them xD

 

As of right now this is not illegal, and I don't think it should be either. Just watch where you are going

 

I have personally died in these things. I dont find them illegal. That is just not enviroment and player friendly mining. But ahh well i dont care about those who follow my steps.

 

You need to make holes to mine.... So why can't I mine?

-1

 

Just be careful about where you go, rules like this are unneeded

 

Okay, but I shouldn't be required to do so. Just watch where you're going.

 

They're trying to prevent you from falling in. Have faith, and just watch where you're going.

 

because you can die. If you have fly+, pyro+, and water+, literally the only thing that can kill you in Mining World are Mobs...

 

Your point? They can do what they want, it's your responsibility to watch your step.