I think some servers do "chunk resets". The idea is to take chunks with little or no player activity and delete them so they'll be regenerated next time someone

I think some servers do "chunk resets". The idea is to take chunks with little or no player activity and delete them so they'll be regenerated next time someone comes along. I think I've heard of this being done automatically (chunks that a player hasn't been to in X days will be deleted). It would lead to a discontinuous world though, with older chunks having sharp borders with newer chunks that aren't even the same biome.