As far as I remember, the only town that was guarded by players here on 2238 was Modoc, before Wipe - and it was really cool, as you say.
I didn't say it was safe, I said there were some players wishing to protect towns and to make it safe - Modoc Militia or something. I remember afternoons of people waiting there to allow bluesuits to do their stuff freely - shoveling shit, crafting etc. ; if the town was a bit safer thanks to players doing a grid camping, then it was still better than no players at all.