Since everyone keeps complaining and this seems to be a popular topic, i think this will shed some light on your problems.
Staffs are regular players that dedicate their own time towards helping players, that being said, i assume every single one of you would want to apply for staff but rather than apply how about you act like staff first? Think if you would like being spammed every time you log on, by 10-15 players. So instead of complaining and spamming the forums try waiting.
I understand everyone wants to rank up, the system we have wasn't made for 20+ people wanting to be ranked at the same time, nor it was the server made as a building contest. This whole system was made around the idea that everyone that wants to play survival with no pvp can just enjoy playing and building, and then, when they have a nice place or a good looking area they can rank up for some perks but you guys made a building contest out of everything. All you guys can do is spam and complain while some of the buildings are not finished, they are not good looking, and everyone seems to believe their building is the best the world have ever seen. So before spamming a staff member or the forums consider that your buildings aren't finished nor enough for the rank you aim, and the end goal is not to get the highest rank and quit out of boredom but to improve your building skills and made the best looking area, to make a master piece!
PS: the reason i dread going on kc1 is cause of the spam, and maybe it's the same for other staffs.