VOICE OF REASON INCOMING
I was around at the introduction of safe buckets, so I recall the huge debate that surrounded it. One of the biggest driving factors for the implementation was that so many players were having mods place obscene amounts of lava that would take days upon days of nether travel to even hope to replicate. Safe buckets created a method such that players were required to gather their own water/lava rather than having infinite amounts doled out by staff.
I noticed a couple of times where you guys said that it takes hours for your water requests to be filled, so I have a quick explanation/solution for your you. I don't log onto S except to check if a specific player is currently on that server. I also don't generally check modreqs even when I joined the because most of them seem to be grieving without fixing or land disputes and I don't deal with that. However, the modreqs of C and P are almost always empty. As placement requests are super quick, just pop on P for a moment and ask if a mod can do your water req. I'll let the other (more active) staff clarify on this point, but I'd be more than glad to switch servers (especially with the new lobby system) and finish your request.
This all coming from a guy who just instantly fills his own water/lava requests, so I can't comment on things surrounding that.