ReveredOwl

Yes, that is why I acknowledged those are Moderation ban reasons. It's only the severe situations like severe harassment, grooming, leaking sensitive information etc. that require the intervention of Administration to be directly involved that have the ability to result in Player Conduct Violation or Safety Violation bans. I've never spoken to an admin about it so I can't say for certain why the system of an email appeal is in place. My go-to theory is that it's more of a PR issue and it's better if they're able to handle it privately without the possibility of public outrage given that these situations are generally more sensitive.

Like Creval said, moderation ban is for the common stuff but then there are admins bans, which are most of the time permanent and is what may be going through, right now. Lastly, TOS bans that break the safety rules such as pedophilia etc..

You can appeal a Moderation Ban, you cannot appeal a TOS (or CGV) is the big difference. It tends to be indicative of the level of fuckery.