Denied.
After reviewing your appeal and the staff member's response, alongside the provided evidence, your ban will remain in place. There are serveral reasons for this decision:
1. Clear viotlation of Global Rule 1
The video clip provided clearly shows you using a racial slur (the hard R) repeatedly in voice chat while passing by another player. This is a textbook breach of Global Rule 1, which explicitly prohibits the usage of racial or otherwise offensive slurs. Your defence, that it was not targeted at anyone misses the point entirely. The rule does not require the abuse to be directed at a specific individual. The language that you used is not accepted under any circumstance in our community, full stop.
2. Mischaracterisation of the sit and staff conduct
You claim that the staff member failed to provide context or allow you to explain yourself is simply false. Finny clearly outlined what rule was broken and gave you the opportunity to respond and instead of acknowledging the issue or taking any responsibility, you doubled down and tried to dismiss the rule by playing semantics. Saying "I would have apologised if it was directed at someone" only reinforces that you don't understand or are refusing to accept why what you did was unacceptable in the first place.
3. This appeal was not a dispute but an excuse
You labeled this appeal as a dispute but failed the challenge the facts. You admitted to saying a racial slur (the hard R) "once or twice" yet the clip shows multiple clear uses of this language. Your entire appeal reads less like a genuine dispute of unfair treatment, and more like an attempt to shift the blame onto the staff member and avoid any accountability. That is not how these appeals are meant to work.
4. Warnings are not owed when it's blatant like this.
To be clear here, staff are not required to issue a warning when the offense is as blatant and severe as this one. Running around saying racial slurs does not fall under a "gray area" this was a clear cut violation and you clearly looking for a reaction. Your background as "ex staff" should have made you more aware of this, not less.
5. Accusing staff of trying just to meet "Quotas"
Suggesting that Finny issued a ban to "meet a quota" (a quota that does not exist and again something you should know as "ex staff") is not only baseless, but a transparent attempt to discredit a justified punishment. Putting the blame on the staff member rather than reflecting on your own conduct is the exact opposite of what an appeal should contain.
Final Note:
This is not a case of miscommunication, context being misunderstood, or staff abuse. This is a case of you knowingly breaking the rules and then being upset when held accountable for it.
If you are serious about returning to the server and actually roleplaying, I suggest reading the rules and reflecting on your actions.