[11/01 12:32:31] <creidieki> I understand that I can reapply, and I guess appealing the thing isn't the main point. I just. The rules say that the "normal steps of punishment" start with a warning, and I think that should have been followed. Because if I had realized that the way I wrote the comment was a problem, I absolutely could have clarified that it was more of, like. "A
[11/01 12:32:32] <creidieki> thing that annoys me about articles but I usually forgive it if the author leaves explanatory comments in the discussion page", not just "A thing about the discussion page".
[11/01 12:33:28] <creidieki> And if you're not allowed to take the author's comments on the discussion page into account when voting, then I think the rules could be a lot clearer on that.