@Gargron i'm not sure i see the point, then. like i said, if you have an action taken against you, the mod who did so may still be heated/etc and unlikely to reconsider. especially if you can only send one appeal, this means the likely user flow is like so:

1. get silenced or suspended
2. appeal immediately (ie within a day)
3. have your appeal rejected
4. decision becomes final

this is simply not conducive to how people process perceived transgressions and requested forgiveness.