Ahh I see, so, I went ahead and conducted some tests of my own with a friend and produced a few interesting results. One of those is that for some reason nametags can be seen slightly farther with Optifine. Why that is and what settings are involved, I'm not sure, but I switched back and forth...
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Ban appeals are for when we have made a mistake, or there has been a significant change in the circumstances.
These are the only reasons a ban appeal would be accepted. Appeals for "apologies" or just admitting you did wrong will be instantly denied.
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