Denied iFlawless_'s Punishment Appeal

In Game Name:

iFlawless_​

What version were you on (1.7.10, 1.8.9, 1.9 etc):

1.8.9​

Server:

Practice | EU​

Punished For:

Vpn in ss​

Punished By:

Launce​

Guilty:

Objectively, yes.​

Proof:

https://prnt.sc/1136njl​

Why do you think you should be unpunished:

Greetings Cold's NetWork staff team,
I'm appealing since I was banned for a reason that I wasn't aware of. This was the first time I joined using a VPN on the server since I heard that your server was hacked and I wanted to be safe while playing. I wasn't aware of that rule, which is my mistake, and since I was able to join the server (didn't get blocked by filters) I thought nothing of it. I was frozen by a Sr. Mod named Launce and I immediately joined on TeamSpeak. When he proceeded to connect on my AnyDesk and he saw the VPN he asked me why I had a VPN and I said "Why not?", he didn't ban me and started to SSing without informing me about any rules. After a while, I got kicked from TeamSpeak without a warning and then I was banned. In my opinion, I should have been giving a chance to discuss it at that moment. If he thought I was ban evading or anything, I could have turned my VPN off and re-joined the server with my own address. Overall I would like to be unbanned because I wasn't aware of that specific rule.
Yours sincerely,
iFlawless_.​

 

Well, I was told to appeal and I have acknowledged my mistake of not being aware of the rule.