Ban appeal Options

[Logic]

Hi there. During a game yesterday, I was running out of spawn along with a few team mates and I stopped for a split second to adjust my volume. Consequently, a team mate behind decided to kick me. Now, I admit I intentionally team attacked the person who kicked me out of the way, ONCE (which he blocked thus losing minimal health) and did not persist in attacking him any further, proceeding to the objective. About 5 seconds later I receive a message informing me that I have a week ban for team killing handed out to me from Zeripper.

Now as I say, I did intentionally hit this team mate and I admit my fault, however a week ban seems a little heavy handed for hitting someone once? So I took to your rules and read over them. It says that bans are handed out for intentionally team killing (depending on severity) and I feel the length of my ban doesn't reflect the severity of the broken rule, and so here are my reasons for asking for the ban to be lifted/reduced in length:

I didn't kill them, I team attacked in retaliation (they were in fact in breach of the rules themselves, unfortunately I didn't catch their name because I didn't think it would escalate so quickly to a ban)

It was one swing, not a prolonged attack, I wasn't out to intentionally team kill them and disrupt the game

This is not an ongoing thing, I always attempt to play the game properly and never intentionally TK, I'm also the first to apologise if I accidentally TK. I'm sure my track record is clean, I have been away from the game for a long time.

I received no warning from admin and have never been warned by an admin on any separate occasions before. No prior kick, simply slapped with a full week ban for something not so severe.

Thanks and I hope this can be resolved! (And sorry for the bland formatting, using phone)

[Logic]

Slower internet connection means those messages in the box load super slow, I click x on that box before anything loads so I actually didn't see that. Saying that is like saying "well, it's in the small print" it's really hard to miss... In my many years of competitive PC gaming and having my own share of admin rights on different games, a good admin will ALWAYS warn you first unless you're being racist/sexist etc. Regardless, I feel my point is being missed here.

I didn't team KILL. The rules state no intentional team killing. I didn't kill anyone, I team attacked one time in retaliation to someone else who was breaking the rule; should I have attacked them? No. But I did and I do regret it.. Were they punished too I wonder? Or just me who has owned the game since early access and never been banned from anywhere else before, seems slightly unjust, I am not a troll. I am at fault as I have admitted, but I'm trying to argue that I have a clean record here, it's not a habit of mine.. And it would seem bans are lifted from others who have done more severe things, unprovoked as well as team killing multiple people during a match on purpose. Basically my main point of argument is that in your rules you state:

Kicks/Bans for intentional TK's (depending on severity)

They key part being the bit in brackets about severity. While at fault, swinging once at a teammate I feel doesn't warrant an entire week ban, especially for a first time offender (I sound like an attorney here lool).

I'm a returning player to this community from early access as I stated before, who left because of the number of exploits and use of bugs.. It would be a real shame to drive people away again because of extremely harsh penalties for misdemeanours such as this. I totally would understand if I received a kick, a warning, even a days ban, but a week? I've already learnt my lesson and it's been less than 24 hours.

I feel as I've said enough now. Is there any chance I can have this ban lifted or reduced?