I honestly do not remember letting people get away with the rulebreaking, nor would I ever do that but if so, I sincerely apologize and don't worry man, you're forgiven.
Now down to the appeal, I'm really confused that when you were staff, you followed the rules at all times like every staff member should and you resigning was unfortunate but where did the sudden rule breaks start kicking in from? I would be more than happy to accept this appeal, but this isn't ultimately my choice. I will speak to whoever is handling this report and allow them to mainly decide what's right to do.