Ouch, this is a sticky one.

That rule looks pretty inviolate. If, as some of you feel, imperialrealcs didn't deserve to lose it , but lost it nevertheless, then the inference is that mistake is the admins'.

Even if this is so, can the admin change the rule just this once to undo the apparent injustice done to imperialrealcs? I don't think so. The rule uses the term "never". It does not make any provision for appeal under any circumstances.

As it stands, any attempt to give imperialrealcs back his ST tag will unfortunately reduce the value of the tag because the perception will be that the losing the tag is no longer a terminal event.

Unless the rule is officially changed/rephrased, and some avenue of appeal is stated clearly, this attempt at recovering his ST tag by imperialrealcs is stalemated.

I would like to have this explication clarified. Does this mean that any one who loses his ST tag during a dispute can have it back if he resolves his dispute?