I'd like to advocate for the ban to be lifted
If it counts for anything, Derodan was writing the letter to me. I had just sold he and his team a bunch of low grade and gunpowder and he was writing me a message "You are a legend". It was more a spur of the moment/act of poor impulse control rather than one of intentional offense/racism.
Consider the note wasn't meant for public viewing, but for his own viewing and his private use. I could understand a permaban if the note was made public, but I have no doubt he would have erased anything offensive if he hadn't been instantly kicked.
In reality there were 4 of us together messing around, throwing rocks and having a laugh together. Dan likely got swept up in the moment and failed to act responsibly, but in the end no one was offended and his indiscretion remained private.
In that, a permaban seems needlessly harsh, and I would ask you to consider the facts and not let his ban remain permanently
