[slater]

I'm offended by the presumption that it's used to imply a racist connotation when the name hasn't been used since the 1920s. 
My username is not in question here nor are any racist actions. If they had been I'm sure I'd have received a ban for it months ago. To add to that I'm not this guy

Mine is a simple name that without in-depth knowledge or research on the topic would never come to light and would go on as being harmless and unique. If a name is to gain a better connotation and be transformed from something of hate into something for good then how are we to transform it without using it? 

1) It's not the presumption of it being used to "imply" a racist connotation, it's literally the "definition" of a racist connotation. Even if it hasn't been used for a long time, doesn't make it right to fully justify it's term just because no one has "used" the word. It's saying, oh I can use the hard r slur because no one has used it in a few years or any other derogatory words/slurs. 

2) Even without in-depth knowledge/research, it doesn't make the definition of the word "harmless" as you stated. There's words that just shouldn't be transformed into something good whether you agree or disagree. Lots of derogatory slurs/words only have a certain definition that can only be associated with that definition or term and probably a majority of the people would agree that you couldn't associate those words with anything else with the history of the term. 

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Ban - 4
Unban - 14
Reduced - 8

Also, even if a majority vote for an unban/deduction in your ban, it's up to the admins to decide and their final decision. I wouldn't count these votes as a definitive answer. Take it with a grain of salt
Edit: I think you got your votes a little mixed up