I definitely think Stellar should be unbanned. The words he's written in this thread reflecting on his actions are more sincere and thoughtful than any ban appeal I've ever read. There have been many members of this community, both regular and staff members, who committed equally if not more egregious offenses than Stellar has. For the ones that have made an effort to get their accounts unbanned, most of them succeeded and had a far shorter ban duration. I'm not sure what talks have been had behind the scenes, but I can't think of any objective reason to keep his account banned.