I don't think you should be really surprised about the temp ban. Personally I'm surprised you've only had one, but Gambler made it a strong point that he wanted some behavior changes to be made and you yourself said:
Waar wrote...
I really believe some form of enforcement is the only way to ensure some lasting change, as ziggy said a slap on the wrist would be a good idea, but I am also very likely to be the target of said enforcement so tbh I don't really want it to happen.
Changing your behavior isn't changing 'who you are' either. It's simply being more civil. If you're not a civil person then I guess just expect the consequences and get over it.
The fact that it was privately done as well showed some respect from the mods side with not wanting to make it a scene, but you telling everyone defeats the purpose as well.
Congrats for surviving your first temp ban?