ChristianCenturion said:
However, my foundational reasoning would be that it is contradictory to Christian teaching in authority, correction, and resolving issues. Citing scripture has not proven effective in focusing the minds of those that want that feature, so I will leave that simply referenced.
Maybe you should quote it. When I looked, I found that we were encouraged to make things public if they were not adequately resolved in private.
Since this has been a topic or has had a small "following" in repeated requesting, I'm curious as to what the advocates for this proposed addition think will actually be brought about in way of benefits.
A very concrete one: The ability to learn more about how moderators understand the rules. In many cases, moderators do not all agree on a rule, or the way moderators understand a rule may not be the way some users understand it. I have had a few clashes with staff where the pedantic literal meaning of a rule was not the same as the staff's understanding of the rule.
If I could read appeals, I could then learn how the staff understand the rule.
I cannot speak for everyone else, but for my own part, I find that seeing examples helps me a lot in understanding the intent of a rule. I have an easier time following rules when I can see how they are applied.
So even if the moderation was placed into the extreme of it was clearly correct application or clearly mishandled/in error, what benefit would it be for random (very much assumed) viewing merely for the sake of 'seeing'.
Have you heard of, or looked at, the legal system of the United States? It is not flawless, but it makes heavy use of publication of opinions and public review of documents to provide fairer and more even treatment of all cases.
Additionally, it's not actually being proposed that non-Christians should have a say in the moderation on a Christian forum, is it?
No more than we'd propose that blacks get the vote in a country ruled by whites, I hope.

In the end, if we are to have effective outreach, we should certainly take into account the witness we bear to our guests.