Not sure how to go about it, but here are my thoughts:
Players would only be eligible for a DC death appeal if they died to a DC which resulted in them losing the majority of their health without being able to take any actions OR falling from flight paths, BUT if a player appeals a death where they DCed with less than half of their health or not from a flight path, then they would be banned. Possibly permanently.
It should be top priority. Dying from gameplay fair game. But dying from a Disconnect or even power outage it leaves a bitter taste. It happens to us all and it just need to happen once to say you know what. This isnt worth my time. Especially higher lvl youre the more it bleeds.
I can not see much done about disconnects, I doubt Blizz will have the time for appeals, if they do come up with something people will try and abuse it, the disconnect problem is a major flaw with Hardcore and I am sure we will lose a ton of players to it over time.
People will not shake it off people will just leave. Give it time when you reach 40+ and lose your character you will def feel like trash. Peoples time is valueable and should be respected.
i play about 10 online games , and all other games I play combined I disconnect less than I do with Warcraft, what is with this game and disconnections.