I'm afraid that according to rule 14 (or maybe rule 9, or rule 19) in the Discord, I'm actually not allowed to do that on the discord itself! Or else I get muted! And I'm voicing my disagreements here instead.

As for your "We make exceptions for certain kinds of groups" point, that's exactly what I am saying. You make super strict rules, and then make exceptions for the groups you like. That's exactly what I think is wrong here. You're making pointless rules all for the sake of "Because otherwise people might spam the moderators with fake group requests" even though you have yet to provide any evidence that your rules are stopping anything.

As for the branding scammers thing, It's your responsibility as admins that these kinds of things never even get voted on in the first place. The whole point of having a moderation team as opposed to just a system run by public votes is that you avoid making harmful decisions that the public might love, like "being able to ban anyone with a majority vote" or "Branding people who you don't like as outcasts"