"Hivewatchers ... bases their bans on assumptions."
There are no bans.
I agree Discord should not be used to discuss Hive internal matters, so that the discussions are on chain. Also, I think this upcoming fork is going to make blacklists opt in, which will enable users to avoid the spammers and not censor folks Hivewatchers just doesn't like.
It's something I've advocated forever. Despite my past discussions with Hivewatchers regarding censorship, I am aware that without their service, we wouldn't be able to use Hive at all because of the spam.
Hive needs the baby, so let's drain the bathwater carefully.