Well with Discourse being extensible I inagine this could be done with sponsoring development of a plugin.
I imagine the Automation plugin would come in handy to automate this process.
A custom plugin that could be enabled on a per category basis would midigate the risk to low if done well. Might be tricky to add ppl other than the op though.
Then there is nothing that will be done. You will need to petition your community Forum for change. It is unlikely the team will add this function that is more for a niche per use case. Features are often added due to a wide benefit vs a per case use. And no Stephen imho is not bring passive aggressive by gleaming what your really asking for 
That is quite awesome! May need to give it check. Just need to know more on the potential support issue(s). But looks very promising.
I would be interested in test driving your plugin. And provide any feedback your wanting.