Very insightful question. I can tell someone's paying attention! Yes, we'd certainly need the capability to remove the star. That would be (and is) within the QandAEditors' area of responsibility. I haven't written it yet, on the presumption* that it will be a rare enough need that the gods can execute a request manually. But given the large number of extant Cat Q's and A's, we probably should have a GUI for it.

* And you know what they say: You shouldn't presume; it makes a pres out of u and me.

Happy to take you up on your offer to help. Presto! :-) Be sure to go to your Nodelet Settings and add the QandAEditors Nodelet straightaway. Thanks!