I think this is really problematic, and it concerns me when people mention it.
For me for example, at times I have actively posted at genus, with an idea of species… but wanted to wait for an expert to chip in before taking it that far. If I went straight to species, my concern would be that one of the non-experts would confirm and it would be taken out of the Needs ID pool without real review.
As an observer, I think this just straitjackets the OP in a weird way…
Its also fine maybe for birds, but terrible for less attended taxa and locations.
Why is nobody considering simply making the withdraw button more visible instead?
(I suggested a connected feature request before I read this… )
Isn’t this issue all partly a question of OPs simply not knowing what to do?
But I agree, an assimilated wiki and connected conversation shifting this towards positive change would be lovely to see.