Well, this one is worrisome. Apparently proposing new things is serious disruption. My recommendation as to the "canvassing templates" is to totally back off. Quite simply, it isn't that important. The legitimate function can be handled in better ways that do not confront any reasonable interpretation of policy. What you were doing was, within policy, legitimate. Maybe. Grey area. As the old song went, stop on the red and go on the green and don't mess with Mr. In-Between. What actually needs to be done can be done fully within policy, and it is procedurally much simpler.