More than likely, the problem lies with a limitation of the Game Master's tools. Which, yes, the fault DOES lie squarely on SE's shoulders for not arming their GMs with the tools they need to do simple jobs.

However, it HAS been stated that there are many, MANY changes coming in 2.0 -- the best we can honestly hope for in this situation would be to wait until then and hopefully they'll have better tools.

As much as you may THINK the GMs can do anything they want and have all sorts of magical buttons that can move mountains, they don't. :/ They're bound by tools limitations and policy. (Even if sometimes SE's policy is stupid.)