IMHO nothing wrong with voicing an idea. Many ideas that were posted here have picked up in the past. True, many more did not....
But still.
I don't know if the current behaviour had any reasons. But some may find it useful.
However, did you notice, that "Rename I." does add a paint in the jump history? So you can just jump back to where you came from. (ctrl-h, or any key you assign, 4th mouse button, if you have)