Something like a subscription where if you update the deck the subscribed people automatically see the update and can either decide to reset the updated cards to new or keep them like they are. Right now if a deck developer wants to update the deck everyone have to go through a non-user friendly process
The add-on anki remote decks brings a lot of this functionality already
This suggestion should be split into two:
Having these features in Anki proper would be a godsend.
The special fields add-on is currently being updated so that it will be much more friendly. Also check out medicflashcards.com which is intended to do what you are saying