Yeah I get that but maybe it'd be worth checking in with the repo owner before submitting it or something? I dunno. I don't see any easy solution.

If there's a reason to think there's something wildly controversial there, perhaps, but if you've put it in a public repo I really don't think that should be a requirement. Especially given that there are several places where you can repos private for free if you don't want people to give it more attention than you planned.