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<p>then you could click a button in your user preferences that says "I have read the data import and mechanical edit guidelines and I want to lift the limitation for one week" or so.</p>
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<p>You could argue that large scale imports come with some kind of responsibility, perhaps even require a commitment to the project. Instead of people clicking on a button, you might be thinking about whether this is something where an OSMF membership status could come into play.</p>

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