It would make sense, if a new repository was started under new policies and validation. Then, once a significant amount of plugin authors had migrated, the old one be shut down.

To go through the current repo and all the plugins would take a considerable amount of time. Maybe plugins that have been checked could just get a "Verified" logo in the listings, or something of that nature?

Tons of ideas floating around, hopefully we can get some answers in today's dev meeting.