I think Tharkun is saying that there should be a (reasonably accessible) way for a user to choose to override the check's failure. Which is not that far-fetched

I think Tharkun is saying that there should be a (reasonably accessible) way for a user to choose to override the check's failure. Which is not that far-fetched as a proposal. It's a classic and ongoing debate of "who knows best?" -- the vendor, or the end user?