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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/models"
+	"git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/signup"
+	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
+)
+
+func confirmContinue(msg string) {
+	var serr error
+	var conf bool
+	if serr = survey.AskOne(&survey.Confirm{
+		Message: msg,
+		Default: false,
+	}, &conf); serr != nil {
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if !conf {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+type jsonSignup struct {
+	Created  int
+	Username string
+	Reasons  string
+	Plans    string
+	Referral string
+	Socials  string
+	Notes    string
+}
+
+func main() {
+	lol, err := os.ReadFile("/town/var/signups.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	db, err := signup.ConnectDB()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(string(lol), "\n")
+	errs := []error{}
+	signups := make([]jsonSignup, len(lines))
+	for i, l := range lines {
+		s := jsonSignup{}
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(l), &s)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("%s %s", l, err.Error())
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		} else {
+			signups[i] = s
+		}
+	}
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		confirmContinue(fmt.Sprintf("%d errors found deserializing; continue?", len(errs)))
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range signups {
+		ts := models.TownSignup{
+			Created: time.Unix(int64(s.Created), 0),
+			Email:   "TODO crap i forgot to dump this i think",
+			How:     s.Referral,
+			Why:     s.Reasons + "\n" + s.Plans,
+			Links:   s.Socials,
+		}
+		if err = ts.Insert(db); err != nil {
+			confirmContinue(fmt.Sprintf("%#v led to error %s; continue?", ts, err.Error()))
+		}
+
+		if s.Notes != "" {
+			ts.Notes = []models.SignupNote{
+				{
+					Author:  "IMPORT",
+					Content: s.Notes,
+				},
+			}
+			if err = ts.RefreshNotes(db); err != nil {
+				confirmContinue(fmt.Sprintf("%#v led to error %s; continue?", ts, err.Error()))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}