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Resolve "Better documentation on import from GitHub"

What does this MR do?

Resolve remaining issue with #18783 (closed), which was filed in July 2017. The noted doc, https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/import/github.html#import-your-project-from-github-to-gitlab, has been revised several times since, but I've identified one more issue which can still cause confusion:

GitHub defines the "primary" and "public" email address differently. In fact, the public email address on a GitHub account can differ from the primary address, which is what admins need to import.

Related issues

Closes #18783 (closed)

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