@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ If a developer who happens to also be a maintainer was involved in a merge reque
as a domain expert and/or reviewer, it is recommended that they are not also picked
as the maintainer to ultimately approve and merge it.
Try to review in a timely manner; doing so allows everyone involved in the merge
request to iterate faster as the context is fresh in memory. Further, this
improves contributors' experiences significantly. Reviewers should aim to review
within two working days from the date they were assigned the merge request. If
you don't think you'll be able to review a merge request within that time, let
the author know as soon as possible. When the author of the merge request has not
heard anything after two days, a new reviewer should be assigned.
Maintainers should check before merging if the merge request is approved by the
required approvers.
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@@ -220,6 +212,34 @@ It is responsibility of the author of a merge request that the merge request is
Developers who have capacity can regularly check the list of [merge requests to review](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=ready%20for%20review) and assign any merge request they want to review.
### Review turnaround time
Since [unblocking others is always a top priority](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#global-optimization),
reviewers are expected to review assigned merge requests in a timely manner,
even when this may negatively impact their other tasks and priorities.
Doing so allows everyone involved in the merge request to iterate faster as the
context is fresh in memory, improves contributors' experiences significantly,
and gives authors more time to address feedback and iterate on their work before
the [feature freeze](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/PROCESS.md#feature-freeze-on-the-7th-for-the-release-on-the-22nd).
A turnaround time of two working days is usually acceptable, since engineers
will typically have other things to work on while they're waiting for review,
but don't hesitate to ask the author if it's unclear what time frame would be
acceptable, how urgent the review is, or how significant the blockage. Authors
are also encouraged to provide this information up-front to reviewers.
If you don't think you'll be able to review a merge request within a reasonable
time frame, let the author know as soon as possible and try to help them find
another reviewer or maintainer who will be able to, so that they can be unblocked
and get on with their work quickly. Of course, if you are out of office and have
