Merge branch 'mwoolf-master-patch-11013' into 'master'

Clarify process for maintainers merging their own MRs

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!68035

doc/development/code_review.md

@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ your own suggestions to the merge request. Note that:
     has more than one commit, then see the note below about rewriting
     commit history.
 
+As a maintainer, if a merge request that you authored has received all required approvals, it is acceptable to show a [bias for action](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/values/#bias-for-action) and merge your own MR, if:
+
+- The last maintainer to review intended to start the merge and did not, OR
+- The last maintainer to review started the merge, but some trivial chore caused the pipeline to break. For example, the MR might need a rebase first because of unrelated pipeline issues, or some files might need to be regenerated (like `gitlab.pot`).
+  - "Trivial" is a subjective measure but we expect project maintainers to exercise their judgement carefully and cautiously.
+
 When ready to merge:
 
 WARNING: