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# Rust Contribution Etiquette

## Frequently Asked Questions

- My review has been waiting on review for a while ...
  - How long should I wait before pinging the reviewer?
  - Is it appropriate to request a new reviewer?
  - How do I proceed and unblock my PR?
- Who is responsible for making sure PRs are reviewed in a timely manner?
  - Compiler team reviews their oldest open PRs as a group during their triage meetings
  - PR authors should feel comfortable pinging reviewers / requesting new reviewers
- What is a reasonable amount of time for a PR to sit waiting on review?
- What can a contributor do to make a PR easier to review?
  - Jane's suggestions
    - don't force push
    - mark comments as resolved when they're no longer relevant
    - hide replies that are outdated
    - split churn heavy refactors into their own commit (e.g. changing all usages of a modified method to use the new signature)


