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Request Review
Problem
Contributors do not feel confident about submitting changes.
Context
Your project does not require Mandatory Review, but contributors might welcome the option to have their contributions seen by a more experienced participant.
Solution
Allow a contributor to decide whether to Flag For Review their contribution to request that it is reviewed by another contributor.
Not all projects require Mandatory Review, but carrying out reviews of contributions can increase confidence of contributors. Contributors do not want to unintentionally introduce errors, so they may not submit a contribution if they do not have confidence in it.
Allowing a contributor to request that another contributor reviews their change provides an opportunity to introduce Feedback Loops into the workflow for maintaining your data.
A Changeset that has been flagged for reviewing might be immediately applied to the database, so the review is done retrospectively. Or it might go into a queue for reviewing before being applied.
Related patterns
Moderation
There is a need to ensure that contributions are of good quality.
Flag For Review
Some records need closer attention to help check for potential quality issues.