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@@ -314,9 +314,12 @@ request is as follows:
organized commits by [squashing them][git-squash]
1. Push the commit(s) to your fork
1. Submit a merge request (MR) to the `master` branch
-1. Leave the approvals settings as they are:
- 1. Your merge request needs at least 1 approval
- 1. You don't have to select any approvers
+ 1. Your merge request needs at least 1 approval but feel free to require more.
+ For instance if you're touching backend and frontend code, it's a good idea
+ to require 2 approvals: 1 from a backend maintainer and 1 from a frontend
+ maintainer
+ 1. You don't have to select any approvers, but you can if you really want
+ specific people to approve your merge request
1. The MR title should describe the change you want to make
1. The MR description should give a motive for your change and the method you
used to achieve it.
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ There are a few rules to get your merge request accepted:
1. If your merge request includes only frontend changes [^1], it must be
**approved by a [frontend maintainer][team]**.
1. If your merge request includes frontend and backend changes [^1], it must
- be approved by a frontend **and** a backend maintainer.
+ be **approved by a [frontend and a backend maintainer][team]**.
1. To lower the amount of merge requests maintainers need to review, you can
ask or assign any [reviewers][team] for a first review.
1. If you need some guidance (e.g. it's your first merge request), feel free
@@ -556,6 +559,5 @@ available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor
[GitLab Inc engineering workflow]: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/workflow/#labelling-issues
[polling-etag]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/development/polling.html
-[^1]: Specs other than JavaScript specs are considered backend code. Haml
- changes are considered backend code if they include Ruby code other than just
- pure HTML.
+[^1]: Please note that specs other than JavaScript specs are considered backend
+ code.