From 44154e9301d438d7ed03551127db333f1befabba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Hlavacek Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:48:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] docs(contributing): clarify what makes a contribution reviewable Adds a "Scope of review" section: a pull request limited to a fix an issue already specifies may not be reviewed. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index cf4ede86..c568c8bf 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ git commit -s -m "your message" which appends a `Signed-off-by:` line using the name and email from your `git config`. +## Scope of review + +A pull request whose changes are limited to a fix already spelled out in an +issue may not be reviewed. Confirming such a change costs more maintainer time +than making it directly, so these are usually handled in-house. + ## Development setup PyBNF uses [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manage its development