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We use Github Enterprise at the company where I work and it is common for people to start a review in a Pull Request and the PR is merged before the end of the review because there is no way to signal to the PR author that a review has been started.

Many times the reviewer has already reviewed 90% of the PR but the author merged before the end even though the reviewer had important considerations about the PR.

A feature to notify the PR author about the start of the review would be interesting to avoid this.

[MohamadSD2002]

We use GitHub Enterprise at the company where I work, and it is common for people to start a review in a Pull Request (PR). However, sometimes the PR is merged before the review is completed because there is no way to signal to the PR author that a review has been started.

Often, the reviewer has already reviewed 90% of the PR, but the author merges it prematurely, even though the reviewer had important considerations about the PR.

A feature to notify the PR author about the start of the review would be beneficial to avoid this issue. Here are a few suggestions to improve the review process:

Draft Reviews: GitHub could implement a feature where starting a review marks the PR as "Under Review" or "In Progress." This would make it clear to the author that a review is ongoing.

Review Status Indicator: Adding a status indicator on the PR page that shows which reviewers have started their review and how much progress they have made can be very helpful.

Notifications: Automatic notifications to the PR author when a reviewer starts a review can prevent premature merging.

Review Check Requirement: Make it a requirement that all reviews must be either approved or explicitly requested for changes before the PR can be merged.

Custom Labels: As a temporary solution, consider using custom labels like "Review in Progress" to manually indicate when a review has started.

Implementing these features or processes would help ensure that all reviews are completed thoroughly and that important feedback is not overlooked.

Thank you for considering these suggestions!

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