Hi all,
I have been reviewing a lot of PRs over the last few months. I like to share my 
thoughts on a PR and prefix stylistic or trivial changes it with a nit:. I was 
thinking that a comment starting with nit: is to draw the authors attention to 
an idea or style change, which they could take or not – but is not a blocker to 
merge.

I wonder if we should formally document in our process that this is what review 
comments starting with nit: mean. I am happy to make this change to the wiki, 
if there is agreement.

I am suggesting this in the spirit of:

  *   all respectful comments should be encouraged from all parts of the 
community to encourage open communication.
  *   there is a clear distinction between review feedback that is expected to 
be responded to in some way, and feedback that is a suggestion that can be 
ignored or taken on at the authors discretion.

WDYT?
      Kind regards, David.

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