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As not everyone reads the full dev guide and other materials assigned before diving into review, it would be useful to better highlight some of our key values in a few more places to make sure to set the tone for review. I think a brief statement of the type of interaction we expect from reviewers could be included in:
- The top of our guide for reviewers, with a header to emphasize it
- Reviewer invitation email template
- ropensci-review-bot response when a reviewer is assigned.
For the latter, two, this should be very succinct, so it can be included in brief messages as text, not a link. A quick draft:
rOpenSci’s community is our best asset. We aim for reviews to be open, non-adversarial, and focused on improving software quality. Be respectful and kind! See our reviewers guide and code of conduct for more.