Hi JB,

Using the auto-labeller to notify some specific people on PRs sounds
reasonable to me.

For me personally, it probably makes little difference as I get
notifications for all PRs anyway :) However, I'm willing to participate and
see how the new system works in practice.

Cheers,
Dmitri.

On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 2:08 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Some time ago, we decided to remove auto-reviewers on PRs to prevent email
> flooding and increase the "velocity". However, we have recently discussed
> concerns regarding PRs being merged too quickly without sufficient
> oversight. Additionally, several contributors have volunteered to help
> review changes for specific modules.
>
> To address this, I have drafted a proposal for module-specific reviewers:
> - PRs will be automatically labeled based on the modules affected.
> - A specific set of reviewers/experts will be automatically added to the PR
> based on those labels.
>
> The goal is to ensure the right "experts" are notified without overwhelming
> everyone with notifications.
>
> I have created a PR to illustrate how this would work:
> https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/3328
> Please note that this is an initial draft of the labels and reviewers, and
> we can refine the lists as needed.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> JB
>

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