[llvm] [Docs] [Developer Policy] Document best practice of not tagging a username in commit messages and PR descriptions (PR #164328)
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Mon Oct 20 23:57:30 PDT 2025
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@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ Below are some guidelines about the format of the message itself:
message self-explanatory. Note that such non-public links should not be
included in the submitted code.
+* Avoid 'tagging' someone's username in your commits and PR descriptions
+ (e.g. `@<someUser>`), doing so results in that account receiving an email
+ every time the commit is cherry-picked and to a fork.
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jh7370 wrote:
The "and" here seems misplaced?
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/164328
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