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@@ -14,3 +14,64 @@ Pull requests submitted through GitHub will be ignored.
 Bugs should be filed on Launchpad, not GitHub:
 
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove
+
+Code Reviews
+------------
+
+We value your contribution in reviewing code changes submitted by
+others, as this helps increase the quality of the product as well.
+The Trove project encourages the guidelines (below).
+
+   - A rating of +1 on a code review is indicated if:
+
+     * It is your opinion that the change, as proposed, should be
+       considered for merging.
+
+
+   - A rating of 0 on a code review is indicated if:
+
+     * The reason why you believe that the proposed change needs
+       improvement is merely an opinion,
+     * You have a question, or need a clarification from the author,
+     * The proposed change is functional but you believe that there is
+       a different, better, or more appropriate way in which to
+       acheive the end result being sought by the proposed change,
+     * There is an issue of some kind with the Commit Message,
+       including violations of the Commit Message guidelines,
+     * There is a typographical or formatting error in the commit
+       message or the body of the change itself,
+     * There could be improvements in the test cases provided as part
+       of the proposed change.
+
+
+   - A rating of -1 on a code review is indicated if:
+
+     * The reason why you believe that the proposed change needs
+       improvement is irrefutable, or it is a widely shared opinion as
+       indicated by a number of +0 comments,
+     * The subject matter of the change (not the commit message)
+       violates some well understood OpenStack procedure(s),
+     * The change contains content that is demonstrably inappropriate,
+     * The test cases do not exercise the change(s) being proposed,
+     * You believe that the patch needs further work before it can be
+       merged.
+
+
+Some other reviewing guidelines:
+
+   - In general, when in doubt, a rating of 0 is advised,
+   - The code style guidelines accepted by the project are part of
+     tox.ini, a violation of some other hacking rule(s), or pep8 is
+     not a reason to -1 a change.
+
+Other references:
+
+   - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/CodeReviewGuidelines
+   - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/How_To_Contribute
+   - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/ReviewChecklist
+   - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GitCommitMessages
+   - http://docs.openstack.org/developer/hacking/
+   - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/116176/
+
+
+