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   "text": "Without crowd control, a code reviewer can impose their own logic on the author, forcing repeated rewrites of code whose core functionality is already sound and whose dangerous issues are already controlled for.",
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   "text": "Without crowd control the reviewer's views and the code author's intent are at odds, so a reviewer imposing their own logic can force repeated rewrites of code whose core functionality is already sound; a code review should instead focus on functionality and on keeping mistaken, badly constructed, and dangerous code out.",
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   "text": "Mandatory crowd review and policing votes make code reviewers less likely to submit highly idiosyncratic reviews, because idiosyncratic reviewers face slashing of their reputation token scores and loss of standing in the community.",
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