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PR Comments Count (per member)

Total comments a single team member made on others' pull requests.

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PR Comments Count is the total number of comments a single team member left on others' pull requests during the selected period. It's a peer-engagement signal — distinct from Reviews Count, which only counts formal review events.

What it measures

The count of pull-request comments authored by this member that target someone else's PR within the period.

How Leanmote calculates it

pr_comments_count = count(comments where author = member and pr_author != member and created_at in period)

  • Includes inline review comments and PR-thread comments.

  • Self-comments on the member's own PRs are excluded — those are author updates, not collaboration.

  • Bot comments and CI-generated comments are excluded.

How to interpret it

  • High PR Comments Count alongside Reviews Count signals a teammate who's actively engaging with peer work.

  • Low PR Comments with high Reviews Count may indicate "rubber-stamp" reviews — formal approvals without substantive feedback.

  • High PR Comments with low Reviews Count suggests the member discusses but doesn't formally approve. Often reflects role boundaries (e.g., PMs reviewing).

What to do about it

  • Encourage substantive feedback over silent approvals.

  • Use this metric to surface quietly engaged contributors who don't show up in approval-only views.

Related metrics

  • Reviews Count (per member)

  • Review participation

  • Activity distribution

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