Clarify "Checking ability to merge automatically" message on MR widget
Summary
Currently we display the message Checking ability to merge automatically
on merge requests.
There are three problems with this message:
- The word
automatically
is confusing, it sounds like the MR would be merged automatically instead of the check running automatically, as @ebrinkman pointed out. - The word
ability
also adds to the confusion, as ability is more often related to the capacities and skills of a person, while this check is for technical blockers and whether the user has the necessary permission level. - There is no clear indication what
to merge
refers to. For experienced users it's clear that it's the merge request they are viewing, but more novice users might not understand this connection directly
Proposal
There are a couple of different ways we could go here. The first and most simple one would be Checking ability to merge
, but that leaves the two latter points open. One alternative could be Checking whether merge request is ready to be merged
, which also connects it nicely to the success state where the message is Ready to be merged
.
@pedroms @dimitrieh @marcia Would love to hear your feedback and whether you might have other ideas.
Edited by Marcel van Remmerden