Pull requests with busy/unavailable authors

[monarch_dodra via Digitalmars-d]

On Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 11:54:35 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> What is the etiquette for taking over a pull request to speed 
> it to merge?
>
> Would the following be acceptable?
>
> Create up to date fork branch of upstream.
> Apply the commits from said pull request to this new branch.
> Add extra commits as appropriate.
> Create new pull request(s).

Arguably, as long as the original author appears as the commit 
authors, it should be fine.