diff --git a/docs/development/reviewing-patches.rst b/docs/development/reviewing-patches.rst
index 13d9cd8..302c998 100644
--- a/docs/development/reviewing-patches.rst
+++ b/docs/development/reviewing-patches.rst
@@ -1,26 +1,8 @@
 Reviewing/Merging Patches
 =========================
 
-Because cryptography is so complex, and the implications of getting it wrong so
-devastating, ``cryptography`` has a strict code review policy:
-
-* Patches must *never* be pushed directly to ``master``, all changes (even the
-  most trivial typo fixes!) must be submitted as a pull request.
-* A committer may *never* merge their own pull request, a second party must
-  merge their changes. If multiple people work on a pull request, it must be
-  merged by someone who did not work on it.
-* A patch that breaks tests, or introduces regressions by changing or removing
-  existing tests should not be merged. Tests must always be passing on
-  ``master``.
-* If somehow the tests get into a failing state on ``master`` (such as by a
-  backwards incompatible release of a dependency) no pull requests may be
-  merged until this is rectified.
-* All merged patches must have 100% test coverage.
-
-The purpose of these policies is to minimize the chances we merge a change
-that jeopardizes our users' security.
-
-When reviewing a patch try to keep each of these concepts in mind:
+Everyone is encouraged to review open pull requests. When reviewing a patch try
+to keep each of these concepts in mind:
 
 Architecture
 ------------
@@ -49,3 +31,26 @@
 
 * Does a variable need a better name?
 * Should this be a keyword argument?
+
+Merge Requirements
+------------------
+
+Because cryptography is so complex, and the implications of getting it wrong so
+devastating, ``cryptography`` has a strict merge policy for committers:
+
+* Patches must *never* be pushed directly to ``master``, all changes (even the
+  most trivial typo fixes!) must be submitted as a pull request.
+* A committer may *never* merge their own pull request, a second party must
+  merge their changes. If multiple people work on a pull request, it must be
+  merged by someone who did not work on it.
+* A patch that breaks tests, or introduces regressions by changing or removing
+  existing tests should not be merged. Tests must always be passing on
+  ``master``.
+* If somehow the tests get into a failing state on ``master`` (such as by a
+  backwards incompatible release of a dependency) no pull requests may be
+  merged until this is rectified.
+* All merged patches must have 100% test coverage.
+
+The purpose of these policies is to minimize the chances we merge a change
+that jeopardizes our users' security.
+
diff --git a/docs/spelling_wordlist.txt b/docs/spelling_wordlist.txt
index cf421ea..b258420 100644
--- a/docs/spelling_wordlist.txt
+++ b/docs/spelling_wordlist.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 boolean
 ciphertext
 committer
+committers
 crypto
 cryptographic
 cryptographically