re: @embruna’s example
more nuanced aspects of reviews are often easier to communicate in my native language, so working with Editors that understand that language can help
Among rOpenSci Editors, we have English, French, Spanish, Greek native speakers and likely other languages. Acknowledging that it might be extra work for some, but would we give an option for a package author to declare their “comfort” with a specific language when English is not their first language?
We need to keep reviews transparent so if some nuances were discussed in another language, I imagine the essence would have to be translated to English.