Glad you like this feature! Being able to “blame” other people is an interesting capability — if indeed you do have cultural issues with people taking the blame themselves. I’d be interested in hearing how the current functionality works out for you, to see if the “taking” rather than “blaming” model can catch on in more reluctant quarters .

A system we were previously using had a similar feature but it associated responsibility with a particular revision rather than a person. This allowed anyone to blame a person other than themselves.

I haven’t quite made up my mind yet if only being able to take responsibility for yourself is better. I think that might lead to a more positive culture – there is no “blame”, just “taking responsibility”. On the other hand, the “taking responsibility” model is almost useless when dealing with “old school” developers who are unlikely to ever admit to making a mistake.