# heads up: org and other might seem backward here ...

        org_repo_name = _form['org_repo']

        org_ref = _form['org_ref'] # will have merge_rev as rev but symbolic name

        org_repo = RepoModel()._get_repo(org_repo_name)

        (org_ref_type,

         org_ref_name,

         org_rev) = org_ref.split(':')

        if org_ref_type == 'rev':

            org_ref_type = 'branch'

            cs = org_repo.scm_instance.get_changeset(org_rev)

            org_ref = '%s:%s:%s' % (org_ref_type, cs.branch, cs.raw_id)

        other_repo_name = _form['other_repo']

        other_ref = _form['other_ref'] # will have symbolic name and head revision

        other_repo = RepoModel()._get_repo(other_repo_name)

        (other_ref_type,

         other_ref_name,

         other_rev) = other_ref.split(':')

        cs_ranges, _cs_ranges_not, ancestor_rev = \

            CompareController._get_changesets(org_repo.scm_instance.alias,

                                              other_repo.scm_instance, other_rev, # org and other "swapped"

                                              org_repo.scm_instance, org_rev,

                                              )

        revisions = [cs.raw_id for cs in cs_ranges]

        # hack: ancestor_rev is not an other_rev but we want to show the

        # requested destination and have the exact ancestor

        other_ref = '%s:%s:%s' % (other_ref_type, other_ref_name, ancestor_rev)

        reviewers = _form['review_members']

        title = _form['pullrequest_title']

        if not title:

            if org_repo_name == other_repo_name:

                title = '%s to %s' % (h.short_ref(org_ref_type, org_ref_name),

                                      h.short_ref(other_ref_type, other_ref_name))

            else:

                title = '%s#%s to %s#%s' % (org_repo_name, h.short_ref(org_ref_type, org_ref_name),

                                            other_repo_name, h.short_ref(other_ref_type, other_ref_name))

        description = _form['pullrequest_desc'].strip() or _('No description')

        try:

            pull_request = PullRequestModel().create(

                self.authuser.user_id, org_repo_name, org_ref, other_repo_name,

                other_ref, revisions, reviewers, title, description

            )

            Session().commit()

            h.flash(_('Successfully opened new pull request'),