ypjax(url,'pull_request_overview', function(data){

          var sel_box = YUQ('#pull_request_form #other_repo')[0];

          var repo_name = sel_box.options[sel_box.selectedIndex].value;

          YUD.get('other_repo_desc').innerHTML = other_repos_info[repo_name]['description'];

          // replace options of other_ref with the ones for the current other_repo

          var other_ref_selector = YUD.get('other_ref');

          var new_select = YUD.createElementFromMarkup(other_repos_info[repo_name]['revs']);

          var new_selectedIndex = new_select.selectedIndex;

          other_ref_selector.innerHTML = ""; // clear old options

          while (new_select.length > 0){ // children will be popped when appened to other_ref_selector

              other_ref_selector.appendChild(new_select.children[0]);

          }

          // browsers lost track of selected when appendChild was used

          other_ref_selector.selectedIndex = new_selectedIndex;

          // reset && add the reviewer based on selected repo

          var _data = other_repos_info[repo_name];

          YUD.get('review_members').innerHTML = '';

          addReviewMember(_data.user.user_id, _data.user.firstname,

                          _data.user.lastname, _data.user.username,

                          _data.user.gravatar_link);

      })