Too many companies have "standards" that dictate exactly how things like code formatting should look, and are much weaker about good design. So reviewers look for problems where the light is: standards violations are easy to see and point out, whereas more important problems tend to be more nebulous and subjective.
I would take the position that written code standards enforced by humans should not be allowed. Either a given standard is important, in which case you enforce it automatically, or it isn't, in which case you drop it. That frees up code review to focus on more important issues.
I would take the position that written code standards enforced by humans should not be allowed. Either a given standard is important, in which case you enforce it automatically, or it isn't, in which case you drop it. That frees up code review to focus on more important issues.