Q:

Controller to add current_user email to database in rails

I have a column in my database that I'm trying to update in my controller.  I'm trying to take the current logged in user's email and send it to the column in the model using the create method.  It's not sending the email to the database though. 
Here's my create method in the controller
def create
    @request = Request.new(request_params)
    respond_to do |format|
      if @request.save

        format.html { redirect_to @request, notice: 'Request was successfully created.' } 
        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @request }

        @request.email = current_user.email

        @request.increment!(:voteCount)

      else
        format.html { render :new }
        format.json { render json: @request.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

I'm fairly certain the trouble lies in the line @request.email = current_user.email but Im not sure why. 
The user model and the request models are different, so im trying to grab the data from one model and send it to another. 

A:

Sergio's comment helped me figure this out.  
Added @request.save

