Reviewing Standards: High-Score Papers Without Egregious Flaws Should Be Accepted
canaesseth · x · 2026-08-06
Expanding on NeurIPS reviewing standards, the reviewer argued that papers with score combinations like 444, 445, or 4455 should generally be accepted, barring any egregious flaws. He disagreed with the notion that a paper needs a 'champion' to be accepted. Conversely, he noted that papers with scores like 133 or 123 should generally be rejected.
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