EMNLP orals slammed: presenters with weak English use friends to ask rehearsed questions
m2saxon · x · 2026-10-27
Citing an EMNLP2026 rumor, the poster claims some oral presenters clearly struggle with English and have friends ask pre-arranged questions to fill Q&A time, with visibly rehearsed answers. The replier argues such papers wouldn't have been accepted before language models, and gives yet another reason not to waste time attending orals.
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