Desk-rejected researcher defends strict desk rejections against AI paper flood
manoelribeiro · x · 2026-10-29
Manoel Horta Ribeiro, recently desk-rejected at ACM CHI, argues stricter desk rejections are still worth it. Key points: submissions have skyrocketed with low-quality AI-generated papers while reliable reviewers haven't grown; forcing everyone to review yields lazy reviews and dilutes venue identity (e.g., WWW becoming an ML conference); strict desk rejections at CHI, USENIX, and TMLR amount to an editorial "vibe check" by senior researchers on whether a paper deserves reviewers' time.
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