ICLR position paper criticized for lacking experiments — authors debate how to write the rebuttal
Entity303BR · reddit · 2026-11-07
An author seeks advice after an ICLR reviewer criticized their position paper for having no implemented system, empirical validation, or results — all things a position paper by definition lacks. The authors provided technical arguments and falsifiable hypotheses, and note ICLR has precedent for accepting position papers. Their only rebuttal idea is pointing out the category mismatch, but they fear it sounds combative. The thread highlights the recurring tension between argument-driven papers and experiment-oriented review criteria.
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