[D] ICML 2026 review policy debate: 100 responses suggest Policy B may score higher, while Policy A shows higher confidence

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A week ago I made a thread asking whether ICML 2026’s review policy might have affected review outcomes, especially whether Policy A papers may have been judged more harshly than Policy B papers. Original thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/1s387tx/d_icml_2026_policy_a_vs_policy_b_impact_on_scores/ Poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQilhiCx_dGLgx0tMVJ1NDX1URdJoUGIscFoPCpe6qE2Ph8w/viewform?usp=header The goal was not to prove causality. It was simply to coll...