[TYPES/announce] Request for comments: Two-phase reviewing for POPL

[Norman Ramsey]

 > Request for comments: Two-phase reviewing for POPL
 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 > 
 > ... no decision process is perfect....  The POPL Steering Committee
 > has formulated the following proposal, which ... aims to improve
 > the decision process for POPL.

I have followed the discussion on the types mailing list with much
interest.  I am afraid I am still having problems understanding what
the POPL Steering Committee believes will be improved:

 - Will a different set of papers be accepted?  Do we expect this will
   be a better set than is accepted by the current process?

 - Will reviews be improved?

The proposal seems quite costly, but I would not wish to comment on
the costs without better understanding the perceived benefits.
Could a member of the steering committee perhaps elaborate on what
problem or problems this proposal is intended to solve?


Norman