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> 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