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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Garloff [mailto:kurt at garloff.de]
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 7:02 PM
> To: openstack-track-chairs at lists.openstack.org
> Subject: Re: [Openstack-track-chairs] reset statistics when a talk is
> moved
> 
> Hi Kyle,
> 
> Am 22.07.2016 um 17:09 schrieb Kyle Mestery:
> > On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Amrith Kumar <amrith at tesora.com>
> wrote:
> >> When a talk is moved from one track to another, I believe that it would
> be a good thing if the ratings on the talk are reset.
> >> Consider this talk as an example:
> >> https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/browse/14981?category=73
> >> It was given a -1 by someone (I won't mention names because this is
> going to the ML).
> >> Also the talk was moved on the request of a reviewer into another track
> (hi reviewer, long time no talk).
> >> Now, as I see the talk, it still retains the -1 which is likely no
> longer relevant or appropriate.
> >> Yet the -1 is used in computing the talks 'score'.
> >> Thanks,
> > I actually disagree and think the -1 still holds value, same as a +1
> > would hold value. I'm not sure why you think a track chair's vote
> > (even if not in the same track) isn't worth retaining post move to be
> > honest.
> 
> Well, no.
> The talks that get moved would have a different numbers of voters than
> all the others in the track if the votes are retained.
> 
> Assume that we as track-chairs for some reason have a tendency to be
> very sceptic about submissions. Then, the submissions moved would have a
> disadvantage by collecting more -1. Similar, if track-chairs are of the
> encouraging kind, the moved submissions would be at an advantage. Even
> if the track chair approach is neutral, the moved talks would be at an
> advantage, as the cut-off will be in the positive range.
> 
> I have not seen the ability to leave comments in the tool -- a feature
> that I would consider very helpful (and that I have seen implemented in
> similar activities I have done in the past) -- these could stay. But not
> the votes.

[amrith] You can most definitely leave comments in this tool; I just left comments on all 150 talks that I just reviewed. 

> 
> Just my 0.02€.
> 
> --
> Kurt Garloff <kurt at garloff.de>, Cologne, Germany
> 
> 
> 
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