[Openstack-track-chairs] reset statistics when a talk is moved

Kurt Garloff kurt at garloff.de
Fri Jul 22 23:02:01 UTC 2016


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.

Just my 0.02€.

-- 
Kurt Garloff <kurt at garloff.de>, Cologne, Germany





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