Re: [Tccc] CFP policy suggestion

Hi, Joe
> Hi, Osama,
>
> obazan@ee.ryerson.ca wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Along the lines of the ongoing discussion, I'd like to suggest the
>> addition of a specific policy for CFPs posting.
>>
>> Although sharing CFPs is not the primary goal for this list, the reality
>> is that most of the posts are CFPs.
>>
>> I believe that the issue is not allowing or banning CFPs but rather
>> regulating their appearance on the list.
>>
>> I recall, few months ago, the same CFP has been posted 15-20 times in a
>> month or so. I think this is totally unacceptable.
>>
>> One suggestion is to limit the number of posts of the same CFP to 3-4
>> times with an additional CFP in case the deadline is extended. Another
>> suggestion is to regulate the interval between successive posting of the
>> same CFP to a minimum of 3-4 weeks for example. Violators of the CFP
>> policy to be penalized at the discretion of the chair.
>
> Speaking with two hats - I moderate the end2end-interest list, and it
> restricts
> CFPs to one post calling for papers and one calling for participation -
> this is
> feasible, but requires someone to continually moderate all posts to the
> list.
>
> Right now, posts are monitored (after they're posted), but not moderated
> (before
> they are posted).
>
> It's not impossible to moderate a list of this size, but if this is of
> sufficient interest, we'd also need someone to volunteer to do this (note
> - that
> also means having a backup and/or not being offline for more than a 1-2
> days in
> a row).
>
> Joe
>
>

There is no need for extra effort to moderate the list. A simple and
reasonable CFP policy is expected to be respected and could be just
monitored.

-Osama

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Osama Bazan, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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