[D] ICML 2026 review policy debate: 100 responses suggest Policy B may score higher, while Policy A shows higher confidence

A week ago I made a thread asking whether ICML 2026’s review policy might have affected review outcomes, especially whether Policy A papers may have been judged harshly than Policy B papers. Original thread: Poll: The goal was not to prove causality. It was simply to collect a rough community snapshot and see whether there are any visible trends in: reported average scores, reported reviewer confidence, whether scores felt harsher than expected, and whether reviews felt especially polished. Now, before rebuttal scores, I wanted to share the current results from the survey.