Re: [boost] Tracking Review Requests and RM Applications

From: Ames, Andreas (Andreas) (ames_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-15 10:45:06

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Douglas Gregor
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:16 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Tracking Review Requests and RM Applications
> 
> João Abecasis wrote:
> > For those who missed it, I suggested on the "Languishing review 
> > requests" thread that we keep track of Review Requests and 
> Applications 
> > for Review Managers in the ticketing system. The goal being 
> to avoid the 
> > "silent rejection" problem.
> >   
> I'm not convinces this problem is really a serious problem. 
> Sometimes, 
> there just isn't much interest in a given library, and the 
> silence that 
> comes along with that means that the library shouldn't move 
> forward into 
> the "formal" parts of the review process (finding a review manager, 
> scheduling a review, etc.). Still, my view on this doesn't 

I believe the "silent rejection" problem is related to the report of 
someone, that his _application as a review manager_ was three times 
silently rejected.  Which might be much less acceptable, than 
silently rejecting a library proposal, IMHO.

cheers,

aa

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