Re: async-mqtt5 is CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED

From: Vinnie Falco (vinnie.falco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-11-09 21:18:42

On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 12:44 PM Arnaud Becheler <arnaud.becheler_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

>
>    1. I will disclose any personal, professional, or financial
>    relationships with authors, contributors, or stakeholders that could
>    influence my judgment or create a perception of bias,
>
> I must apologize that in the async-mqtt5 review, disclosures were not
made. A couple of staff engineers forgot, and even I forgot. We might
consider these changes:

1. The review announcement reminds folks to disclose their affiliation

2. The review manager is suggested to be aware of Alliance staff (listed at
https://cppalliance.org/#team) and remind review submissions which are
missing disclosures (to be clear, reviewers are still required to remember
to disclose their affiliations)

3. The review result can enumerate any affiliations of reviewers as a
reminder

>    1. I will not participate in the review process for submissions in
>    which I have contributed as an author or co-author.
>    2. I will not participate in the review process for submissions in
>    which there exists any form of financial interest or contractual obligation
>    that may compromise my objectivity.
>    3. I will not participate in the review process for submissions in
>    which the authors are from the same institution, organization, or research
>    group I am currently affiliated with.
>
> I understand what you are trying to do and there is a better way to do it.
Anyone can participate in the reviews, and even individuals who are
conflicted should still participate. In most cases they have considerable
understanding of the domain and the library in particular, we want to hear
what they have to say. However, the review manager should consider all of
the above (1, 2, and 3) when evaluating the extent to which a particular
reviewer should influence the outcome. For this, conspicuous disclosures
are needed (see previous)

> Point 1 is explicitly mentioned in the Review Manager section:  In order
> to avoid any conflicts of interest a potential review manager is expected
> to disclose to the Boost Community if they have any relationship to the
> author of the library or the library itself.
>

Yes all the disclosures and conflict of interest avoidance must apply to
the review manager as well.

Thank you for your feedback!