Principle:ThreeSR Awesome Inference Time Scaling Maintainer Review

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Knowledge Sources	Awesome Inference Time Scaling
Domains	Open_Source, Version_Control, Curation
Last Updated	2026-02-14 00:00 GMT

Overview

Maintainer Review is the concept of code review and merge by the project maintainer, serving as a quality gate for contributions to ensure content accuracy and format compliance.

Description

In the Awesome Inference Time Scaling repository, the maintainer (ThreeSR) acts as the sole gatekeeper for all contributions. Every pull request and issue submitted by contributors passes through the maintainer's review before being accepted into the curated list.

The maintainer's role is documented in README.md:

Line 20: "open a pull request or issue, I will handle it" -- indicating the maintainer personally reviews all contributions.
Line 24: "Through my verification, I will accept and merge" -- establishing an explicit verification step before any merge occurs.

The maintainer review serves multiple purposes:

Content Relevance -- The maintainer verifies that the submitted paper genuinely relates to inference-time scaling. The repository is a curated list, not an indiscriminate collection, so topical relevance is enforced.
Format Compliance -- The maintainer checks that the entry follows the template format (title link, PDF link, authors, date, publisher, collapsible abstract). This ensures visual and structural consistency across all entries.
Accuracy Check -- The maintainer may verify that metadata (authors, dates, venue) is correct and that links resolve properly.
Duplicate Detection -- The maintainer checks whether the paper is already present in the list to avoid redundant entries.

This review model is typical of small-to-medium open-source projects where a single maintainer curates contributions. It provides strong quality control at the cost of scalability -- all contributions must wait for the maintainer's attention.

Usage

This principle applies:

After a contributor has submitted a pull request with a new paper entry.
When an issue is opened requesting a paper addition (the maintainer may add it directly).
During periodic maintenance when the maintainer reviews the list for consistency.

From the contributor's perspective, understanding this principle sets expectations: contributions are not immediately merged but go through a human review process.

Practical Guide

The maintainer review process follows these steps:

PROCESS: Maintainer Review and Merge

TRIGGER: New pull request received on ThreeSR/Awesome-Inference-Time-Scaling

1. REVIEW the PR diff:
      - Open the "Files changed" tab on GitHub
      - Inspect all additions and modifications

2. VERIFY content relevance:
      - Confirm the paper relates to inference-time scaling
      - Check that the paper is placed in the correct section

3. VERIFY format compliance:
      - 🔹 Title with arXiv abs link
      - 🔗 arXiv PDF link
      - 👤 Authors list
      - 🗓️ Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
      - 📑 Publisher / venue
      - 📝 Abstract in <details> block

4. CHECK for duplicates:
      - Search the existing list for the same paper title or arXiv ID
      - Reject or request changes if a duplicate is found

5. VERIFY link validity (optional):
      - Click the arXiv abs link to confirm it resolves
      - Click the PDF link to confirm it resolves

6. DECISION:
      IF all checks pass:
         -> Approve and merge the PR
         -> The master branch is updated with the new entry
      IF issues found:
         -> Leave review comments requesting changes
         -> Wait for the contributor to address feedback
         -> Re-review after changes are made

Related Pages

Implementation:ThreeSR_Awesome_Inference_Time_Scaling_GitHub_PR_Review_And_Merge -- Concrete tool documentation for the GitHub PR review and merge interface.

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