UAI 2026 rebuttal [D]

Hello!

Following the review release Thursday, I just finished working on my rebuttal. I assumed I would be allowed 5,000 characters ( that was the case for ICML), but it turns out the rebuttal at UAI is limited to 2,500 characters.

Also, under each review, you have the choice to leave a rebuttal and a public comment. The public comment has a 5,000-character limit, so I was wondering if it would be okay to use the official comment button rather than the rebuttal button ?

Or perhaps start in the rebuttal and continue in the comment, or is that frowned upon?

I am not sure if this character limit for the rebuttal is like the same thing as the 8-pages limit, and thus writing a longer rebuttal in the comment section and pointing to it can be ground for desk rejection.

If anyone has gone through this before or if there are any ACs or SACs that know the ruling regarding using the public comment section to continue the rebuttal. My idea would be to start the rebuttal in the rebuttal section, then later on leave a public comment titled « continuation of the rebuttal for reviewer x »and then finish my rebuttal there.

Is that allowed, forbidden, or frowned upon?

Thanks