How much can a paper change before camera-ready?

A NeurIPS author asks how much change is acceptable between acceptance and camera-ready. The paper was rewritten except results and conclusion, added a theorem and about 14 appendix pages, and adjusted the algorithm and hyperparameters, raising concerns of rejection.

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