{
  "id": 94197,
  "title": "Curious about how could some top competitors only have 3 to 5 submissions?",
  "url": "/competitions/LANL-Earthquake-Prediction/discussion/94197",
  "author_name": "Zhongkai Shangguan",
  "post_date": "2019-06-03T04:46:42.553000",
  "votes": 5,
  "comment_count": 10,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>How could some top competitors reach such a high score in public lb with only 3 to 5 submissions? I have great doubts about their ranking and I suspect that some of the top competitors have opened other accounts.\nsnv, 3 submissions, rank 25, 1.305\nAlex Zhang, 5 submissions, rank 13, 1.288\nJust skeptical...</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 541832,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T04:46:42.553Z",
      "content": "<p>How could some top competitors reach such a high score in public lb with only 3 to 5 submissions? I have great doubts about their ranking and I suspect that some of the top competitors have opened other accounts.\nsnv, 3 submissions, rank 25, 1.305\nAlex Zhang, 5 submissions, rank 13, 1.288\nJust skeptical...</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "How could some top competitors reach such a high score in public lb with only 3 to 5 submissions? I have great doubts about their ranking and I suspect that some of the top competitors have opened other accounts.\nsnv, 3 submissions, rank 25, 1.305\nAlex Zhang, 5 submissions, rank 13, 1.288\nJust skeptical...",
      "votes": 5
    },
    {
      "id": 542371,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T19:12:36.713Z",
      "content": "<p>Don't worry about it - watching the pixie cull post competition is almost as fun as competing.  Watch for the \"My score has been deleted - why?\" comments (Obviously the cheaters know why!)</p>\n\n<p>With only a few entries in LB it is possible to get a high score by luck.  Alex Zhang is following Wang Qing so he could be genuine.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Don't worry about it - watching the pixie cull post competition is almost as fun as competing.  Watch for the \"My score has been deleted - why?\" comments (Obviously the cheaters know why!)\n\nWith only a few entries in LB it is possible to get a high score by luck.  Alex Zhang is following Wang Qing so he could be genuine.",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 542050,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T11:42:07.820Z",
      "content": "<p>Same question.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Same question.",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 541968,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T08:58:17.323Z",
      "content": "<p>Clones!!! Are coming. 😁StarWars </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Clones!!! Are coming. 😁StarWars ",
      "votes": 2
    },
    {
      "id": 542324,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T17:51:45.463Z",
      "content": "<p>Sadly, there are many cheaters in this competition... \nAs far as I know, 10 teams in top50 Public LB are probably cheating (multiple accounts or private sharing) </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Sadly, there are many cheaters in this competition... \nAs far as I know, 10 teams in top50 Public LB are probably cheating (multiple accounts or private sharing) ",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 542357,
          "postDate": "2019-06-03T18:45:51.900Z",
          "content": "<p>Why are you sad?  They will be removed and you'll get a better ranking ;)</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Why are you sad?  They will be removed and you'll get a better ranking ;)\n",
          "votes": 1
        },
        {
          "id": 542413,
          "postDate": "2019-06-03T21:37:09.597Z",
          "content": "<p>Thank you CPMP, I really hope so :)</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thank you CPMP, I really hope so :)",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 542062,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T11:59:52.630Z",
      "content": "<p>Top of public LB does not mean top competitors at all.  This said Strayman got where he/she is at 1.303 in 2 submissions only.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Top of public LB does not mean top competitors at all.  This said Strayman got where he/she is at 1.303 in 2 submissions only."
    },
    {
      "id": 541905,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T07:19:13.220Z",
      "content": "<p>There is not only one Zhang ;)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There is not only one Zhang ;)"
    },
    {
      "id": 541841,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T05:13:56.390Z",
      "content": "<p>They may be clones of some other ones.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "They may be clones of some other ones."
    },
    {
      "id": 542417,
      "postDate": "2019-06-03T21:56:26.650Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "isDeleted": true
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 542371,
      "author_name": "Scirpus",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T19:12:36.713000",
      "content": "<p>Don't worry about it - watching the pixie cull post competition is almost as fun as competing.  Watch for the \"My score has been deleted - why?\" comments (Obviously the cheaters know why!)</p>\n\n<p>With only a few entries in LB it is possible to get a high score by luck.  Alex Zhang is following Wang Qing so he could be genuine.</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 542050,
      "author_name": "seefun",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T11:42:07.820000",
      "content": "<p>Same question.</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 541968,
      "author_name": "Karan Jakhar",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T08:58:17.323000",
      "content": "<p>Clones!!! Are coming. 😁StarWars </p>",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 542324,
      "author_name": "sokazaki",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T17:51:45.463000",
      "content": "<p>Sadly, there are many cheaters in this competition... \nAs far as I know, 10 teams in top50 Public LB are probably cheating (multiple accounts or private sharing) </p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 542357,
          "author_name": "CPMP",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-06-03T18:45:51.900000",
          "content": "<p>Why are you sad?  They will be removed and you'll get a better ranking ;)</p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 542413,
          "author_name": "sokazaki",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-06-03T21:37:09.597000",
          "content": "<p>Thank you CPMP, I really hope so :)</p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 542062,
      "author_name": "CPMP",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T11:59:52.630000",
      "content": "<p>Top of public LB does not mean top competitors at all.  This said Strayman got where he/she is at 1.303 in 2 submissions only.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 541905,
      "author_name": "Psi",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T07:19:13.220000",
      "content": "<p>There is not only one Zhang ;)</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 541841,
      "author_name": "Kha Vo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T05:13:56.390000",
      "content": "<p>They may be clones of some other ones.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 542417,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2019-06-03T21:56:26.650000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "541832": "How could some top competitors reach such a high score in public lb with only 3 to 5 submissions? I have great doubts about their ranking and I suspect that some of the top competitors have opened other accounts.\nsnv, 3 submissions, rank 25, 1.305\nAlex Zhang, 5 submissions, rank 13, 1.288\nJust skeptical...",
    "542371": "Don't worry about it - watching the pixie cull post competition is almost as fun as competing.  Watch for the \"My score has been deleted - why?\" comments (Obviously the cheaters know why!)\n\nWith only a few entries in LB it is possible to get a high score by luck.  Alex Zhang is following Wang Qing so he could be genuine.",
    "542050": "Same question.",
    "541968": "Clones!!! Are coming. 😁StarWars ",
    "542324": "Sadly, there are many cheaters in this competition... \nAs far as I know, 10 teams in top50 Public LB are probably cheating (multiple accounts or private sharing) ",
    "542062": "Top of public LB does not mean top competitors at all.  This said Strayman got where he/she is at 1.303 in 2 submissions only.",
    "541905": "There is not only one Zhang ;)",
    "541841": "They may be clones of some other ones.",
    "542417": ""
  }
}