Some of the top teams got removed from the Leaderboard as mentioned here. I'm sure that Kaggle(and competition organizers) have valid reasons for that.\nSome of those reasons could making fake accounts as confessed here or merging with somebody who is guilty of violating the rules. I cannot talk for everybody who got removed but I think @lanjunyelan , whose work I have been following closely in this and other competitions is skilled enough to secure top positions in Kaggle competitions even without cheating/breaking rules, as can be seen in his profile. Sadly, he got removed maybe for merging :(\nParticipating in a Kaggle competitions and making into top5 takes a lot of time, hard-work and dedication. And when all of that goes away, you have to feel for that person.
\n\nSome of the top teams got removed from the Leaderboard as mentioned here. I'm sure that Kaggle(and competition organizers) have valid reasons for that.\nSome of those reasons could making fake accounts as confessed here or merging with somebody who is guilty of violating the rules. I cannot talk for everybody who got removed but I think @lanjunyelan , whose work I have been following closely in this and other competitions is skilled enough to secure top positions in Kaggle competitions even without cheating/breaking rules, as can be seen in his profile. Sadly, he got removed maybe for merging :(\nParticipating in a Kaggle competitions and making into top5 takes a lot of time, hard-work and dedication. And when all of that goes away, you have to feel for that person.
\n\nThank you for your understanding. Yeah I feel upset about the results. I guess the main reason for our result being removed is one team member having multiple accounts. He has already deleted all his accounts by far. Hope It's a lesson for every kaggler. Good luck to everyone.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for your understanding. Yeah I feel upset about the results. I guess the main reason for our result being removed is one team member having multiple accounts. He has already deleted all his accounts by far. Hope It's a lesson for every kaggler. Good luck to everyone.", "votes": null }, { "id": "625437", "postDate": "09/13/2019 04:57:09", "content": "@lanjunyelan I know you will earn many more golds, so let us move forward.
", "rawMarkdown": "lanjunyelan I know you will earn many more golds, so let us move forward.", "votes": null }, { "id": "625628", "postDate": "09/13/2019 08:33:22", "content": "I am sure @lanjunyelan that you will get more golds. My best wishes for other competitions.
", "rawMarkdown": "I am sure @lanjunyelan that you will get more golds. My best wishes for other competitions.", "votes": null }, { "id": "625807", "postDate": "09/13/2019 13:28:40", "content": "Thank you. Let's move forward!
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you. Let's move forward!", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 625418, "author_name": "lanjunyelan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "09/13/2019 04:23:14", "content": "Thank you for your understanding. Yeah I feel upset about the results. I guess the main reason for our result being removed is one team member having multiple accounts. He has already deleted all his accounts by far. Hope It's a lesson for every kaggler. Good luck to everyone.
", "votes": null, "replies": [ { "id": 625437, "author_name": "ratthachat", "author_url": "", "post_date": "09/13/2019 04:57:09", "content": "@lanjunyelan I know you will earn many more golds, so let us move forward.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 625628, "author_name": "manojprabhaakr", "author_url": "", "post_date": "09/13/2019 08:33:22", "content": "I am sure @lanjunyelan that you will get more golds. My best wishes for other competitions.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 625807, "author_name": "lanjunyelan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "09/13/2019 13:28:40", "content": "Thank you. Let's move forward!
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "624563": "Some of the top teams got removed from the Leaderboard as mentioned [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/aptos2019-blindness-detection/discussion/108368#latest-624326). I'm sure that Kaggle(and competition organizers) have valid reasons for that.\nSome of those reasons could making fake accounts as confessed [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/aptos2019-blindness-detection/discussion/107768#latest-622384) or merging with somebody who is guilty of violating the rules. I cannot talk for everybody who got removed but I think @lanjunyelan , whose work I have been following closely in this and other [competitions](https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-acr-pneumothorax-segmentation/discussion/108009#latest-622580) is skilled enough to secure top positions in Kaggle competitions even without cheating/breaking rules, as can be seen in his [profile](https://www.kaggle.com/lanjunyelan). Sadly, he got removed maybe for merging :(\nParticipating in a Kaggle competitions and making into top5 takes a lot of time, hard-work and dedication. And when all of that goes away, you have to feel for that person. \n### I hope we all learn from this experience and merge with people who wants to compete within the spirit of the competition.", "625418": "Thank you for your understanding. Yeah I feel upset about the results. I guess the main reason for our result being removed is one team member having multiple accounts. He has already deleted all his accounts by far. Hope It's a lesson for every kaggler. Good luck to everyone.", "625437": "lanjunyelan I know you will earn many more golds, so let us move forward.", "625628": "I am sure @lanjunyelan that you will get more golds. My best wishes for other competitions.", "625807": "Thank you. Let's move forward!" }, "source": "meta" }