{
  "id": 59192,
  "title": "A gentle reminder",
  "url": "/competitions/avito-demand-prediction/discussion/59192",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-06-19T16:58:10.326004Z",
  "votes": 44,
  "comment_count": 19,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>A lot of people have invested a huge amount of time on this competition unlike me ;)</p>\n\n<p>Could I ask you not to release a very good scoring script in the last week - this is guaranteed to upset competitors and is very unfair.</p>\n\n<p>Good luck to you all.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "345308",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 16:58:10",
      "content": "<p>A lot of people have invested a huge amount of time on this competition unlike me ;)</p>\n\n<p>Could I ask you not to release a very good scoring script in the last week - this is guaranteed to upset competitors and is very unfair.</p>\n\n<p>Good luck to you all.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "A lot of people have invested a huge amount of time on this competition unlike me ;)\n\nCould I ask you not to release a very good scoring script in the last week - this is guaranteed to upset competitors and is very unfair.\n\nGood luck to you all.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345314",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 17:08:18",
      "content": "<p>I am a newbie. Does this happen a lot in previous competitions? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am a newbie. Does this happen a lot in previous competitions?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345324",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 17:21:05",
      "content": "<p>Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;) </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345332",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 17:30:33",
      "content": "<p>It happened in the Talking Data competition: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182</a></p>\n\n<p>I don't recall it happening in any other competitions to such a severe degree. Someone tried to upload a very last minute good model in the Mercari competition, but it didn't work well due to the specifics of that competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It happened in the Talking Data competition: https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182\n\nI don't recall it happening in any other competitions to such a severe degree. Someone tried to upload a very last minute good model in the Mercari competition, but it didn't work well due to the specifics of that competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345334",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 17:34:54",
      "content": "<p>Hi Peter and Scripus, thanks for letting me know this. Seems that I have to keep an eye on the kernels until the end of this competition.  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Peter and Scripus, thanks for letting me know this. Seems that I have to keep an eye on the kernels until the end of this competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345336",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 17:37:07",
      "content": "<p>I also want to take a moment to mention how glad I am that we cut back on the \"blend of blend of blends\" kernels that used to run rampant in every competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I also want to take a moment to mention how glad I am that we cut back on the \"blend of blend of blends\" kernels that used to run rampant in every competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345346",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 18:06:01",
      "content": "<p>moyen is such an unbeatable kernel, don't worry</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "moyen is such an unbeatable kernel, don't worry",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345353",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 18:20:25",
      "content": "<p>Its simple ¯_(ツ)_/¯</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Its simple ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345371",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 18:55:12",
      "content": "<p>Keeping fingers crossed.. Hope nothing happens like in \"Talking Data\".. It was a night mare.. Luckily I was awake the whole night until the competition ended.. I was about to sleep dreaming my first Bronze/Silver medal and I was like in 15% bucket.. in just about an hour.. Luckily I had few submissions left and was saved.. :-)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Keeping fingers crossed.. Hope nothing happens like in \"Talking Data\".. It was a night mare.. Luckily I was awake the whole night until the competition ended.. I was about to sleep dreaming my first Bronze/Silver medal and I was like in 15% bucket.. in just about an hour.. Luckily I had few submissions left and was saved.. :-)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345430",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 21:38:34",
      "content": "<p>He deleted his account after the community backlash.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p><strong>Scirpus wrote</strong></p>\n  \n  <blockquote>\n    <p>Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;) </p>\n  </blockquote>\n</blockquote>",
      "rawMarkdown": "He deleted his account after the community backlash.\n\n&gt; **Scirpus wrote**\n&gt; \n&gt; &gt; Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345432",
      "postDate": "06/19/2018 21:40:01",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>He deleted his account after the community backlash.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Wow.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "&gt; He deleted his account after the community backlash.\n\nWow.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345519",
      "postDate": "06/20/2018 02:02:21",
      "content": "<p>It's heartbreak story in last competition，hoping not happen again</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It's heartbreak story in last competition，hoping not happen again",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345594",
      "postDate": "06/20/2018 04:57:42",
      "content": "<p>I can‘t stay night，because I should work next day.But I will get up early that morning</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I can‘t stay night，because I should work next day.But I will get up early that morning",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345664",
      "postDate": "06/20/2018 08:17:45",
      "content": "<p>\"A gentle reminder\" to release a very good scoring script</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "\"A gentle reminder\" to release a very good scoring script",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345800",
      "postDate": "06/20/2018 13:35:04",
      "content": "<p>I am still very mad about that event: my ranking tumbled by 400+ ranks on the last few hours and unfortunately I was in meeting all day...</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am still very mad about that event: my ranking tumbled by 400+ ranks on the last few hours and unfortunately I was in meeting all day...",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "345869",
      "postDate": "06/20/2018 16:10:34",
      "content": "<p>It happened in Instacart competition also. I had couple of features which I want to try but due to that kernel I had not invested more time into it. I hope there will be no such kernel here.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It happened in Instacart competition also. I had couple of features which I want to try but due to that kernel I had not invested more time into it. I hope there will be no such kernel here.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "348562",
      "postDate": "06/26/2018 23:20:57",
      "content": "<p>Looks like they didn't listen.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Looks like they didn't listen.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "348736",
      "postDate": "06/27/2018 07:30:20",
      "content": "<p>Gentle reminder has worked!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Gentle reminder has worked!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "348741",
      "postDate": "06/27/2018 07:37:18",
      "content": "<p>Fake news</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Fake news",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "348742",
      "postDate": "06/27/2018 07:40:56",
      "content": "<p>It was a sarkasm. We dont have to remind to publish good scripts or bring back about past competitions with simillar situation.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It was a sarkasm. We dont have to remind to publish good scripts or bring back about past competitions with simillar situation.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 345314,
      "author_name": "naivelamb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/19/2018 17:08:18",
      "content": "<p>I am a newbie. Does this happen a lot in previous competitions? </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 345324,
          "author_name": "scirpus",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 17:21:05",
          "content": "<p>Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;) </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 345332,
          "author_name": "peterhurford",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 17:30:33",
          "content": "<p>It happened in the Talking Data competition: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182</a></p>\n\n<p>I don't recall it happening in any other competitions to such a severe degree. Someone tried to upload a very last minute good model in the Mercari competition, but it didn't work well due to the specifics of that competition.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 345334,
          "author_name": "naivelamb",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 17:34:54",
          "content": "<p>Hi Peter and Scripus, thanks for letting me know this. Seems that I have to keep an eye on the kernels until the end of this competition.  </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 345430,
          "author_name": "inversion",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 21:38:34",
          "content": "<p>He deleted his account after the community backlash.</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p><strong>Scirpus wrote</strong></p>\n  \n  <blockquote>\n    <p>Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;) </p>\n  </blockquote>\n</blockquote>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 345432,
          "author_name": "peterhurford",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 21:40:01",
          "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>He deleted his account after the community backlash.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Wow.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 345869,
          "author_name": "adityakumarsinha",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/20/2018 16:10:34",
          "content": "<p>It happened in Instacart competition also. I had couple of features which I want to try but due to that kernel I had not invested more time into it. I hope there will be no such kernel here.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 345336,
      "author_name": "peterhurford",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/19/2018 17:37:07",
      "content": "<p>I also want to take a moment to mention how glad I am that we cut back on the \"blend of blend of blends\" kernels that used to run rampant in every competition.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 345346,
      "author_name": "aerdem4",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/19/2018 18:06:01",
      "content": "<p>moyen is such an unbeatable kernel, don't worry</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 345353,
          "author_name": "christofhenkel",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/19/2018 18:20:25",
          "content": "<p>Its simple ¯_(ツ)_/¯</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 345371,
      "author_name": "samratp",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/19/2018 18:55:12",
      "content": "<p>Keeping fingers crossed.. Hope nothing happens like in \"Talking Data\".. It was a night mare.. Luckily I was awake the whole night until the competition ended.. I was about to sleep dreaming my first Bronze/Silver medal and I was like in 15% bucket.. in just about an hour.. Luckily I had few submissions left and was saved.. :-)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 345594,
          "author_name": "liuhdsgoal",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/20/2018 04:57:42",
          "content": "<p>I can‘t stay night，because I should work next day.But I will get up early that morning</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 345519,
      "author_name": "liuhdsgoal",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/20/2018 02:02:21",
      "content": "<p>It's heartbreak story in last competition，hoping not happen again</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 345664,
      "author_name": "izmaylov",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/20/2018 08:17:45",
      "content": "<p>\"A gentle reminder\" to release a very good scoring script</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 345800,
      "author_name": "chabir",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/20/2018 13:35:04",
      "content": "<p>I am still very mad about that event: my ranking tumbled by 400+ ranks on the last few hours and unfortunately I was in meeting all day...</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 348562,
      "author_name": "peterhurford",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/26/2018 23:20:57",
      "content": "<p>Looks like they didn't listen.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 348736,
      "author_name": "izmaylov",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/27/2018 07:30:20",
      "content": "<p>Gentle reminder has worked!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 348741,
          "author_name": "peterhurford",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/27/2018 07:37:18",
          "content": "<p>Fake news</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 348742,
          "author_name": "izmaylov",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/27/2018 07:40:56",
          "content": "<p>It was a sarkasm. We dont have to remind to publish good scripts or bring back about past competitions with simillar situation.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "345308": "A lot of people have invested a huge amount of time on this competition unlike me ;)\n\nCould I ask you not to release a very good scoring script in the last week - this is guaranteed to upset competitors and is very unfair.\n\nGood luck to you all.",
    "345314": "I am a newbie. Does this happen a lot in previous competitions?",
    "345324": "Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;)",
    "345332": "It happened in the Talking Data competition: https://www.kaggle.com/c/talkingdata-adtracking-fraud-detection/discussion/56182\n\nI don't recall it happening in any other competitions to such a severe degree. Someone tried to upload a very last minute good model in the Mercari competition, but it didn't work well due to the specifics of that competition.",
    "345334": "Hi Peter and Scripus, thanks for letting me know this. Seems that I have to keep an eye on the kernels until the end of this competition.",
    "345336": "I also want to take a moment to mention how glad I am that we cut back on the \"blend of blend of blends\" kernels that used to run rampant in every competition.",
    "345346": "moyen is such an unbeatable kernel, don't worry",
    "345353": "Its simple ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯",
    "345371": "Keeping fingers crossed.. Hope nothing happens like in \"Talking Data\".. It was a night mare.. Luckily I was awake the whole night until the competition ended.. I was about to sleep dreaming my first Bronze/Silver medal and I was like in 15% bucket.. in just about an hour.. Luckily I had few submissions left and was saved.. :-)",
    "345430": "He deleted his account after the community backlash.\n\n&gt; **Scirpus wrote**\n&gt; \n&gt; &gt; Yes, quite a lot I am afraid - it happened in the last major comp and the guy was throw off kaggle ;)",
    "345432": "&gt; He deleted his account after the community backlash.\n\nWow.",
    "345519": "It's heartbreak story in last competition，hoping not happen again",
    "345594": "I can‘t stay night，because I should work next day.But I will get up early that morning",
    "345664": "\"A gentle reminder\" to release a very good scoring script",
    "345800": "I am still very mad about that event: my ranking tumbled by 400+ ranks on the last few hours and unfortunately I was in meeting all day...",
    "345869": "It happened in Instacart competition also. I had couple of features which I want to try but due to that kernel I had not invested more time into it. I hope there will be no such kernel here.",
    "348562": "Looks like they didn't listen.",
    "348736": "Gentle reminder has worked!",
    "348741": "Fake news",
    "348742": "It was a sarkasm. We dont have to remind to publish good scripts or bring back about past competitions with simillar situation."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}