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  "id": 9811,
  "title": "Deadline to make your first submission is July 20",
  "url": "/competitions/decoding-the-human-brain/discussion/9811",
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  "post_date": "2014-07-18T19:06:36.797Z",
  "votes": null,
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  "content": "<p>I just want to point out the first deadline from the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/decoding-the-human-brain/details/timeline\">Timeline page</a>&nbsp;is upcoming for anyone not yet on the leaderboard:</p>\n<p>You have until 11:59PM UTC on Sunday 20 July to make your first submission!</p>\n<p>After that, it means we are entering the final week of the challenge! Good luck everyone!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "50875",
      "postDate": "07/18/2014 19:06:36",
      "content": "<p>I just want to point out the first deadline from the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/decoding-the-human-brain/details/timeline\">Timeline page</a>&nbsp;is upcoming for anyone not yet on the leaderboard:</p>\n<p>You have until 11:59PM UTC on Sunday 20 July to make your first submission!</p>\n<p>After that, it means we are entering the final week of the challenge! Good luck everyone!</p>",
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      "id": "51036",
      "postDate": "07/22/2014 06:58:15",
      "content": "<p>Ah damn it, I totally forgot there was a first submission deadline. Still unclear how far I'll get by the final deadline, but is there any way to still submit? I've been coding everything by hand so I haven't tried to submit anything yet until I know things are working alright on the data with known answers.</p>\n\n<p>Edit: and obviously I hadn't looked at the message board in weeks either. My fault, but I hope there is something I can do, just in case my code comes through (nothing like a pressing deadline for inspiration) :-D</p>",
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      "id": "51074",
      "postDate": "07/22/2014 23:50:00",
      "content": "<p>Hi, I used the random submission file before the 20th July deadline hoping to still be able to participate. However, due to a bad internet connection, I haven't been able to even download the large datasets for this competition. Is there a way I can delete my submission or opt out of the competition? Thanks.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "51114",
      "postDate": "07/24/2014 00:31:27",
      "content": "<p>Hi, I also completely missed the fact that there was a first submission deadline. Is there any way that I can still submit? Thank you</p>",
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    {
      "id": "51145",
      "postDate": "07/24/2014 16:48:39",
      "content": "<p>Hi countzero, DoubleYou, Erin,</p>\n<p>Actually we cannot make an exception here to the normal enforcement of the site architecture to these rules for&nbsp;entering (and for DoubleYou, putting your entry on the leaderboard).</p>",
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      "id": "51160",
      "postDate": "07/24/2014 23:34:34",
      "content": "<p>Too bad. I had throughly read page with official rules and did not notice this deadline. Was it there from the beginning?</p>\n<p>I joined late, had been working very hard and was going to make first submission this Saturday. Would be in the first 10 based on current progress.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "51187",
      "postDate": "07/26/2014 02:55:59",
      "content": "<p>[quote=rakhlin;51160]</p>\n<p>Too bad. I had throughly read page with official rules and did not notice this deadline. Was it there from the beginning?</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>The entry deadline is listed under 'Timeline' in the dashboard. <br>Usually, results can be submitted after the end of competition for an unofficial score on the test set. That way you'll know what you would have gotten.</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": "51194",
      "postDate": "07/26/2014 10:15:44",
      "content": "<p>[quote=David Thaler;51187]</p>\n<p>The entry deadline is listed under 'Timeline' in the dashboard.&nbsp;<br>Usually, results can be submitted after the end of competition for an unofficial score on the test set. That way you'll know what you would have gotten.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Thanks. It makes a sense now, at least I can verify my work.</p>\n<p>What annoys me most, in principle I was aware about possibility of such a deadline and read the Rules very throughly looking for any info that may invalidate my late submission. And simply didn't notice 'Timline' section.</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": "51982",
      "postDate": "08/13/2014 17:51:41",
      "content": "<p>Based on the feedback you gave us here (that it is not always easy to discover the Entrant deadline), we have implemented a more visible marker in the timeline &quot;progress bar&quot; on future competitions. You can see this in action on the currently running competitions.</p>\n<p>So thank you for the feedback!</p>",
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      "id": 51036,
      "author_name": "countzero",
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      "post_date": "07/22/2014 06:58:15",
      "content": "<p>Ah damn it, I totally forgot there was a first submission deadline. Still unclear how far I'll get by the final deadline, but is there any way to still submit? I've been coding everything by hand so I haven't tried to submit anything yet until I know things are working alright on the data with known answers.</p>\n\n<p>Edit: and obviously I hadn't looked at the message board in weeks either. My fault, but I hope there is something I can do, just in case my code comes through (nothing like a pressing deadline for inspiration) :-D</p>",
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    {
      "id": 51074,
      "author_name": "ablantr",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/22/2014 23:50:00",
      "content": "<p>Hi, I used the random submission file before the 20th July deadline hoping to still be able to participate. However, due to a bad internet connection, I haven't been able to even download the large datasets for this competition. Is there a way I can delete my submission or opt out of the competition? Thanks.</p>",
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      "id": 51114,
      "author_name": "erinbrown",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/24/2014 00:31:27",
      "content": "<p>Hi, I also completely missed the fact that there was a first submission deadline. Is there any way that I can still submit? Thank you</p>",
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      "id": 51145,
      "author_name": "rjrest",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/24/2014 16:48:39",
      "content": "<p>Hi countzero, DoubleYou, Erin,</p>\n<p>Actually we cannot make an exception here to the normal enforcement of the site architecture to these rules for&nbsp;entering (and for DoubleYou, putting your entry on the leaderboard).</p>",
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      "id": 51160,
      "author_name": "rakhlin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/24/2014 23:34:34",
      "content": "<p>Too bad. I had throughly read page with official rules and did not notice this deadline. Was it there from the beginning?</p>\n<p>I joined late, had been working very hard and was going to make first submission this Saturday. Would be in the first 10 based on current progress.</p>",
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      "id": 51187,
      "author_name": "davidthaler",
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      "post_date": "07/26/2014 02:55:59",
      "content": "<p>[quote=rakhlin;51160]</p>\n<p>Too bad. I had throughly read page with official rules and did not notice this deadline. Was it there from the beginning?</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>The entry deadline is listed under 'Timeline' in the dashboard. <br>Usually, results can be submitted after the end of competition for an unofficial score on the test set. That way you'll know what you would have gotten.</p>",
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      "id": 51194,
      "author_name": "rakhlin",
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      "post_date": "07/26/2014 10:15:44",
      "content": "<p>[quote=David Thaler;51187]</p>\n<p>The entry deadline is listed under 'Timeline' in the dashboard.&nbsp;<br>Usually, results can be submitted after the end of competition for an unofficial score on the test set. That way you'll know what you would have gotten.</p>\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n<p>Thanks. It makes a sense now, at least I can verify my work.</p>\n<p>What annoys me most, in principle I was aware about possibility of such a deadline and read the Rules very throughly looking for any info that may invalidate my late submission. And simply didn't notice 'Timline' section.</p>",
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      "id": 51982,
      "author_name": "rjrest",
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      "post_date": "08/13/2014 17:51:41",
      "content": "<p>Based on the feedback you gave us here (that it is not always easy to discover the Entrant deadline), we have implemented a more visible marker in the timeline &quot;progress bar&quot; on future competitions. You can see this in action on the currently running competitions.</p>\n<p>So thank you for the feedback!</p>",
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