This was a relatively long-running competition, you had over 5 months to plan and implement your work. It is a shame, but no-one is going to change the timeline based on a promise that you are working on something good that needs just a little more time. It would also be unfair to all the other competitors who have managed to work within the competition rules including the timing.
\n\nIf you really believe you have a good idea, then don't waste it. I am sure you can still work on it and use it either in another competition with similar data, or even publish the idea itself with proof of how good it is.
\n\nUsually Kaggle will leave the scoring scripts open after the competition closes, so you can still test how good your idea is against the same dataset.
\n\nIt is very possible that your idea is not so good. That's life. Or at least it is for me. On most Kaggle competitions, I get excited about an idea, spend days implementing it, whilst daydreaming about what I will use the prize for, and what I should write in my oh-so-modest notes on how I won . . . then I wait nervously to see the results. Half of the time my idea is worse than what I had already, the other half it is better, but only by some tiny amount that gets me +10 places on the leaderboard. Then I just go back to researching, idea generating and day-dreaming :-)
", "rawMarkdown": "This was a relatively long-running competition, you had over 5 months to plan and implement your work. It is a shame, but no-one is going to change the timeline based on a promise that you are working on something good that needs just a little more time. It would also be unfair to all the other competitors who have managed to work within the competition rules including the timing.\r\n\r\nIf you really believe you have a good idea, then don't waste it. I am sure you can still work on it and use it either in another competition with similar data, or even publish the idea itself with proof of how good it is.\r\n\r\nUsually Kaggle will leave the scoring scripts open after the competition closes, so you can still test how good your idea is against the same dataset.\r\n\r\nIt is very possible that your idea is not so good. That's life. Or at least it is for me. On most Kaggle competitions, I get excited about an idea, spend days implementing it, whilst daydreaming about what I will use the prize for, and what I should write in my oh-so-modest notes on how I won . . . then I wait nervously to see the results. Half of the time my idea is worse than what I had already, the other half it is better, but only by some tiny amount that gets me +10 places on the leaderboard. Then I just go back to researching, idea generating and day-dreaming :-)", "votes": null }, { "id": "84311", "postDate": "07/13/2015 20:41:02", "content": "@Neil Thank you for your long essay. Yes, of course you are right and of course I am fully aware of the things you wrote. One exception: daydreaming is one of the key thing to reach the impossible, and create something new and better. At least I dropped a pebble into the puddle, seeing the down votes and up vote I got. :) Take it easy guys, and thank you again Neil. :) The competition is still going on, so let's go and have a good time! :)
", "rawMarkdown": "Neil Thank you for your long essay. Yes, of course you are right and of course I am fully aware of the things you wrote. One exception: daydreaming is one of the key thing to reach the impossible, and create something new and better. At least I dropped a pebble into the puddle, seeing the down votes and up vote I got. :) Take it easy guys, and thank you again Neil. :) The competition is still going on, so let's go and have a good time! :)", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 84274, "author_name": "slobo777", "author_url": "", "post_date": "07/13/2015 12:41:30", "content": "This was a relatively long-running competition, you had over 5 months to plan and implement your work. It is a shame, but no-one is going to change the timeline based on a promise that you are working on something good that needs just a little more time. It would also be unfair to all the other competitors who have managed to work within the competition rules including the timing.
\n\nIf you really believe you have a good idea, then don't waste it. I am sure you can still work on it and use it either in another competition with similar data, or even publish the idea itself with proof of how good it is.
\n\nUsually Kaggle will leave the scoring scripts open after the competition closes, so you can still test how good your idea is against the same dataset.
\n\nIt is very possible that your idea is not so good. That's life. Or at least it is for me. On most Kaggle competitions, I get excited about an idea, spend days implementing it, whilst daydreaming about what I will use the prize for, and what I should write in my oh-so-modest notes on how I won . . . then I wait nervously to see the results. Half of the time my idea is worse than what I had already, the other half it is better, but only by some tiny amount that gets me +10 places on the leaderboard. Then I just go back to researching, idea generating and day-dreaming :-)
", "votes": null, "replies": [] }, { "id": 84311, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "07/13/2015 20:41:02", "content": "@Neil Thank you for your long essay. Yes, of course you are right and of course I am fully aware of the things you wrote. One exception: daydreaming is one of the key thing to reach the impossible, and create something new and better. At least I dropped a pebble into the puddle, seeing the down votes and up vote I got. :) Take it easy guys, and thank you again Neil. :) The competition is still going on, so let's go and have a good time! :)
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "84266": "At the start of this competition I figured out, how could I achieve\r\n the best result, what would be the key idea, which easily can be the\r\n tool to win and help the world too. Done...\r\n - Then I spent my competition time for figure out, how could I complete\r\n this mission with my limited resources. Done...\r\n - Now I have 14 days to complete one of the key part of my work. I'm\r\n not sure it will be enough for this section. Thus it can happen with\r\n ease, that my key idea will waste for ever. Done... (?)", "84274": "This was a relatively long-running competition, you had over 5 months to plan and implement your work. It is a shame, but no-one is going to change the timeline based on a promise that you are working on something good that needs just a little more time. It would also be unfair to all the other competitors who have managed to work within the competition rules including the timing.\r\n\r\nIf you really believe you have a good idea, then don't waste it. I am sure you can still work on it and use it either in another competition with similar data, or even publish the idea itself with proof of how good it is.\r\n\r\nUsually Kaggle will leave the scoring scripts open after the competition closes, so you can still test how good your idea is against the same dataset.\r\n\r\nIt is very possible that your idea is not so good. That's life. Or at least it is for me. On most Kaggle competitions, I get excited about an idea, spend days implementing it, whilst daydreaming about what I will use the prize for, and what I should write in my oh-so-modest notes on how I won . . . then I wait nervously to see the results. Half of the time my idea is worse than what I had already, the other half it is better, but only by some tiny amount that gets me +10 places on the leaderboard. Then I just go back to researching, idea generating and day-dreaming :-)", "84311": "Neil Thank you for your long essay. Yes, of course you are right and of course I am fully aware of the things you wrote. One exception: daydreaming is one of the key thing to reach the impossible, and create something new and better. At least I dropped a pebble into the puddle, seeing the down votes and up vote I got. :) Take it easy guys, and thank you again Neil. :) The competition is still going on, so let's go and have a good time! :)" }, "source": "meta" }