Hi all,
\nOn the first day of this year (see attached screenshot) i received one quite interesting email sent through Kaggle with the request to join our team.
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F1001498%2Ffe841acf170bca720d6c9728be78b207%2FScreenshot%202021-01-14%20at%2014.00.36.png?generation=1610612774792395&alt=media\")
\nWell, i understand nothing on Chinese, but thanks \"translate\" button in my inbox
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F1001498%2F09bac0a0136b11d0728ccbeb36fe0260%2FScreenshot%202021-01-14%20at%2014.00.48.png?generation=1610612787205490&alt=media\")
\nFirst, we (with my teammate @dannyelkallab) thought that this might be a bad joke (WHAT?! π ), then we supposed that maybe it's some tricky way to identify those who don't play fair or provoke to do so.
\nBut after all it looks like unbelievable impudence and attempt to encroach on sacred - honest competitive spirit of Kaggle.
I replied nothing to him to see what will happen next β¦ and I decided to make this information public after appearing of @letshidethatname [main hero of this story] on the LB in this competition as part of team (highly likely with similar conditions).
\nWe think that such behaviour is simply unacceptable and should not be silenced from the community.
\nAlso, you can find this guy quite high on the LB of another ongoing competition
\nI'm not sure if I'm eligible to disclose the name of our hero publicly and his teammates, but be sure that was reported to Kaggle staff.
\nIt's the first time it happens to me, but I am wondering if it is common practice? :sarcasm:
\nBecause one more extremely suspicious thing that interested us (of course without accusing someone) is the \"0 submissions\" kaggle profile activity of some team members while be ranked in top10/20/30/50 (including the hero of this story).
@philculliton @juyingnan @katyborner @addisonhoward @leahscherschel
\nCan you please provide some information on it?
Hi all,
\nOn the first day of this year (see attached screenshot) i received one quite interesting email sent through Kaggle with the request to join our team.
\n
\nWell, i understand nothing on Chinese, but thanks \"translate\" button in my inbox
\n
\nFirst, we (with my teammate @dannyelkallab) thought that this might be a bad joke (WHAT?! π ), then we supposed that maybe it's some tricky way to identify those who don't play fair or provoke to do so.
\nBut after all it looks like unbelievable impudence and attempt to encroach on sacred - honest competitive spirit of Kaggle.
I replied nothing to him to see what will happen next β¦ and I decided to make this information public after appearing of @letshidethatname [main hero of this story] on the LB in this competition as part of team (highly likely with similar conditions).
\nWe think that such behaviour is simply unacceptable and should not be silenced from the community.
\nAlso, you can find this guy quite high on the LB of another ongoing competition
\nI'm not sure if I'm eligible to disclose the name of our hero publicly and his teammates, but be sure that was reported to Kaggle staff.
\nIt's the first time it happens to me, but I am wondering if it is common practice? :sarcasm:
\nBecause one more extremely suspicious thing that interested us (of course without accusing someone) is the \"0 submissions\" kaggle profile activity of some team members while be ranked in top10/20/30/50 (including the hero of this story).
@philculliton @juyingnan @katyborner @addisonhoward @leahscherschel
\nCan you please provide some information on it?
Any form of \"pay for medals\" is strictly prohibited on kaggle. Thank you for letting us know. I've responded to your direct message and we plan to take action accordingly.
", "rawMarkdown": "Any form of \"pay for medals\" is strictly prohibited on kaggle. Thank you for letting us know. I've responded to your direct message and we plan to take action accordingly.", "votes": 28, "replies": [ { "id": 1153546, "postDate": "2021-01-15T01:56:48.873Z", "content": "Thank you for quick response and further actions!
\nHope this case will help to prevent others from attempts to play unfair
I received a similar offer. Sadly, since I'm only a Kaggle Expert my premium is rather lower. They offered a tub of expired Haribo, 17 US cents and a Blockbuster gift card.
", "rawMarkdown": "I received a similar offer. Sadly, since I'm only a Kaggle Expert my premium is rather lower. They offered a tub of expired Haribo, 17 US cents and a Blockbuster gift card. ", "votes": 21 }, { "id": 1153273, "postDate": "2021-01-14T18:23:23.373Z", "content": "Thank you for making this email public and for reporting the user to the Kaggle staff. The way you handled this unpleasant situation is exemplary.
\nThis user is indeed clearly behaving in a highly unethical and unacceptable way, and I agree with David that it might sadly be necessary to include a paragraph on prohibiting such behaviour in the rules of each competition. However, even without an explicit mention in the rules, this kind of brazen cheating clearly violates every code of conduct we have for competitions and on Kaggle in general.
\nIt is probably best not to disclose the name of the user and their team, but to let the Kaggle team handle the situation. I would be surprised by anything other than a swift ban of the user and a disqualification of their team, most likely with additional consequences for their teammates.
\nThank you again for your honesty and transparency. This is the kind of integrity that always makes me proud of the Kaggle community.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for making this email public and for reporting the user to the Kaggle staff. The way you handled this unpleasant situation is exemplary.\n\nThis user is indeed clearly behaving in a highly unethical and unacceptable way, and I agree with David that it might sadly be necessary to include a paragraph on prohibiting such behaviour in the rules of each competition. However, even without an explicit mention in the rules, this kind of brazen cheating clearly violates every code of conduct we have for competitions and on Kaggle in general.\n\nIt is probably best not to disclose the name of the user and their team, but to let the Kaggle team handle the situation. I would be surprised by anything other than a swift ban of the user and a disqualification of their team, most likely with additional consequences for their teammates.\n\nThank you again for your honesty and transparency. This is the kind of integrity that always makes me proud of the Kaggle community.", "votes": 20 }, { "id": 1159714, "postDate": "2021-01-19T12:23:38.593Z", "content": "lol..as a Chinese I am very ashamed of the email. Thanks for exposing it mate. It's not a joke. It actually happened every single day. It has to be stopped.
", "rawMarkdown": "lol..as a Chinese I am very ashamed of the email. Thanks for exposing it mate. It's not a joke. It actually happened every single day. It has to be stopped.", "votes": 9 }, { "id": 1153196, "postDate": "2021-01-14T17:08:31.843Z", "content": "I'd like to see this practice explicitly prohibited in competition rules. Giving high medals to those who haven't earned them devalues the awards for everyone. kudos to @vladimirgroza for calling this out
", "rawMarkdown": "I'd like to see this practice explicitly prohibited in competition rules. Giving high medals to those who haven't earned them devalues the awards for everyone. kudos to @vladimirgroza for calling this out", "votes": 10 }, { "id": 1153297, "postDate": "2021-01-14T18:50:58.233Z", "content": "I have received slightly different but similar offers but instead of money it has been compute power. People saying they don't have time to work on the competition but they have excess compute and would like to team up and give me access to it.
\nWhat is the opinion on this? It is virtually the same thing, but just investing the money into hardware instead of giving it directly to the person
", "rawMarkdown": "I have received slightly different but similar offers but instead of money it has been compute power. People saying they don't have time to work on the competition but they have excess compute and would like to team up and give me access to it.\n\nWhat is the opinion on this? It is virtually the same thing, but just investing the money into hardware instead of giving it directly to the person", "votes": 7, "replies": [ { "id": 1153306, "postDate": "2021-01-14T19:00:11.693Z", "content": "Here's my opinion - it's super risky to accept such an offer.
", "rawMarkdown": "Here's my opinion - it's super risky to accept such an offer.", "votes": 10 }, { "id": 1153723, "postDate": "2021-01-15T05:34:03.463Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true } ] }, { "id": 1152588, "postDate": "2021-01-14T09:40:16.320Z", "content": "hhahahahahahah brace yourself
\n\"How to Make Money from kaggle\" tutorials are coming hahahahaah πππ
\n![\"\"](\"https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ac/a8/56/aca856a7b419507e770dc37e87f31cad.jpg\")
thank you @vladimirgroza
\nyour post reminds me this incident Evidence regarding private sharing
\n", "rawMarkdown": "hhahahahahahah brace yourself \n**\"How to Make Money from kaggle\"** tutorials are coming hahahahaah πππ\n\n\nthank you @vladimirgroza \nyour post reminds me this incident [Evidence regarding private sharing](https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156)\n\n> hello china!!!", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 1153154, "postDate": "2021-01-14T16:44:00.440Z", "content": "hello china!!!
\n
@mobassir vai reminds of SIIM-ISIC Melanoma Classification Competition π
", "rawMarkdown": "@mobassir vai reminds of [SIIM-ISIC Melanoma Classification](https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification) Competition π", "votes": 3 } ] }, { "id": 1164145, "postDate": "2021-01-22T07:28:03.810Z", "content": "Damnβ¦ What's next? Selling Kaggle accounts online?
", "rawMarkdown": "Damn... What's next? Selling Kaggle accounts online?", "votes": 4 }, { "id": 1153299, "postDate": "2021-01-14T18:52:33.690Z", "content": "![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F1963268%2F3209ae7be28c0709b5e76018d98c0a94%2Funnamed.jpg?generation=1610650350985103&alt=media\")
One thing I know for sure is that it's common practice in China. They are desperately shortsighted and scrumble everything by any means.
", "rawMarkdown": "One thing I know for sure is that it's common practice in China. They are desperately shortsighted and scrumble everything by any means.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1163884, "postDate": "2021-01-22T02:42:54.913Z", "content": "OMG!!! I'm scared⦠You handled it bravely.
\nThanks for the awareness. Hopefully, Kaggle staff will take appropriate action against such crime. And put this kind of
\npeople on blacklist.
Seems very shady indeed. Reminds me of this great investigation piece by @group16: https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156. π€
", "rawMarkdown": "Seems very shady indeed. Reminds me of this great investigation piece by @group16: https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156. π€ ", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1156498, "postDate": "2021-01-17T07:46:49.717Z", "content": "Well, though my scale is way below as compared to the profiles mentioned here, I have also been offered(not offered, rather asked) to give away my account to someone (now a 3x expert via commenting on every \"expert\"'s notebook: \"I would be grateful if you check out my work on \"xxxxx\". The mail was about: Can you please exchange your Kaggle account with mine as it is difficult in the beginning to get attention(upvoted he meant) at the beginning.
\nI have also raised concern on something similar, which I think violated the guideline and spirit of Kagglers. Here is the link to the Kaggle forum where I raised the issue: https://www.kaggle.com/general/89570#1146614
\nI would be really grateful if Kaggle officials will look into such matters. Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "Well, though my scale is way below as compared to the profiles mentioned here, I have also been offered(not offered, rather asked) to give away my account to someone (now a 3x expert via commenting on every \"expert\"'s notebook: \"I would be grateful if you check out my work on \"xxxxx\". The mail was about: Can you please exchange your Kaggle account with mine as it is difficult in the beginning to get attention(upvoted he meant) at the beginning.\n\nI have also raised concern on something similar, which I think violated the guideline and spirit of Kagglers. Here is the link to the Kaggle forum where I raised the issue: https://www.kaggle.com/general/89570#1146614\n\nI would be really grateful if Kaggle officials will look into such matters. Thanks.", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 1153580, "postDate": "2021-01-15T02:45:03.663Z", "content": "CRACK DOWN!
", "rawMarkdown": "CRACK DOWN!" }, { "id": 1263525, "postDate": "2021-04-05T13:46:05.323Z", "content": "This is seriously disgusting. Please keep reporting these people.
", "rawMarkdown": "This is seriously disgusting. Please keep reporting these people." }, { "id": 1249621, "postDate": "2021-03-23T12:15:23.533Z", "content": "In the past were also attempts to compromise some competitions by getting with false accounts on high positions in the leaderboard and then offering to high profile Kagglers to perform team merge, just for the purpose to have them disqualified at the end, when the false account scam will be revealed by Kaggle verification for the high positioned teams. Kaggle community is a strong community and most probably such cases will remain isolated, also thanks to Kagglers cautiousness, as displayed by you in this case.
", "rawMarkdown": "In the past were also attempts to compromise some competitions by getting with false accounts on high positions in the leaderboard and then offering to high profile Kagglers to perform team merge, just for the purpose to have them disqualified at the end, when the false account scam will be revealed by Kaggle verification for the high positioned teams. Kaggle community is a strong community and most probably such cases will remain isolated, also thanks to Kagglers cautiousness, as displayed by you in this case." }, { "id": 1153359, "postDate": "2021-01-14T19:51:04.577Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": -1, "isDeleted": true, "replies": [ { "id": 1153367, "postDate": "2021-01-14T20:07:14.223Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true } ] } ], "comments": [ { "id": 1153336, "author_name": "Addison Howard", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T19:34:13.413000", "content": "Any form of \"pay for medals\" is strictly prohibited on kaggle. Thank you for letting us know. I've responded to your direct message and we plan to take action accordingly.
", "votes": 28, "replies": [ { "id": 1153546, "author_name": "Vladimir Groza", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-15T01:56:48.873000", "content": "Thank you for quick response and further actions!
\nHope this case will help to prevent others from attempts to play unfair
I received a similar offer. Sadly, since I'm only a Kaggle Expert my premium is rather lower. They offered a tub of expired Haribo, 17 US cents and a Blockbuster gift card.
", "votes": 21, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153273, "author_name": "Heads or Tails", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T18:23:23.373000", "content": "Thank you for making this email public and for reporting the user to the Kaggle staff. The way you handled this unpleasant situation is exemplary.
\nThis user is indeed clearly behaving in a highly unethical and unacceptable way, and I agree with David that it might sadly be necessary to include a paragraph on prohibiting such behaviour in the rules of each competition. However, even without an explicit mention in the rules, this kind of brazen cheating clearly violates every code of conduct we have for competitions and on Kaggle in general.
\nIt is probably best not to disclose the name of the user and their team, but to let the Kaggle team handle the situation. I would be surprised by anything other than a swift ban of the user and a disqualification of their team, most likely with additional consequences for their teammates.
\nThank you again for your honesty and transparency. This is the kind of integrity that always makes me proud of the Kaggle community.
", "votes": 20, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1159714, "author_name": "LarryLan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-19T12:23:38.593000", "content": "lol..as a Chinese I am very ashamed of the email. Thanks for exposing it mate. It's not a joke. It actually happened every single day. It has to be stopped.
", "votes": 9, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153196, "author_name": "David Austin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T17:08:31.843000", "content": "I'd like to see this practice explicitly prohibited in competition rules. Giving high medals to those who haven't earned them devalues the awards for everyone. kudos to @vladimirgroza for calling this out
", "votes": 10, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153297, "author_name": "ryches", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T18:50:58.233000", "content": "I have received slightly different but similar offers but instead of money it has been compute power. People saying they don't have time to work on the competition but they have excess compute and would like to team up and give me access to it.
\nWhat is the opinion on this? It is virtually the same thing, but just investing the money into hardware instead of giving it directly to the person
", "votes": 7, "replies": [ { "id": 1153306, "author_name": "inversion", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T19:00:11.693000", "content": "Here's my opinion - it's super risky to accept such an offer.
", "votes": 10, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153723, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-15T05:34:03.463000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1152588, "author_name": "Mobassir", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T09:40:16.320000", "content": "hhahahahahahah brace yourself
\n\"How to Make Money from kaggle\" tutorials are coming hahahahaah πππ
\n
thank you @vladimirgroza
\nyour post reminds me this incident Evidence regarding private sharing
\n", "votes": 3, "replies": [ { "id": 1153154, "author_name": "Awsaf", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T16:44:00.440000", "content": "hello china!!!
\n
@mobassir vai reminds of SIIM-ISIC Melanoma Classification Competition π
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1164145, "author_name": "Gunes Evitan", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-22T07:28:03.810000", "content": "Damn⦠What's next? Selling Kaggle accounts online?
", "votes": 4, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153299, "author_name": "Binfeng Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T18:52:33.690000", "content": "
One thing I know for sure is that it's common practice in China. They are desperately shortsighted and scrumble everything by any means.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1163884, "author_name": "ShaguftaAzad", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-22T02:42:54.913000", "content": "OMG!!! I'm scared⦠You handled it bravely.
\nThanks for the awareness. Hopefully, Kaggle staff will take appropriate action against such crime. And put this kind of
\npeople on blacklist.
Seems very shady indeed. Reminds me of this great investigation piece by @group16: https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156. π€
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1156498, "author_name": "Ultron", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-17T07:46:49.717000", "content": "Well, though my scale is way below as compared to the profiles mentioned here, I have also been offered(not offered, rather asked) to give away my account to someone (now a 3x expert via commenting on every \"expert\"'s notebook: \"I would be grateful if you check out my work on \"xxxxx\". The mail was about: Can you please exchange your Kaggle account with mine as it is difficult in the beginning to get attention(upvoted he meant) at the beginning.
\nI have also raised concern on something similar, which I think violated the guideline and spirit of Kagglers. Here is the link to the Kaggle forum where I raised the issue: https://www.kaggle.com/general/89570#1146614
\nI would be really grateful if Kaggle officials will look into such matters. Thanks.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153580, "author_name": "ζ΄ε€§η¦", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-15T02:45:03.663000", "content": "CRACK DOWN!
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1263525, "author_name": "Wilmer E. Henao", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-04-05T13:46:05.323000", "content": "This is seriously disgusting. Please keep reporting these people.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1249621, "author_name": "Gabriel Preda", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-03-23T12:15:23.533000", "content": "In the past were also attempts to compromise some competitions by getting with false accounts on high positions in the leaderboard and then offering to high profile Kagglers to perform team merge, just for the purpose to have them disqualified at the end, when the false account scam will be revealed by Kaggle verification for the high positioned teams. Kaggle community is a strong community and most probably such cases will remain isolated, also thanks to Kagglers cautiousness, as displayed by you in this case.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1153359, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T19:51:04.577000", "content": "", "votes": -1, "replies": [ { "id": 1153367, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-01-14T20:07:14.223000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "1152527": "Hi all,\n\nOn the first day of this year (see attached screenshot) i received one quite interesting email sent through Kaggle with the request to join our team.\n\nWell, i understand nothing on Chinese, but thanks \"translate\" button in my inbox\n\nFirst, we (with my teammate @dannyelkallab) thought that this might be a bad joke (WHAT?! π ), then we supposed that maybe it's some tricky way to identify those who don't play fair or provoke to do so. \nBut after all it looks like unbelievable impudence and attempt to encroach on sacred - honest competitive spirit of Kaggle.\n\nI replied nothing to him to see what will happen next ... and I decided to make this information public after appearing of @letshidethatname [main hero of this story] on the LB in this competition as part of team (highly likely with similar conditions).\n\nWe think that such behaviour is simply unacceptable and should not be silenced from the community.\n\nAlso, you can find this guy quite high on the LB of another ongoing [competition](https://www.kaggle.com/c/cassava-leaf-disease-classification/leaderboard)\n\nI'm not sure if I'm eligible to disclose the name of our hero publicly and his teammates, but be sure that was reported to Kaggle staff.\n\nIt's the first time it happens to me, but I am wondering if it is common practice? :sarcasm:\nBecause one more extremely suspicious thing that interested us (of course without accusing someone) is the \"0 submissions\" kaggle profile activity of some team members while be ranked in top10/20/30/50 (including the hero of this story).\n\n@philculliton @juyingnan @katyborner @addisonhoward @leahscherschel\nCan you please provide some information on it?", "1153336": "Any form of \"pay for medals\" is strictly prohibited on kaggle. Thank you for letting us know. I've responded to your direct message and we plan to take action accordingly.", "1153211": "I received a similar offer. Sadly, since I'm only a Kaggle Expert my premium is rather lower. They offered a tub of expired Haribo, 17 US cents and a Blockbuster gift card. ", "1153273": "Thank you for making this email public and for reporting the user to the Kaggle staff. The way you handled this unpleasant situation is exemplary.\n\nThis user is indeed clearly behaving in a highly unethical and unacceptable way, and I agree with David that it might sadly be necessary to include a paragraph on prohibiting such behaviour in the rules of each competition. However, even without an explicit mention in the rules, this kind of brazen cheating clearly violates every code of conduct we have for competitions and on Kaggle in general.\n\nIt is probably best not to disclose the name of the user and their team, but to let the Kaggle team handle the situation. I would be surprised by anything other than a swift ban of the user and a disqualification of their team, most likely with additional consequences for their teammates.\n\nThank you again for your honesty and transparency. This is the kind of integrity that always makes me proud of the Kaggle community.", "1159714": "lol..as a Chinese I am very ashamed of the email. Thanks for exposing it mate. It's not a joke. It actually happened every single day. It has to be stopped.", "1153196": "I'd like to see this practice explicitly prohibited in competition rules. Giving high medals to those who haven't earned them devalues the awards for everyone. kudos to @vladimirgroza for calling this out", "1153297": "I have received slightly different but similar offers but instead of money it has been compute power. People saying they don't have time to work on the competition but they have excess compute and would like to team up and give me access to it.\n\nWhat is the opinion on this? It is virtually the same thing, but just investing the money into hardware instead of giving it directly to the person", "1152588": "hhahahahahahah brace yourself \n**\"How to Make Money from kaggle\"** tutorials are coming hahahahaah πππ\n\n\nthank you @vladimirgroza \nyour post reminds me this incident [Evidence regarding private sharing](https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156)\n\n> hello china!!!", "1164145": "Damn... What's next? Selling Kaggle accounts online?", "1153299": "", "1181824": "One thing I know for sure is that it's common practice in China. They are desperately shortsighted and scrumble everything by any means.", "1163884": " OMG!!! I'm scared... You handled it bravely.\n Thanks for the awareness. Hopefully, Kaggle staff will take appropriate action against such crime. And put this kind of \n people on blacklist.", "1155617": "Seems very shady indeed. Reminds me of this great investigation piece by @group16: https://www.kaggle.com/c/siim-isic-melanoma-classification/discussion/175156. π€ ", "1156498": "Well, though my scale is way below as compared to the profiles mentioned here, I have also been offered(not offered, rather asked) to give away my account to someone (now a 3x expert via commenting on every \"expert\"'s notebook: \"I would be grateful if you check out my work on \"xxxxx\". The mail was about: Can you please exchange your Kaggle account with mine as it is difficult in the beginning to get attention(upvoted he meant) at the beginning.\n\nI have also raised concern on something similar, which I think violated the guideline and spirit of Kagglers. Here is the link to the Kaggle forum where I raised the issue: https://www.kaggle.com/general/89570#1146614\n\nI would be really grateful if Kaggle officials will look into such matters. Thanks.", "1153580": "CRACK DOWN!", "1263525": "This is seriously disgusting. Please keep reporting these people.", "1249621": "In the past were also attempts to compromise some competitions by getting with false accounts on high positions in the leaderboard and then offering to high profile Kagglers to perform team merge, just for the purpose to have them disqualified at the end, when the false account scam will be revealed by Kaggle verification for the high positioned teams. Kaggle community is a strong community and most probably such cases will remain isolated, also thanks to Kagglers cautiousness, as displayed by you in this case.", "1153359": "" } }