{
  "id": 82431,
  "title": "Appeal to Kaggle + lesson learnt",
  "url": "/competitions/humpback-whale-identification/discussion/82431",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-03-01T10:01:09.440675700Z",
  "votes": 12,
  "comment_count": 7,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>I went to bed with a nice bronze medal and woke up discovering that my team has been disqualified because one of my teammates was using multiple accounts.  </p>\n\n<p>Now, I completely understand that Kaggle cannot restore my rank in this competition. \nHowever, I was wondering what Kaggle can do to prevent this (to say the least) \"unpleasant\" situation. See below (lesson learnt) for what honest Kagglers can do themselves. \nFor example, the screening of multiple accounts could be done continuously during the competition. This would allow Kaggle to identify and disqualify single users (the cheaters) <strong>before</strong> they join a team and destroy the effort of serious and honest Kagglers. What do you think?</p>\n\n<p><strong>Lesson learnt</strong> (the hard way) <br>\naccept to team-up only with: <br>\n - people you know well\n - Kagglers with a successful track record in competitions (not necessarily (grand)master but with some competitions behind)</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "481363",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 10:01:09",
      "content": "<p>I went to bed with a nice bronze medal and woke up discovering that my team has been disqualified because one of my teammates was using multiple accounts.  </p>\n\n<p>Now, I completely understand that Kaggle cannot restore my rank in this competition. \nHowever, I was wondering what Kaggle can do to prevent this (to say the least) \"unpleasant\" situation. See below (lesson learnt) for what honest Kagglers can do themselves. \nFor example, the screening of multiple accounts could be done continuously during the competition. This would allow Kaggle to identify and disqualify single users (the cheaters) <strong>before</strong> they join a team and destroy the effort of serious and honest Kagglers. What do you think?</p>\n\n<p><strong>Lesson learnt</strong> (the hard way) <br>\naccept to team-up only with: <br>\n - people you know well\n - Kagglers with a successful track record in competitions (not necessarily (grand)master but with some competitions behind)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I went to bed with a nice bronze medal and woke up discovering that my team has been disqualified because one of my teammates was using multiple accounts.  \n\nNow, I completely understand that Kaggle cannot restore my rank in this competition. \nHowever, I was wondering what Kaggle can do to prevent this (to say the least) \"unpleasant\" situation. See below (lesson learnt) for what honest Kagglers can do themselves. \nFor example, the screening of multiple accounts could be done continuously during the competition. This would allow Kaggle to identify and disqualify single users (the cheaters) **before** they join a team and destroy the effort of serious and honest Kagglers. What do you think?\n\n**Lesson learnt** (the hard way)  \naccept to team-up only with:   \n - people you know well\n - Kagglers with a successful track record in competitions (not necessarily (grand)master but with some competitions behind)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481576",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 15:20:19",
      "content": "<p>I hope you still have good motivation to join in future competition! Very valuable lessons learnt indeed!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I hope you still have good motivation to join in future competition! Very valuable lessons learnt indeed!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481751",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 19:42:34",
      "content": "<p>Of course I do! I am looking at the next one already! </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Of course I do! I am looking at the next one already!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481752",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 19:47:46",
      "content": "<p>Almost the same issue happened before and was discussed at length <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/jigsaw-toxic-comment-classification-challenge/discussion/52574\">here</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Almost the same issue happened before and was discussed at length [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/jigsaw-toxic-comment-classification-challenge/discussion/52574)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481762",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 20:13:09",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for pointing to this thread</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for pointing to this thread",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481818",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 22:12:16",
      "content": "<p>I know your feeling. Need to take care who you team up.  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I know your feeling. Need to take care who you team up.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "481831",
      "postDate": "03/01/2019 22:36:13",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/stecasasso\">@stecasasso</a>, this is very sad but it happens, so be careful next time. I tend to ask so many questions when I am approached about merger because I have seen gold medal taken away from good people because of team mate's actions.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "stecasasso, this is very sad but it happens, so be careful next time. I tend to ask so many questions when I am approached about merger because I have seen gold medal taken away from good people because of team mate's actions.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "482023",
      "postDate": "03/02/2019 07:53:11",
      "content": "<p>I guess for your it's been even worse, as you lost a gold medal...</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I guess for your it's been even worse, as you lost a gold medal...",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 481576,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/01/2019 15:20:19",
      "content": "<p>I hope you still have good motivation to join in future competition! Very valuable lessons learnt indeed!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 481751,
          "author_name": "stecasasso",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "03/01/2019 19:42:34",
          "content": "<p>Of course I do! I am looking at the next one already! </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 481752,
      "author_name": "tivfrvqhs5",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/01/2019 19:47:46",
      "content": "<p>Almost the same issue happened before and was discussed at length <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/jigsaw-toxic-comment-classification-challenge/discussion/52574\">here</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 481762,
          "author_name": "stecasasso",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "03/01/2019 20:13:09",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for pointing to this thread</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 481818,
      "author_name": "titericz",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/01/2019 22:12:16",
      "content": "<p>I know your feeling. Need to take care who you team up.  </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 482023,
          "author_name": "stecasasso",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "03/02/2019 07:53:11",
          "content": "<p>I guess for your it's been even worse, as you lost a gold medal...</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 481831,
      "author_name": "sheriytm",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/01/2019 22:36:13",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/stecasasso\">@stecasasso</a>, this is very sad but it happens, so be careful next time. I tend to ask so many questions when I am approached about merger because I have seen gold medal taken away from good people because of team mate's actions.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "481363": "I went to bed with a nice bronze medal and woke up discovering that my team has been disqualified because one of my teammates was using multiple accounts.  \n\nNow, I completely understand that Kaggle cannot restore my rank in this competition. \nHowever, I was wondering what Kaggle can do to prevent this (to say the least) \"unpleasant\" situation. See below (lesson learnt) for what honest Kagglers can do themselves. \nFor example, the screening of multiple accounts could be done continuously during the competition. This would allow Kaggle to identify and disqualify single users (the cheaters) **before** they join a team and destroy the effort of serious and honest Kagglers. What do you think?\n\n**Lesson learnt** (the hard way)  \naccept to team-up only with:   \n - people you know well\n - Kagglers with a successful track record in competitions (not necessarily (grand)master but with some competitions behind)",
    "481576": "I hope you still have good motivation to join in future competition! Very valuable lessons learnt indeed!",
    "481751": "Of course I do! I am looking at the next one already!",
    "481752": "Almost the same issue happened before and was discussed at length [here](https://www.kaggle.com/c/jigsaw-toxic-comment-classification-challenge/discussion/52574)",
    "481762": "Thanks for pointing to this thread",
    "481818": "I know your feeling. Need to take care who you team up.",
    "481831": "stecasasso, this is very sad but it happens, so be careful next time. I tend to ask so many questions when I am approached about merger because I have seen gold medal taken away from good people because of team mate's actions.",
    "482023": "I guess for your it's been even worse, as you lost a gold medal..."
  },
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}