{
  "id": 391448,
  "title": "Be careful of medal thieves.",
  "url": "/competitions/nfl-player-contact-detection/discussion/391448",
  "author_name": "yoyobar",
  "post_date": "2023-03-01T13:45:19.036000",
  "votes": 15,
  "comment_count": 8,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F45e4e59655f1e5f0d0d03bcde119fb63%2F.png?generation=1677674088153160&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>There is something wrong, 10 hours ago, we were the 40th on the Leaderboard, but Suddenly we become 49th…<br>\nI found there are a few teams in which all of the team members are Novices and join Kaggle a few days ago.<br>\nThe thieves are so Arrogant because all of the accounts are registered before a few days! They don't even want to register more time ago to pretend a normal account.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F14484f18b529698381dcef935ebbcc24%2F1.png?generation=1677676754515191&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"><br>\n<img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F8c885846d8ea6e0d6f38822b29cc2568%2F2.png?generation=1677676763596007&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>If they have not cheated before, I will apologize to them. sorry.<br>\nBut I don't want them to steal our medal which we pay so much effort into!<br>\nOf course, If we had got a higher score, we would not have got this problem…..<br>\nI wish Kaggle can help us and give a good solution to kaggler. :)</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 2164349,
      "postDate": "2023-03-01T13:45:19.037Z",
      "content": "<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F45e4e59655f1e5f0d0d03bcde119fb63%2F.png?generation=1677674088153160&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>There is something wrong, 10 hours ago, we were the 40th on the Leaderboard, but Suddenly we become 49th…<br>\nI found there are a few teams in which all of the team members are Novices and join Kaggle a few days ago.<br>\nThe thieves are so Arrogant because all of the accounts are registered before a few days! They don't even want to register more time ago to pretend a normal account.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F14484f18b529698381dcef935ebbcc24%2F1.png?generation=1677676754515191&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"><br>\n<img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F8c885846d8ea6e0d6f38822b29cc2568%2F2.png?generation=1677676763596007&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>If they have not cheated before, I will apologize to them. sorry.<br>\nBut I don't want them to steal our medal which we pay so much effort into!<br>\nOf course, If we had got a higher score, we would not have got this problem…..<br>\nI wish Kaggle can help us and give a good solution to kaggler. :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F45e4e59655f1e5f0d0d03bcde119fb63%2F.png?generation=1677674088153160&alt=media)\n\nThere is something wrong, 10 hours ago, we were the 40th on the Leaderboard, but Suddenly we become 49th...\nI found there are a few teams in which all of the team members are Novices and join Kaggle a few days ago.\nThe thieves are so Arrogant because all of the accounts are registered before a few days! They don't even want to register more time ago to pretend a normal account.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F14484f18b529698381dcef935ebbcc24%2F1.png?generation=1677676754515191&alt=media)\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F8c885846d8ea6e0d6f38822b29cc2568%2F2.png?generation=1677676763596007&alt=media)\n\nIf they have not cheated before, I will apologize to them. sorry.\nBut I don't want them to steal our medal which we pay so much effort into!\nOf course, If we had got a higher score, we would not have got this problem.....\nI wish Kaggle can help us and give a good solution to kaggler. :)",
      "votes": 15
    },
    {
      "id": 2164763,
      "postDate": "2023-03-01T19:19:21.357Z",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for raising this topic. I wanted to comment to note we have seen this thread and to remind you that may always report suspicious behavior via kaggle.com/compliance. For those who are new, Kaggle does compliance screening after competitions close.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for raising this topic. I wanted to comment to note we have seen this thread and to remind you that may always report suspicious behavior via kaggle.com/compliance. For those who are new, Kaggle does compliance screening after competitions close.",
      "votes": 8,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2166714,
          "postDate": "2023-03-03T01:01:28.540Z",
          "content": "<p>Thanks Will, good to know that. We really hope Kaggle is a fair place we can all enjoy and share wonderful idea together. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thanks Will, good to know that. We really hope Kaggle is a fair place we can all enjoy and share wonderful idea together. ",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2164519,
      "postDate": "2023-03-01T16:11:33.663Z",
      "content": "<p>Cheaters' behaviors are too obvious,reached silver zone at last day, registed kaggle only 7,8days before,all novices.The eternal mystery is who sell them code or submissions?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Cheaters' behaviors are too obvious,reached silver zone at last day, registed kaggle only 7,8days before,all novices.The eternal mystery is who sell them code or submissions?",
      "votes": 5,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2164971,
          "postDate": "2023-03-01T22:34:00.617Z",
          "content": "<p>I think you put the finger in the right way… I hope nobody in the gold zone or silver zone sell old code or specific sub. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "I think you put the finger in the right way… I hope nobody in the gold zone or silver zone sell old code or specific sub. ",
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 2166715,
              "postDate": "2023-03-03T01:03:23Z",
              "content": "<p>It is very possible…. </p>",
              "rawMarkdown": "It is very possible.... "
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 2168160,
          "postDate": "2023-03-03T23:57:14.993Z",
          "content": "<p>I think Kaggle can easily find out by comparing the submission result. Since it's a code competition it can be verified by checking the submitted source code.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "I think Kaggle can easily find out by comparing the submission result. Since it's a code competition it can be verified by checking the submitted source code.",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2164486,
      "postDate": "2023-03-01T15:46:16.197Z",
      "content": "<p>If true this is definitely a problem, but I believe Kaggle has a few rules in place to help prevent something like this. Hopefully we can get a response soon as this affects everyone.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "If true this is definitely a problem, but I believe Kaggle has a few rules in place to help prevent something like this. Hopefully we can get a response soon as this affects everyone.",
      "votes": 3
    },
    {
      "id": 2164546,
      "postDate": "2023-03-01T16:39:44.607Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "votes": 5,
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2164763,
      "author_name": "Will Cukierski",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-03-01T19:19:21.357000",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for raising this topic. I wanted to comment to note we have seen this thread and to remind you that may always report suspicious behavior via kaggle.com/compliance. For those who are new, Kaggle does compliance screening after competitions close.</p>",
      "votes": 8,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2166714,
          "author_name": "Hao Chen",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-03-03T01:01:28.540000",
          "content": "<p>Thanks Will, good to know that. We really hope Kaggle is a fair place we can all enjoy and share wonderful idea together. </p>",
          "votes": 1,
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2164519,
      "author_name": "senkin13",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-03-01T16:11:33.663000",
      "content": "<p>Cheaters' behaviors are too obvious,reached silver zone at last day, registed kaggle only 7,8days before,all novices.The eternal mystery is who sell them code or submissions?</p>",
      "votes": 5,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2164971,
          "author_name": "Benjamin35",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-03-01T22:34:00.617000",
          "content": "<p>I think you put the finger in the right way… I hope nobody in the gold zone or silver zone sell old code or specific sub. </p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 2166715,
              "author_name": "Hao Chen",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "2023-03-03T01:03:23",
              "content": "<p>It is very possible…. </p>",
              "votes": 0,
              "replies": []
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 2168160,
          "author_name": "Dmytro Poplavskiy",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-03-03T23:57:14.993000",
          "content": "<p>I think Kaggle can easily find out by comparing the submission result. Since it's a code competition it can be verified by checking the submitted source code.</p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2164486,
      "author_name": "Kyle Graupe",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-03-01T15:46:16.197000",
      "content": "<p>If true this is definitely a problem, but I believe Kaggle has a few rules in place to help prevent something like this. Hopefully we can get a response soon as this affects everyone.</p>",
      "votes": 3,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 2164546,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-03-01T16:39:44.607000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": 5,
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    "2164349": "![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F45e4e59655f1e5f0d0d03bcde119fb63%2F.png?generation=1677674088153160&alt=media)\n\nThere is something wrong, 10 hours ago, we were the 40th on the Leaderboard, but Suddenly we become 49th...\nI found there are a few teams in which all of the team members are Novices and join Kaggle a few days ago.\nThe thieves are so Arrogant because all of the accounts are registered before a few days! They don't even want to register more time ago to pretend a normal account.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F14484f18b529698381dcef935ebbcc24%2F1.png?generation=1677676754515191&alt=media)\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F8293010%2F8c885846d8ea6e0d6f38822b29cc2568%2F2.png?generation=1677676763596007&alt=media)\n\nIf they have not cheated before, I will apologize to them. sorry.\nBut I don't want them to steal our medal which we pay so much effort into!\nOf course, If we had got a higher score, we would not have got this problem.....\nI wish Kaggle can help us and give a good solution to kaggler. :)",
    "2164763": "Thanks for raising this topic. I wanted to comment to note we have seen this thread and to remind you that may always report suspicious behavior via kaggle.com/compliance. For those who are new, Kaggle does compliance screening after competitions close.",
    "2164519": "Cheaters' behaviors are too obvious,reached silver zone at last day, registed kaggle only 7,8days before,all novices.The eternal mystery is who sell them code or submissions?",
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