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This made my day.
\nI feel sorry for his team mates, but evidence was strong enough this time to get a cheater removed.
\nWell done Kaggle!
", "rawMarkdown": "This made my day.\n\nI feel sorry for his team mates, but evidence was strong enough this time to get a cheater removed.\n\nWell done Kaggle!", "votes": 11 }, { "id": 2137363, "postDate": "2023-02-09T22:45:26.367Z", "content": "Amazing work by your Team @allvor, I'm speechless
\nBy kicking poteman out of the community you should get a medal !!!
R.I.P 🪦
\nWe will never forget
Is there any evidence to support this?
", "rawMarkdown": "Is there any evidence to support this?", "votes": 19, "replies": [ { "id": 2137290, "postDate": "2023-02-09T20:40:49.070Z", "content": "They were atleast good data Scientists, who always wanted evidence to reject the null hypothesis
", "rawMarkdown": "They were atleast good data Scientists, who always wanted evidence to reject the null hypothesis ", "votes": 11 }, { "id": 2138030, "postDate": "2023-02-10T14:00:38.437Z", "content": "lololololol
", "rawMarkdown": "lololololol" } ] } ] }, { "id": 2137930, "postDate": "2023-02-10T12:42:15.997Z", "content": "Truly, this made me happier than my bronze medal.
\nKaggle is a better place without them.
\nCongrats to kaggle and deep respect for those who faced risks and consequences to provide evidence.
", "rawMarkdown": "Truly, this made me happier than my bronze medal.\n\nKaggle is a better place without them.\n\nCongrats to kaggle and deep respect for those who faced risks and consequences to provide evidence.", "votes": 3 }, { "id": 2147406, "postDate": "2023-02-16T15:40:10.007Z", "content": "@allvor Man, I saw a lot of posts reporting these 2. I'm glad that Kaggle finally did something about the cheaters and bring fairness to the future competition
", "rawMarkdown": "@allvor Man, I saw a lot of posts reporting these 2. I'm glad that Kaggle finally did something about the cheaters and bring fairness to the future competition", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 2139980, "postDate": "2023-02-11T10:40:55.033Z", "content": "Great! Well done Kaggle!
", "rawMarkdown": "Great! Well done Kaggle!", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 2141337, "postDate": "2023-02-12T16:56:03.080Z", "content": "And why are the cheater's accounts hidden? I think, it would be better if they could be viewed even after the ban.
\nBut at least the RunningZ/Poteman was banned and likely will not spoil any more competitions.
", "rawMarkdown": "And why are the cheater's accounts hidden? I think, it would be better if they could be viewed even after the ban.\n\nBut at least the RunningZ/Poteman was banned and likely will not spoil any more competitions.", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 2138067, "postDate": "2023-02-10T14:20:36.707Z", "content": "Result at the end:
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Guess Makotu and friends were removed as well. Hopefully the karma will be worth it. AFAICT, they didn't use Poteman's work, but seems they have been removed anyways.
", "rawMarkdown": "Guess Makotu and friends were removed as well. Hopefully the karma will be worth it. AFAICT, they didn't use Poteman's work, but seems they have been removed anyways. ", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 2137231, "postDate": "2023-02-09T20:05:58.060Z", "content": "As a member of Makotu's team I can confirm that we were removed 😪. (From the competition, not from Kaggle). And yes, we can reproduce our final submission by 100%.
", "rawMarkdown": "As a member of Makotu's team I can confirm that we were removed 😪. (From the competition, not from Kaggle). And yes, we can reproduce our final submission by 100%.", "votes": 9, "replies": [ { "id": 2137233, "postDate": "2023-02-09T20:07:31.207Z", "content": "Well, you folks obviously did the right thing. Just wish you weren't punished for it.
", "rawMarkdown": "Well, you folks obviously did the right thing. Just wish you weren't punished for it.", "votes": 8 }, { "id": 2137538, "postDate": "2023-02-10T05:49:00.917Z", "content": "I thought you classified it as slander and defamation?
", "rawMarkdown": "[I thought you classified it as slander and defamation?](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/otto-recommender-system/discussion/382753#2127426)", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 2137859, "postDate": "2023-02-10T11:36:40.553Z", "content": "I am sure you did not use the cheater work, but from a kaggle point of view it is very hard to draw a line within team. There will always be a gray zone where ideas are communicated even if no code nor files are exchanged.
\nIt is a pity to be removed because a team mate was a cheater (I know, I experienced this, I got removed from gold zone), but it is great to have the cheater removed from Kaggle!
", "rawMarkdown": "I am sure you did not use the cheater work, but from a kaggle point of view it is very hard to draw a line within team. There will always be a gray zone where ideas are communicated even if no code nor files are exchanged.\n\nIt is a pity to be removed because a team mate was a cheater (I know, I experienced this, I got removed from gold zone), but it is great to have the cheater removed from Kaggle!", "votes": 5 }, { "id": 2138032, "postDate": "2023-02-10T14:02:44.690Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": -5, "isDeleted": true } ] } ] }, { "id": 3487304, "postDate": "2026-07-03T16:04:09.840Z", "content": "good！kaggle！
", "rawMarkdown": "good！kaggle！" }, { "id": 2137435, "postDate": "2023-02-10T02:01:47.190Z", "content": "👀 ummmm. and that happened
", "rawMarkdown": "👀 ummmm. and that happened" }, { "id": 2137429, "postDate": "2023-02-10T01:46:12.663Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 2137348, "postDate": "2023-02-09T22:15:29.887Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 1, "isDeleted": true } ], "comments": [ { "id": 2137617, "author_name": "CPMP", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T07:25:13.197000", "content": "This made my day.
\nI feel sorry for his team mates, but evidence was strong enough this time to get a cheater removed.
\nWell done Kaggle!
", "votes": 11, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137363, "author_name": "Wojtek Rosa", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-09T22:45:26.367000", "content": "Amazing work by your Team @allvor, I'm speechless
\nBy kicking poteman out of the community you should get a medal !!!
R.I.P 🪦
\nWe will never forget
Is there any evidence to support this?
", "votes": 19, "replies": [ { "id": 2137290, "author_name": "NikhilMishra", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-09T20:40:49.070000", "content": "They were atleast good data Scientists, who always wanted evidence to reject the null hypothesis
", "votes": 11, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2138030, "author_name": "El Conde de Ñáñaño", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T14:00:38.437000", "content": "lololololol
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] } ] }, { "id": 2137930, "author_name": "HinePo", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T12:42:15.997000", "content": "Truly, this made me happier than my bronze medal.
\nKaggle is a better place without them.
\nCongrats to kaggle and deep respect for those who faced risks and consequences to provide evidence.
", "votes": 3, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2147406, "author_name": "Minh T. Nguyen", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-16T15:40:10.007000", "content": "@allvor Man, I saw a lot of posts reporting these 2. I'm glad that Kaggle finally did something about the cheaters and bring fairness to the future competition
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2139980, "author_name": "Bruce", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-11T10:40:55.033000", "content": "Great! Well done Kaggle!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2141337, "author_name": "Artem Fedorov", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-12T16:56:03.080000", "content": "And why are the cheater's accounts hidden? I think, it would be better if they could be viewed even after the ban.
\nBut at least the RunningZ/Poteman was banned and likely will not spoil any more competitions.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2138067, "author_name": "Ali Abdin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T14:20:36.707000", "content": "Result at the end:
\n
Guess Makotu and friends were removed as well. Hopefully the karma will be worth it. AFAICT, they didn't use Poteman's work, but seems they have been removed anyways.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [ { "id": 2137231, "author_name": "Alvor", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-09T20:05:58.060000", "content": "As a member of Makotu's team I can confirm that we were removed 😪. (From the competition, not from Kaggle). And yes, we can reproduce our final submission by 100%.
", "votes": 9, "replies": [ { "id": 2137233, "author_name": "@kaggleqrdl", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-09T20:07:31.207000", "content": "Well, you folks obviously did the right thing. Just wish you weren't punished for it.
", "votes": 8, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137538, "author_name": "Gilles Vandewiele", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T05:49:00.917000", "content": "I thought you classified it as slander and defamation?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137859, "author_name": "CPMP", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T11:36:40.553000", "content": "I am sure you did not use the cheater work, but from a kaggle point of view it is very hard to draw a line within team. There will always be a gray zone where ideas are communicated even if no code nor files are exchanged.
\nIt is a pity to be removed because a team mate was a cheater (I know, I experienced this, I got removed from gold zone), but it is great to have the cheater removed from Kaggle!
", "votes": 5, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2138032, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T14:02:44.690000", "content": "", "votes": -5, "replies": [] } ] } ] }, { "id": 3487304, "author_name": "SpeedSci", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2026-07-03T16:04:09.840000", "content": "good！kaggle！
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137435, "author_name": "Rezaul Islam", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T02:01:47.190000", "content": "👀 ummmm. and that happened
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137429, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-10T01:46:12.663000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2137348, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-02-09T22:15:29.887000", "content": "", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "2137188": "\n\n\n", "2137617": "This made my day.\n\nI feel sorry for his team mates, but evidence was strong enough this time to get a cheater removed.\n\nWell done Kaggle!", "2137363": "Amazing work by your Team @allvor, I'm speechless\nBy kicking poteman out of the community you should get a medal !!!", "2137189": "R.I.P 🪦\nWe will never forget ", "2137930": "Truly, this made me happier than my bronze medal.\n\nKaggle is a better place without them.\n\nCongrats to kaggle and deep respect for those who faced risks and consequences to provide evidence.", "2147406": "@allvor Man, I saw a lot of posts reporting these 2. I'm glad that Kaggle finally did something about the cheaters and bring fairness to the future competition", "2139980": "Great! Well done Kaggle!", "2141337": "And why are the cheater's accounts hidden? I think, it would be better if they could be viewed even after the ban.\n\nBut at least the RunningZ/Poteman was banned and likely will not spoil any more competitions.", "2138067": "Result at the end:\n\n", "2137229": "Guess Makotu and friends were removed as well. Hopefully the karma will be worth it. AFAICT, they didn't use Poteman's work, but seems they have been removed anyways. ", "3487304": "good！kaggle！", "2137435": "👀 ummmm. and that happened", "2137429": "", "2137348": "" } }