{
  "id": 35212,
  "title": "Admins: ranking point question for non-eligible participants",
  "url": "/competitions/passenger-screening-algorithm-challenge/discussion/35212",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2017-06-24T06:59:14.684322700Z",
  "votes": 6,
  "comment_count": 5,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>I'm not eligible for the prize money, and am only interested in the ranking points.  So if I accidentally get into the top 8, will I get disqualified and not earn any ranking points?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "195601",
      "postDate": "06/24/2017 06:59:14",
      "content": "<p>I'm not eligible for the prize money, and am only interested in the ranking points.  So if I accidentally get into the top 8, will I get disqualified and not earn any ranking points?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I'm not eligible for the prize money, and am only interested in the ranking points.  So if I accidentally get into the top 8, will I get disqualified and not earn any ranking points?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "195767",
      "postDate": "06/25/2017 00:37:30",
      "content": "<p>I really doubt that, the rule doesn't mention something specific to that but I think the restriction here is  only about the prize, all the rest still applies in this comp</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I really doubt that, the rule doesn't mention something specific to that but I think the restriction here is  only about the prize, all the rest still applies in this comp",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "196159",
      "postDate": "06/26/2017 13:32:21",
      "content": "<p>This is the correct interpretation. Teams that are prize ineligible will keep their rank and receive points/medals for that rank.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "This is the correct interpretation. Teams that are prize ineligible will keep their rank and receive points/medals for that rank.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "196424",
      "postDate": "06/27/2017 10:10:11",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for the clarification!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for the clarification!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "196458",
      "postDate": "06/27/2017 12:04:18",
      "content": "<p>Does that mean if a non prize eligible team ends up in a prize winning position that prize will not be awarded to anyone? Or do the top 8 prize eligible teams get prizes?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Does that mean if a non prize eligible team ends up in a prize winning position that prize will not be awarded to anyone? Or do the top 8 prize eligible teams get prizes?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "196523",
      "postDate": "06/27/2017 14:58:38",
      "content": "<p>All prizes will be paid out to the 8 highest-ranking, prize-eligible teams. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "All prizes will be paid out to the 8 highest-ranking, prize-eligible teams.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 195767,
      "author_name": "davidfumo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/25/2017 00:37:30",
      "content": "<p>I really doubt that, the rule doesn't mention something specific to that but I think the restriction here is  only about the prize, all the rest still applies in this comp</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 196159,
          "author_name": "wcukierski",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/26/2017 13:32:21",
          "content": "<p>This is the correct interpretation. Teams that are prize ineligible will keep their rank and receive points/medals for that rank.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 196424,
          "author_name": "kubilai",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/27/2017 10:10:11",
          "content": "<p>Thank you for the clarification!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 196458,
          "author_name": "stella09",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/27/2017 12:04:18",
          "content": "<p>Does that mean if a non prize eligible team ends up in a prize winning position that prize will not be awarded to anyone? Or do the top 8 prize eligible teams get prizes?</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 196523,
          "author_name": "wcukierski",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/27/2017 14:58:38",
          "content": "<p>All prizes will be paid out to the 8 highest-ranking, prize-eligible teams. </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "195601": "I'm not eligible for the prize money, and am only interested in the ranking points.  So if I accidentally get into the top 8, will I get disqualified and not earn any ranking points?",
    "195767": "I really doubt that, the rule doesn't mention something specific to that but I think the restriction here is  only about the prize, all the rest still applies in this comp",
    "196159": "This is the correct interpretation. Teams that are prize ineligible will keep their rank and receive points/medals for that rank.",
    "196424": "Thank you for the clarification!",
    "196458": "Does that mean if a non prize eligible team ends up in a prize winning position that prize will not be awarded to anyone? Or do the top 8 prize eligible teams get prizes?",
    "196523": "All prizes will be paid out to the 8 highest-ranking, prize-eligible teams."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}