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  "id": 6253,
  "title": "Deadline for team mergers?",
  "url": "/competitions/ams-2014-solar-energy-prediction-contest/discussion/6253",
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  "post_date": "2013-11-07T14:59:25.003Z",
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  "content": "<p>Sorry if this is obvious but I can't find it anywhere: what is the deadline for team mergers in this competition?</p>\n<p>Thanks,</p>\n<p>Piotr</p>",
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    {
      "id": "33368",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 14:59:25",
      "content": "<p>Sorry if this is obvious but I can't find it anywhere: what is the deadline for team mergers in this competition?</p>\n<p>Thanks,</p>\n<p>Piotr</p>",
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      "id": "33370",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 15:13:17",
      "content": "<p>Usually 7 days before deadline. &nbsp;If you want to it, do it fast using the link&nbsp;http://www.kaggle.com/c/ams-2014-solar-energy-prediction-contest/team&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "33371",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 15:13:36",
      "content": "<p>Hi, it's here http://www.kaggle.com/wiki/ResearchCompetitionStandardRules</p>\n<p>One week before the end</p>",
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      "id": "33377",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 15:44:47",
      "content": "<p>Question - do you guys like the one-week cutoff? We had the rules set to one week when we were approving them manually (so that we didn't drop the ball on last-minute requests). Now that they are automated, it's not an issue.</p>\n<p>Pros - one less rule to worry about, lets &nbsp;teams merge/blend until the bitter end</p>\n<p>Cons - creates chaos at end, makes cheating slightly easier</p>\n<p>We have also considered preventing new team formation near the end to deter new account making monkey business. Thoughts on that?</p>",
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      "id": "33378",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 16:03:01",
      "content": "<p>I would prefer to keep the one week rule and extend the rule to new teams too.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "33381",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 16:15:53",
      "content": "<p>I thought the deadline for team mergers and creation of new teams was the same. In fact I was more interested in creating a new one. Does it mean I can invite people to my team / join other teams till the end of the competition?</p>\n<p>I think three days would be a bit better than one week. I think three days is just enough to &quot;merge&quot; ideas of new members or create ensemble of different models.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "33385",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 20:10:41",
      "content": "<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">&nbsp;The one week time is good. Team merging is not a big issue. But new joinings should are. In one week its hard to really get into a competition, and it always helps cheating near the end.</span></p>",
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    {
      "id": "33386",
      "postDate": "11/07/2013 20:28:40",
      "content": "<p>Do you mean new people joining competition during the last week or people who were already competing as individuals joining forces to form a team?</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": "33392",
      "postDate": "11/08/2013 00:04:53",
      "content": "<p>new people joining comp during last week. Many time people creates fake account to have more submissions.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 33370,
      "author_name": "leustagos",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 15:13:17",
      "content": "<p>Usually 7 days before deadline. &nbsp;If you want to it, do it fast using the link&nbsp;http://www.kaggle.com/c/ams-2014-solar-energy-prediction-contest/team&nbsp;</p>",
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    {
      "id": 33371,
      "author_name": "domcastro",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 15:13:36",
      "content": "<p>Hi, it's here http://www.kaggle.com/wiki/ResearchCompetitionStandardRules</p>\n<p>One week before the end</p>",
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      "id": 33377,
      "author_name": "wcukierski",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 15:44:47",
      "content": "<p>Question - do you guys like the one-week cutoff? We had the rules set to one week when we were approving them manually (so that we didn't drop the ball on last-minute requests). Now that they are automated, it's not an issue.</p>\n<p>Pros - one less rule to worry about, lets &nbsp;teams merge/blend until the bitter end</p>\n<p>Cons - creates chaos at end, makes cheating slightly easier</p>\n<p>We have also considered preventing new team formation near the end to deter new account making monkey business. Thoughts on that?</p>",
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    {
      "id": 33378,
      "author_name": "domcastro",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 16:03:01",
      "content": "<p>I would prefer to keep the one week rule and extend the rule to new teams too.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 33381,
      "author_name": "piotrkuchta",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 16:15:53",
      "content": "<p>I thought the deadline for team mergers and creation of new teams was the same. In fact I was more interested in creating a new one. Does it mean I can invite people to my team / join other teams till the end of the competition?</p>\n<p>I think three days would be a bit better than one week. I think three days is just enough to &quot;merge&quot; ideas of new members or create ensemble of different models.</p>",
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      "id": 33385,
      "author_name": "leustagos",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 20:10:41",
      "content": "<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.4\">&nbsp;The one week time is good. Team merging is not a big issue. But new joinings should are. In one week its hard to really get into a competition, and it always helps cheating near the end.</span></p>",
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      "id": 33386,
      "author_name": "piotrkuchta",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2013 20:28:40",
      "content": "<p>Do you mean new people joining competition during the last week or people who were already competing as individuals joining forces to form a team?</p>",
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      "id": 33392,
      "author_name": "leustagos",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/08/2013 00:04:53",
      "content": "<p>new people joining comp during last week. Many time people creates fake account to have more submissions.</p>",
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