{
  "id": 672663,
  "title": "CAFA 6: Thank you! What's next, and some clarificaitons.",
  "url": "/competitions/cafa-6-protein-function-prediction/discussion/672663",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2026-02-09T19:14:58.081269400Z",
  "votes": 14,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Dear CAFA 6 competitors,</p>\n<p>Thank you for participating in the competition.  Your efforts will make a palpable difference in how we address the problem of computational function prediction, and we are very grateful for the data and methods you have shared. The organizers and the bioinformatics community appreciate the efforts that all participants in this competition. This has been a great experience for us, so I would like to thank each and every one of you. </p>\n<p><strong>Submissions are now closed.</strong> As stated in the rules, we will be updating the leaderboard from time to time, based on new experimentally evidence function annotations we will be compiling from public and some private resources. We will eventually provide the final scores on June 1, 2026</p>\n<p>Speaking of rules, note that some users were removed due to one or more rule violations. Please see the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/cafa-6-protein-function-prediction/rules\" target=\"_blank\">competition rules </a>. If you believe this was in error, please contact <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/compliance\" target=\"_blank\">Kaggle compliance</a>. We will not be answering questions about this topic, and all questions must be directed to Kaggle compliance.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "3404049",
      "postDate": "02/09/2026 19:14:58",
      "content": "<p>Dear CAFA 6 competitors,</p>\n<p>Thank you for participating in the competition.  Your efforts will make a palpable difference in how we address the problem of computational function prediction, and we are very grateful for the data and methods you have shared. The organizers and the bioinformatics community appreciate the efforts that all participants in this competition. This has been a great experience for us, so I would like to thank each and every one of you. </p>\n<p><strong>Submissions are now closed.</strong> As stated in the rules, we will be updating the leaderboard from time to time, based on new experimentally evidence function annotations we will be compiling from public and some private resources. We will eventually provide the final scores on June 1, 2026</p>\n<p>Speaking of rules, note that some users were removed due to one or more rule violations. Please see the <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/cafa-6-protein-function-prediction/rules\" target=\"_blank\">competition rules </a>. If you believe this was in error, please contact <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/compliance\" target=\"_blank\">Kaggle compliance</a>. We will not be answering questions about this topic, and all questions must be directed to Kaggle compliance.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Dear CAFA 6 competitors,\n\nThank you for participating in the competition.  Your efforts will make a palpable difference in how we address the problem of computational function prediction, and we are very grateful for the data and methods you have shared. The organizers and the bioinformatics community appreciate the efforts that all participants in this competition. This has been a great experience for us, so I would like to thank each and every one of you. \n\n**Submissions are now closed.** As stated in the rules, we will be updating the leaderboard from time to time, based on new experimentally evidence function annotations we will be compiling from public and some private resources. We will eventually provide the final scores on June 1, 2026\n\n\nSpeaking of rules, note that some users were removed due to one or more rule violations. Please see the [competition rules ](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/cafa-6-protein-function-prediction/rules). If you believe this was in error, please contact [Kaggle compliance](https://www.kaggle.com/compliance). We will not be answering questions about this topic, and all questions must be directed to Kaggle compliance.",
      "votes": null
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    {
      "id": "3420373",
      "postDate": "03/13/2026 06:02:27",
      "content": "<p>Dear organizers of CAFA 6,</p>\n<p>Hello, I would like to know when the evaluation data will be updated and when the latest ranking will be further updated.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Dear organizers of CAFA 6,\n\nHello, I would like to know when the evaluation data will be updated and when the latest ranking will be further updated.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3420580",
      "postDate": "03/13/2026 15:36:18",
      "content": "<p>Hi, UniProt GOA just released an update last week, so we expect to have a new leaderboard update next week</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi, UniProt GOA just released an update last week, so we expect to have a new leaderboard update next week",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3420592",
      "postDate": "03/13/2026 15:50:29",
      "content": "<p>Thank you very much for your prompt reply.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you very much for your prompt reply.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3430376",
      "postDate": "03/28/2026 11:14:57",
      "content": "<p>Hi. Can you make a post regarding the current status of the leaderboard? So many participants have just disappeared from the leaderboard. Has there been some kind of data leakage? A little more clarity would be appreciated.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi. Can you make a post regarding the current status of the leaderboard? So many participants have just disappeared from the leaderboard. Has there been some kind of data leakage? A little more clarity would be appreciated.",
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      "id": 3420373,
      "author_name": "scutlipengyu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/13/2026 06:02:27",
      "content": "<p>Dear organizers of CAFA 6,</p>\n<p>Hello, I would like to know when the evaluation data will be updated and when the latest ranking will be further updated.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3420580,
          "author_name": "ahphan",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "03/13/2026 15:36:18",
          "content": "<p>Hi, UniProt GOA just released an update last week, so we expect to have a new leaderboard update next week</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 3420592,
              "author_name": "scutlipengyu",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "03/13/2026 15:50:29",
              "content": "<p>Thank you very much for your prompt reply.</p>",
              "votes": null,
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            },
            {
              "id": 3430376,
              "author_name": "syedmuhammadaunabbas",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "03/28/2026 11:14:57",
              "content": "<p>Hi. Can you make a post regarding the current status of the leaderboard? So many participants have just disappeared from the leaderboard. Has there been some kind of data leakage? A little more clarity would be appreciated.</p>",
              "votes": null,
              "replies": []
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    "3404049": "Dear CAFA 6 competitors,\n\nThank you for participating in the competition.  Your efforts will make a palpable difference in how we address the problem of computational function prediction, and we are very grateful for the data and methods you have shared. The organizers and the bioinformatics community appreciate the efforts that all participants in this competition. This has been a great experience for us, so I would like to thank each and every one of you. \n\n**Submissions are now closed.** As stated in the rules, we will be updating the leaderboard from time to time, based on new experimentally evidence function annotations we will be compiling from public and some private resources. We will eventually provide the final scores on June 1, 2026\n\n\nSpeaking of rules, note that some users were removed due to one or more rule violations. Please see the [competition rules ](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/cafa-6-protein-function-prediction/rules). If you believe this was in error, please contact [Kaggle compliance](https://www.kaggle.com/compliance). We will not be answering questions about this topic, and all questions must be directed to Kaggle compliance.",
    "3420373": "Dear organizers of CAFA 6,\n\nHello, I would like to know when the evaluation data will be updated and when the latest ranking will be further updated.",
    "3420580": "Hi, UniProt GOA just released an update last week, so we expect to have a new leaderboard update next week",
    "3420592": "Thank you very much for your prompt reply.",
    "3430376": "Hi. Can you make a post regarding the current status of the leaderboard? So many participants have just disappeared from the leaderboard. Has there been some kind of data leakage? A little more clarity would be appreciated."
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