{
  "id": 441285,
  "title": "Why is there so less participation in this competition?",
  "url": "/competitions/child-mind-institute-detect-sleep-states/discussion/441285",
  "author_name": "SiddhVR",
  "post_date": "2023-09-18T09:11:00.535000",
  "votes": 4,
  "comment_count": 15,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Is it because there is still 3 months to go and most people like to join in the end and fork top scoring public subs?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 2445554,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T23:57:08.753Z",
      "content": "<p>At first I hesitated before joining the competition because it is time series data - I like time series but have no experience with using ML on them. Then I decided I should try to learn about ML for time series 😂 </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "At first I hesitated before joining the competition because it is time series data - I like time series but have no experience with using ML on them. Then I decided I should try to learn about ML for time series 😂 ",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2447379,
          "postDate": "2023-09-20T03:34:41.953Z",
          "content": "<p>That's great. The will to learn is always appreciated. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "That's great. The will to learn is always appreciated. ",
          "votes": 2
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444535,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T10:17:57.157Z",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/siddhvr\" target=\"_blank\">@siddhvr</a> participation will increase. Usually teams tend to form and participation grows as we move along the competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "@siddhvr participation will increase. Usually teams tend to form and participation grows as we move along the competition.",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444661,
          "postDate": "2023-09-18T11:47:44.733Z",
          "content": "<p>Yes, I hope the same. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yes, I hope the same. ",
          "votes": 2
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444420,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T09:14:57.553Z",
      "content": "<p>Submitting to the competition and getting an OOM does not put you into the leaderboard. This could be a reason</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Submitting to the competition and getting an OOM does not put you into the leaderboard. This could be a reason",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444657,
          "postDate": "2023-09-18T11:45:45.383Z",
          "content": "<p>Yup. That could be one.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yup. That could be one.",
          "votes": 2
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444404,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T09:11:00.537Z",
      "content": "<p>Is it because there is still 3 months to go and most people like to join in the end and fork top scoring public subs?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is it because there is still 3 months to go and most people like to join in the end and fork top scoring public subs?",
      "votes": 3
    },
    {
      "id": 2445704,
      "postDate": "2023-09-19T03:25:00.127Z",
      "content": "<p>I also think that's strange. However, in a few weeks this interesting contest will have more than 500 participants.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I also think that's strange. However, in a few weeks this interesting contest will have more than 500 participants.",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 2444533,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T10:15:41.370Z",
      "content": "<p>I guess people have dispersed to other competitions. There are several of them now, very intresting ;) </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I guess people have dispersed to other competitions. There are several of them now, very intresting ;) ",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444669,
          "postDate": "2023-09-18T11:51:36.590Z",
          "content": "<p>Yes, it is.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yes, it is."
        },
        {
          "id": 2445030,
          "postDate": "2023-09-18T15:29:25.403Z",
          "content": "<p>Agree <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/michalinahulak\" target=\"_blank\">@michalinahulak</a>. I expect it to be less than 1000 under current conditions. Another reason may be that the original training dataset is very large and difficult to handle.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Agree @michalinahulak. I expect it to be less than 1000 under current conditions. Another reason may be that the original training dataset is very large and difficult to handle.",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444421,
      "postDate": "2023-09-18T09:15:47.863Z",
      "content": "<p>I am new to the featured cash-prize competitions in Kaggle. Is ~300 teams considered as a few? How many teams are usually on a same-level competition?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am new to the featured cash-prize competitions in Kaggle. Is ~300 teams considered as a few? How many teams are usually on a same-level competition?",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444660,
          "postDate": "2023-09-18T11:46:55.383Z",
          "content": "<p>This is also not low. But seeing the current scenario where there are 500-1000 teams in some competitions, it seems so.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "This is also not low. But seeing the current scenario where there are 500-1000 teams in some competitions, it seems so.",
          "votes": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2447125,
      "postDate": "2023-09-19T20:52:32.867Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "votes": 4,
      "isDeleted": true,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2447381,
          "postDate": "2023-09-20T03:35:54.933Z",
          "content": "<p>Great. Keep going. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Great. Keep going. ",
          "votes": 1
        },
        {
          "id": 2447978,
          "postDate": "2023-09-20T10:59:48.047Z",
          "content": "<p>This is kinda similar with me. I have another shiny hammer adopted from other domain of health but still belong to the same task (time series step classification). But before going that far I am planning to do extensive data exploration, cleaning, and time &amp; memory optimization first (since these constraints are quite strict in this competition).</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "This is kinda similar with me. I have another shiny hammer adopted from other domain of health but still belong to the same task (time series step classification). But before going that far I am planning to do extensive data exploration, cleaning, and time & memory optimization first (since these constraints are quite strict in this competition).",
          "votes": 1
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2445554,
      "author_name": "Daniel Dewey",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-18T23:57:08.753000",
      "content": "<p>At first I hesitated before joining the competition because it is time series data - I like time series but have no experience with using ML on them. Then I decided I should try to learn about ML for time series 😂 </p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2447379,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-20T03:34:41.953000",
          "content": "<p>That's great. The will to learn is always appreciated. </p>",
          "votes": 2,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444535,
      "author_name": "Ravi Ramakrishnan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-18T10:17:57.157000",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/siddhvr\" target=\"_blank\">@siddhvr</a> participation will increase. Usually teams tend to form and participation grows as we move along the competition.</p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444661,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-18T11:47:44.733000",
          "content": "<p>Yes, I hope the same. </p>",
          "votes": 2,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444420,
      "author_name": "Geremie Yeo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-18T09:14:57.553000",
      "content": "<p>Submitting to the competition and getting an OOM does not put you into the leaderboard. This could be a reason</p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444657,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-18T11:45:45.383000",
          "content": "<p>Yup. That could be one.</p>",
          "votes": 2,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2445704,
      "author_name": "Ryota_Py",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-19T03:25:00.127000",
      "content": "<p>I also think that's strange. However, in a few weeks this interesting contest will have more than 500 participants.</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 2444533,
      "author_name": "Michalina Hulak",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-18T10:15:41.370000",
      "content": "<p>I guess people have dispersed to other competitions. There are several of them now, very intresting ;) </p>",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444669,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-18T11:51:36.590000",
          "content": "<p>Yes, it is.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 2445030,
          "author_name": "mh",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-18T15:29:25.403000",
          "content": "<p>Agree <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/michalinahulak\" target=\"_blank\">@michalinahulak</a>. I expect it to be less than 1000 under current conditions. Another reason may be that the original training dataset is very large and difficult to handle.</p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2444421,
      "author_name": "Rimba Erlangga",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-18T09:15:47.863000",
      "content": "<p>I am new to the featured cash-prize competitions in Kaggle. Is ~300 teams considered as a few? How many teams are usually on a same-level competition?</p>",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2444660,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-18T11:46:55.383000",
          "content": "<p>This is also not low. But seeing the current scenario where there are 500-1000 teams in some competitions, it seems so.</p>",
          "votes": 3,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2447125,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2023-09-19T20:52:32.867000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2447381,
          "author_name": "SiddhVR",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-20T03:35:54.933000",
          "content": "<p>Great. Keep going. </p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 2447978,
          "author_name": "Rimba Erlangga",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2023-09-20T10:59:48.047000",
          "content": "<p>This is kinda similar with me. I have another shiny hammer adopted from other domain of health but still belong to the same task (time series step classification). But before going that far I am planning to do extensive data exploration, cleaning, and time &amp; memory optimization first (since these constraints are quite strict in this competition).</p>",
          "votes": 1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "2445554": "At first I hesitated before joining the competition because it is time series data - I like time series but have no experience with using ML on them. Then I decided I should try to learn about ML for time series 😂 ",
    "2444535": "@siddhvr participation will increase. Usually teams tend to form and participation grows as we move along the competition.",
    "2444420": "Submitting to the competition and getting an OOM does not put you into the leaderboard. This could be a reason",
    "2444404": "Is it because there is still 3 months to go and most people like to join in the end and fork top scoring public subs?",
    "2445704": "I also think that's strange. However, in a few weeks this interesting contest will have more than 500 participants.",
    "2444533": "I guess people have dispersed to other competitions. There are several of them now, very intresting ;) ",
    "2444421": "I am new to the featured cash-prize competitions in Kaggle. Is ~300 teams considered as a few? How many teams are usually on a same-level competition?",
    "2447125": ""
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