{
  "id": 55055,
  "title": "What is the point of uploading a model...",
  "url": "/competitions/data-science-bowl-2018/discussion/55055",
  "author_name": "JamesEverard",
  "post_date": "2018-04-21T15:58:19.470000",
  "votes": -3,
  "comment_count": 3,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>If you are not expecting to win a prize?</p>\n\n<p>The FAQ says...</p>\n\n<p>Will I still be on the leaderboard if I don't upload a model but do submit in the second stage?\nYes. However, if you do not upload a model and finish in a prize position, your team will be removed from the competition standings entirely.</p>\n\n<p>My assumption is that prize means 'money' i.e. top 5 position, so I never uploaded a model. What reason could you possible have for needing to see my model in the first place?</p>\n\n<p>I worked for months on this competition!</p>",
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    {
      "id": 317520,
      "postDate": "2018-04-21T19:26:38.600Z",
      "content": "<p>Point is to show you comply with the spirit of the competition: models must be finalized by end of stage1.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Point is to show you comply with the spirit of the competition: models must be finalized by end of stage1.",
      "votes": 8
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    {
      "id": 317466,
      "postDate": "2018-04-21T17:06:59.127Z",
      "content": "<p>I think uploading the model only makes sense if the organizer actually tries to run the uploaded models and disqualifies all teams whose model do not reproduce the results.   This is my 3rd time participating in DSB.  In 2016 I tried all my best to upload model that reproduces binary identical prediction scores.  It was not easy.  I felt my efforts were wasted.  So in 2017 I just uploaded a model without careful testing.  The organizers said nothing about that.  Now this year when my team mate suggested that we shoudn't waste any time packaging the model, I really had no ground to object that.</p>\n\n<p>In my opinion DREAM is doing much better in competition organizing by requiring submission of docker images that runs on the server side to produce results.   </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think uploading the model only makes sense if the organizer actually tries to run the uploaded models and disqualifies all teams whose model do not reproduce the results.   This is my 3rd time participating in DSB.  In 2016 I tried all my best to upload model that reproduces binary identical prediction scores.  It was not easy.  I felt my efforts were wasted.  So in 2017 I just uploaded a model without careful testing.  The organizers said nothing about that.  Now this year when my team mate suggested that we shoudn't waste any time packaging the model, I really had no ground to object that.\n\nIn my opinion DREAM is doing much better in competition organizing by requiring submission of docker images that runs on the server side to produce results.   ",
      "votes": 5
    },
    {
      "id": 317444,
      "postDate": "2018-04-21T15:58:19.470Z",
      "content": "<p>If you are not expecting to win a prize?</p>\n\n<p>The FAQ says...</p>\n\n<p>Will I still be on the leaderboard if I don't upload a model but do submit in the second stage?\nYes. However, if you do not upload a model and finish in a prize position, your team will be removed from the competition standings entirely.</p>\n\n<p>My assumption is that prize means 'money' i.e. top 5 position, so I never uploaded a model. What reason could you possible have for needing to see my model in the first place?</p>\n\n<p>I worked for months on this competition!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "If you are not expecting to win a prize?\n\nThe FAQ says...\n\nWill I still be on the leaderboard if I don't upload a model but do submit in the second stage?\nYes. However, if you do not upload a model and finish in a prize position, your team will be removed from the competition standings entirely.\n\nMy assumption is that prize means 'money' i.e. top 5 position, so I never uploaded a model. What reason could you possible have for needing to see my model in the first place?\n\nI worked for months on this competition!\n\n\n",
      "votes": -3
    },
    {
      "id": 317577,
      "postDate": "2018-04-21T22:20:23.793Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "votes": -2,
      "isDeleted": true
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 317520,
      "author_name": "CPMP",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-04-21T19:26:38.600000",
      "content": "<p>Point is to show you comply with the spirit of the competition: models must be finalized by end of stage1.</p>",
      "votes": 8,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 317466,
      "author_name": "Wei Dong",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-04-21T17:06:59.127000",
      "content": "<p>I think uploading the model only makes sense if the organizer actually tries to run the uploaded models and disqualifies all teams whose model do not reproduce the results.   This is my 3rd time participating in DSB.  In 2016 I tried all my best to upload model that reproduces binary identical prediction scores.  It was not easy.  I felt my efforts were wasted.  So in 2017 I just uploaded a model without careful testing.  The organizers said nothing about that.  Now this year when my team mate suggested that we shoudn't waste any time packaging the model, I really had no ground to object that.</p>\n\n<p>In my opinion DREAM is doing much better in competition organizing by requiring submission of docker images that runs on the server side to produce results.   </p>",
      "votes": 5,
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    },
    {
      "id": 317577,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-04-21T22:20:23.793000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": -2,
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    "317520": "Point is to show you comply with the spirit of the competition: models must be finalized by end of stage1.",
    "317466": "I think uploading the model only makes sense if the organizer actually tries to run the uploaded models and disqualifies all teams whose model do not reproduce the results.   This is my 3rd time participating in DSB.  In 2016 I tried all my best to upload model that reproduces binary identical prediction scores.  It was not easy.  I felt my efforts were wasted.  So in 2017 I just uploaded a model without careful testing.  The organizers said nothing about that.  Now this year when my team mate suggested that we shoudn't waste any time packaging the model, I really had no ground to object that.\n\nIn my opinion DREAM is doing much better in competition organizing by requiring submission of docker images that runs on the server side to produce results.   ",
    "317444": "If you are not expecting to win a prize?\n\nThe FAQ says...\n\nWill I still be on the leaderboard if I don't upload a model but do submit in the second stage?\nYes. However, if you do not upload a model and finish in a prize position, your team will be removed from the competition standings entirely.\n\nMy assumption is that prize means 'money' i.e. top 5 position, so I never uploaded a model. What reason could you possible have for needing to see my model in the first place?\n\nI worked for months on this competition!\n\n\n",
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