{
  "id": 462161,
  "title": "the community's opinion on plagiarism and ranking.",
  "url": "/competitions/digit-recognizer/discussion/462161",
  "author_name": "Siddhu Neehal",
  "post_date": "2023-12-18T14:50:16.979000",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "views": null,
  "content": "<p>Hello Kaggle Community,</p>\n<p>I've just embarked on my Kaggle journey today, and I've already made my first submission, which brings me to a couple of queries that I hope the experienced members here can help with.</p>\n<p>As a newcomer, I've been reading through the Kaggle rules and noted that using public code is not considered unethical or cheating. However, I'm curious about the community's perspective on this practice. For my initial submission, I aimed for originality. While I ensured not to copy any code verbatim, I based my model on some publicly available code, modifying it significantly in terms of architecture and data augmentation, but maintaining foundational elements like input processing.</p>\n<p>Additionally, I'm seeking guidance on the aspect of ranking. I managed to achieve a rank of 290 in the Digit Recognizer contest on my very first try. I'm wondering how the community views it. Is this rank seen as a noteworthy achievement? Moreover, I'm curious about what rank in a contest like this would be considered impactful enough to mention in a professional context, like a CV.</p>\n<p>Looking forward to your insights and guidance.</p>",
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      "id": 2566193,
      "postDate": "2023-12-18T14:50:16.980Z",
      "content": "<p>Hello Kaggle Community,</p>\n<p>I've just embarked on my Kaggle journey today, and I've already made my first submission, which brings me to a couple of queries that I hope the experienced members here can help with.</p>\n<p>As a newcomer, I've been reading through the Kaggle rules and noted that using public code is not considered unethical or cheating. However, I'm curious about the community's perspective on this practice. For my initial submission, I aimed for originality. While I ensured not to copy any code verbatim, I based my model on some publicly available code, modifying it significantly in terms of architecture and data augmentation, but maintaining foundational elements like input processing.</p>\n<p>Additionally, I'm seeking guidance on the aspect of ranking. I managed to achieve a rank of 290 in the Digit Recognizer contest on my very first try. I'm wondering how the community views it. Is this rank seen as a noteworthy achievement? Moreover, I'm curious about what rank in a contest like this would be considered impactful enough to mention in a professional context, like a CV.</p>\n<p>Looking forward to your insights and guidance.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello Kaggle Community,\n\nI've just embarked on my Kaggle journey today, and I've already made my first submission, which brings me to a couple of queries that I hope the experienced members here can help with.\n\nAs a newcomer, I've been reading through the Kaggle rules and noted that using public code is not considered unethical or cheating. However, I'm curious about the community's perspective on this practice. For my initial submission, I aimed for originality. While I ensured not to copy any code verbatim, I based my model on some publicly available code, modifying it significantly in terms of architecture and data augmentation, but maintaining foundational elements like input processing.\n\nAdditionally, I'm seeking guidance on the aspect of ranking. I managed to achieve a rank of 290 in the Digit Recognizer contest on my very first try. I'm wondering how the community views it. Is this rank seen as a noteworthy achievement? Moreover, I'm curious about what rank in a contest like this would be considered impactful enough to mention in a professional context, like a CV.\n\nLooking forward to your insights and guidance.",
      "votes": 2
    },
    {
      "id": 2592120,
      "postDate": "2024-01-08T11:48:22.437Z",
      "content": "<p>I think it depends on your level, if you are beginner it is better to use another code to build on top of it, if you are experienced just start from scratch..</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think it depends on your level, if you are beginner it is better to use another code to build on top of it, if you are experienced just start from scratch.."
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2592120,
      "author_name": "Deniz Can Elci",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2024-01-08T11:48:22.437000",
      "content": "<p>I think it depends on your level, if you are beginner it is better to use another code to build on top of it, if you are experienced just start from scratch..</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "2566193": "Hello Kaggle Community,\n\nI've just embarked on my Kaggle journey today, and I've already made my first submission, which brings me to a couple of queries that I hope the experienced members here can help with.\n\nAs a newcomer, I've been reading through the Kaggle rules and noted that using public code is not considered unethical or cheating. However, I'm curious about the community's perspective on this practice. For my initial submission, I aimed for originality. While I ensured not to copy any code verbatim, I based my model on some publicly available code, modifying it significantly in terms of architecture and data augmentation, but maintaining foundational elements like input processing.\n\nAdditionally, I'm seeking guidance on the aspect of ranking. I managed to achieve a rank of 290 in the Digit Recognizer contest on my very first try. I'm wondering how the community views it. Is this rank seen as a noteworthy achievement? Moreover, I'm curious about what rank in a contest like this would be considered impactful enough to mention in a professional context, like a CV.\n\nLooking forward to your insights and guidance.",
    "2592120": "I think it depends on your level, if you are beginner it is better to use another code to build on top of it, if you are experienced just start from scratch.."
  }
}