{
  "id": 72911,
  "title": "External Data that could be included",
  "url": "/competitions/elo-merchant-category-recommendation/discussion/72911",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-11-28T08:56:46.991145600Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 3,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>I have not seen any clause on usage of external data for this competition, I guess it is allowed. Thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for external data. Please share your thoughts around the potential data that could be included. A quick Historical Promotional activities data. (not sure if this is available)</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "429030",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 08:56:46",
      "content": "<p>I have not seen any clause on usage of external data for this competition, I guess it is allowed. Thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for external data. Please share your thoughts around the potential data that could be included. A quick Historical Promotional activities data. (not sure if this is available)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I have not seen any clause on usage of external data for this competition, I guess it is allowed. Thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for external data. Please share your thoughts around the potential data that could be included. A quick Historical Promotional activities data. (not sure if this is available)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429216",
      "postDate": "11/28/2018 14:35:15",
      "content": "<p>Good idea Vishy ! </p>\n\n<p>I would add the line of the rules permitting the use of external data : \"Publicly, freely available external data is permitted. The source of any external data must be posted to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\"</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Good idea Vishy ! \n\nI would add the line of the rules permitting the use of external data : \"Publicly, freely available external data is permitted. The source of any external data must be posted to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\"",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429689",
      "postDate": "11/29/2018 07:31:53",
      "content": "<p>Thanks, cool, I see a new thread created for this now.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks, cool, I see a new thread created for this now.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "429740",
      "postDate": "11/29/2018 09:29:13",
      "content": "<p>This is unlikely to add much, given that the data is simulated.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "This is unlikely to add much, given that the data is simulated.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 429216,
      "author_name": "xtelima",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/28/2018 14:35:15",
      "content": "<p>Good idea Vishy ! </p>\n\n<p>I would add the line of the rules permitting the use of external data : \"Publicly, freely available external data is permitted. The source of any external data must be posted to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\"</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 429689,
          "author_name": "viswanathravindran",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/29/2018 07:31:53",
          "content": "<p>Thanks, cool, I see a new thread created for this now.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 429740,
      "author_name": "danofer",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/29/2018 09:29:13",
      "content": "<p>This is unlikely to add much, given that the data is simulated.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "429030": "I have not seen any clause on usage of external data for this competition, I guess it is allowed. Thought it would be a good idea to have a discussion thread for external data. Please share your thoughts around the potential data that could be included. A quick Historical Promotional activities data. (not sure if this is available)",
    "429216": "Good idea Vishy ! \n\nI would add the line of the rules permitting the use of external data : \"Publicly, freely available external data is permitted. The source of any external data must be posted to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\"",
    "429689": "Thanks, cool, I see a new thread created for this now.",
    "429740": "This is unlikely to add much, given that the data is simulated."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}