{
  "id": 3577,
  "title": "Timestamp",
  "url": "/competitions/event-recommendation-engine-challenge/discussion/3577",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2013-01-11T15:52:31.847Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 4,
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  "content": "<p>What is the meaning of &quot;timestamp&quot; column in train&amp;test.csv files? It's not mentioned in data description page.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "19191",
      "postDate": "01/11/2013 15:52:31",
      "content": "<p>What is the meaning of &quot;timestamp&quot; column in train&amp;test.csv files? It's not mentioned in data description page.</p>",
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      "id": "19201",
      "postDate": "01/11/2013 18:45:49",
      "content": "<p>Hello Herra,</p>\r\n<p>The timestamp is the approximate UTC time (&#43;/- 2 hours) when the user saw the event in our application. &nbsp;I've updated the data description page accordingly.</p>\r\n<p>Thanks!</p>\r\n<p>events4you</p>",
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      "id": "19259",
      "postDate": "01/13/2013 10:35:16",
      "content": "<p>No response!</p>\r\n<p>What is &nbsp;&#43;800 in timestamp</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>if timestamp is already in UTC, why have you given timezone?</p>\r\n<p>What is &#43;800, -600 etc - is it the same as &#43;8, -6 in GEFlight Competition.<br>\r\nBen: Please respond&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": "19536",
      "postDate": "01/20/2013 15:20:02",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Black Magic;19259]</p>\r\n<p>No response!</p>\r\n<p>What is &nbsp;&#43;800 in timestamp</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>if timestamp is already in UTC, why have you given timezone?</p>\r\n<p>What is &#43;800, -600 etc - is it the same as &#43;8, -6 in GEFlight Competition.<br>\r\nBen: Please respond&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>My guess is, &#43;800 -600 etc... could be referring to timezone offset (from UTC) in minutes.</p>",
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      "id": "19547",
      "postDate": "01/21/2013 04:43:04",
      "content": "<p>you might want to re-download the file.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;my train&amp;test.csv doesnt have &quot;&#43;800&quot; in them.</p>",
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      "id": 19201,
      "author_name": "events4you",
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      "post_date": "01/11/2013 18:45:49",
      "content": "<p>Hello Herra,</p>\r\n<p>The timestamp is the approximate UTC time (&#43;/- 2 hours) when the user saw the event in our application. &nbsp;I've updated the data description page accordingly.</p>\r\n<p>Thanks!</p>\r\n<p>events4you</p>",
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    {
      "id": 19259,
      "author_name": "rkirana",
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      "post_date": "01/13/2013 10:35:16",
      "content": "<p>No response!</p>\r\n<p>What is &nbsp;&#43;800 in timestamp</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>if timestamp is already in UTC, why have you given timezone?</p>\r\n<p>What is &#43;800, -600 etc - is it the same as &#43;8, -6 in GEFlight Competition.<br>\r\nBen: Please respond&nbsp;</p>",
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      "id": 19536,
      "author_name": "sashikanthdareddy",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/20/2013 15:20:02",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Black Magic;19259]</p>\r\n<p>No response!</p>\r\n<p>What is &nbsp;&#43;800 in timestamp</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>if timestamp is already in UTC, why have you given timezone?</p>\r\n<p>What is &#43;800, -600 etc - is it the same as &#43;8, -6 in GEFlight Competition.<br>\r\nBen: Please respond&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>My guess is, &#43;800 -600 etc... could be referring to timezone offset (from UTC) in minutes.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 19547,
      "author_name": "sigint",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/21/2013 04:43:04",
      "content": "<p>you might want to re-download the file.</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;my train&amp;test.csv doesnt have &quot;&#43;800&quot; in them.</p>",
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