{
  "id": 285811,
  "title": "Abandoned competition?",
  "url": "/competitions/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285811",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2021-11-06T11:32:26.323917700Z",
  "votes": 38,
  "comment_count": 11,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Maybe I was too long out of Kaggle and it is normal now, but there is something strange in this competition. Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition and answered a lot of questions from kagglers. </p>\n<p>Here G-Research/Kaggle team gave zero comments so far.</p>\n<p>I am personally interested in recreating the Target, like at least four kagglers who created topics with questions or commented topics/notebooks.</p>\n<p>It would be great if host representatives/kaggle team ( <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/maggiemd\" target=\"_blank\">@maggiemd</a>, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/andrewscherer\" target=\"_blank\">@andrewscherer</a>, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06\" target=\"_blank\">@cstein06</a>) could spend some time on kaggle and answer/clarify some questions.</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "1573182",
      "postDate": "11/06/2021 11:32:26",
      "content": "<p>Maybe I was too long out of Kaggle and it is normal now, but there is something strange in this competition. Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition and answered a lot of questions from kagglers. </p>\n<p>Here G-Research/Kaggle team gave zero comments so far.</p>\n<p>I am personally interested in recreating the Target, like at least four kagglers who created topics with questions or commented topics/notebooks.</p>\n<p>It would be great if host representatives/kaggle team ( <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/maggiemd\" target=\"_blank\">@maggiemd</a>, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/andrewscherer\" target=\"_blank\">@andrewscherer</a>, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/cstein06\" target=\"_blank\">@cstein06</a>) could spend some time on kaggle and answer/clarify some questions.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Maybe I was too long out of Kaggle and it is normal now, but there is something strange in this competition. Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition and answered a lot of questions from kagglers. \n\nHere G-Research/Kaggle team gave zero comments so far.\n\nI am personally interested in recreating the Target, like at least four kagglers who created topics with questions or commented topics/notebooks.\n\nIt would be great if host representatives/kaggle team ( @maggiemd, @andrewscherer, @cstein06) could spend some time on kaggle and answer/clarify some questions.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1573343",
      "postDate": "11/06/2021 14:45:24",
      "content": "<p>I think there are some ulterior motives in this competition… <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think there are some ulterior motives in this competition... https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1573604",
      "postDate": "11/06/2021 19:05:40",
      "content": "<p>As per Hanlon's razor we may assume the big guys decided to spend 125000$ and forgot to assign an employee responsible for the competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "As per Hanlon's razor we may assume the big guys decided to spend 125000$ and forgot to assign an employee responsible for the competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1574645",
      "postDate": "11/07/2021 18:47:08",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>???</p>\n<p>Isn't this pretty normal? I can only recall maybe two or three competitions where the hosts remain engaged though out the process. If it was my investment, I'd definitely have someone egging contestants along the entire time, even up to the last second.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "> Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition\n\n???\n\nIsn't this pretty normal? I can only recall maybe two or three competitions where the hosts remain engaged though out the process. If it was my investment, I'd definitely have someone egging contestants along the entire time, even up to the last second.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1574677",
      "postDate": "11/07/2021 19:23:14",
      "content": "<p>It is normal for other competitions and I expect (my mistake?) the same from G-Research Crypto Forecasting competition.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It is normal for other competitions and I expect (my mistake?) the same from G-Research Crypto Forecasting competition.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1574725",
      "postDate": "11/07/2021 20:12:02",
      "content": "<p>Good one! I have the same interest and until now, no support from the hosts</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Good one! I have the same interest and until now, no support from the hosts",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1574785",
      "postDate": "11/07/2021 21:44:37",
      "content": "<p>Maybe we have to wait after the week-end…</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Maybe we have to wait after the week-end...",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1576216",
      "postDate": "11/09/2021 02:05:18",
      "content": "<p>perhaps big guy already got what he needs so far. lol</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "perhaps big guy already got what he needs so far. lol",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1577179",
      "postDate": "11/09/2021 21:17:00",
      "content": "<p>One week has passed since competition start, still no activity from the competition host/kaggle team. <br>\nSo kagglers may rely on themselves and data available :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "One week has passed since competition start, still no activity from the competition host/kaggle team. \nSo kagglers may rely on themselves and data available :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1582953",
      "postDate": "11/15/2021 12:45:47",
      "content": "<p>the interactions with the hosts are definitely disappointing </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "the interactions with the hosts are definitely disappointing",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1598308",
      "postDate": "11/28/2021 11:38:03",
      "content": "<p>I guess they just want to use 125k for urging all minds around the world to come up with some possible useful features for cross-instrumental research/trading. They don't care about the result at all. all in all, if you have models overfitting all price movements for multiple instruments then you must have included all useful features in your presented models. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I guess they just want to use 125k for urging all minds around the world to come up with some possible useful features for cross-instrumental research/trading. They don't care about the result at all. all in all, if you have models overfitting all price movements for multiple instruments then you must have included all useful features in your presented models.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1606176",
      "postDate": "12/04/2021 21:56:51",
      "content": "<p>I really want to learn more about strategies to predict Cryptocurrency markets and have a place to practice, but the competition is confusing in particular around the target and the evaluation of the submitted notebooks takes a significant amount of time in the system, I will stay for a few more days and evaluate to see if there is more guidance. I hope the competition host/kaggle team can help. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I really want to learn more about strategies to predict Cryptocurrency markets and have a place to practice, but the competition is confusing in particular around the target and the evaluation of the submitted notebooks takes a significant amount of time in the system, I will stay for a few more days and evaluate to see if there is more guidance. I hope the competition host/kaggle team can help.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1573343,
      "author_name": "munumbutt",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/06/2021 14:45:24",
      "content": "<p>I think there are some ulterior motives in this competition… <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1573604,
          "author_name": "alexfir",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/06/2021 19:05:40",
          "content": "<p>As per Hanlon's razor we may assume the big guys decided to spend 125000$ and forgot to assign an employee responsible for the competition.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 1576216,
          "author_name": "dragonzhang",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/09/2021 02:05:18",
          "content": "<p>perhaps big guy already got what he needs so far. lol</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1574645,
      "author_name": "authman",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2021 18:47:08",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>???</p>\n<p>Isn't this pretty normal? I can only recall maybe two or three competitions where the hosts remain engaged though out the process. If it was my investment, I'd definitely have someone egging contestants along the entire time, even up to the last second.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1574677,
          "author_name": "alexfir",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "11/07/2021 19:23:14",
          "content": "<p>It is normal for other competitions and I expect (my mistake?) the same from G-Research Crypto Forecasting competition.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1574725,
      "author_name": "romulomadu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2021 20:12:02",
      "content": "<p>Good one! I have the same interest and until now, no support from the hosts</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1574785,
      "author_name": "lucasmorin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/07/2021 21:44:37",
      "content": "<p>Maybe we have to wait after the week-end…</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1577179,
      "author_name": "alexfir",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/09/2021 21:17:00",
      "content": "<p>One week has passed since competition start, still no activity from the competition host/kaggle team. <br>\nSo kagglers may rely on themselves and data available :)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1582953,
      "author_name": "ambank1",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/15/2021 12:45:47",
      "content": "<p>the interactions with the hosts are definitely disappointing </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1598308,
      "author_name": "thomaswang",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/28/2021 11:38:03",
      "content": "<p>I guess they just want to use 125k for urging all minds around the world to come up with some possible useful features for cross-instrumental research/trading. They don't care about the result at all. all in all, if you have models overfitting all price movements for multiple instruments then you must have included all useful features in your presented models. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 1606176,
      "author_name": "cv13j0",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/04/2021 21:56:51",
      "content": "<p>I really want to learn more about strategies to predict Cryptocurrency markets and have a place to practice, but the competition is confusing in particular around the target and the evaluation of the submitted notebooks takes a significant amount of time in the system, I will stay for a few more days and evaluate to see if there is more guidance. I hope the competition host/kaggle team can help. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
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    "1573182": "Maybe I was too long out of Kaggle and it is normal now, but there is something strange in this competition. Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition and answered a lot of questions from kagglers. \n\nHere G-Research/Kaggle team gave zero comments so far.\n\nI am personally interested in recreating the Target, like at least four kagglers who created topics with questions or commented topics/notebooks.\n\nIt would be great if host representatives/kaggle team ( @maggiemd, @andrewscherer, @cstein06) could spend some time on kaggle and answer/clarify some questions.",
    "1573343": "I think there are some ulterior motives in this competition... https://www.kaggle.com/c/g-research-crypto-forecasting/discussion/285834",
    "1573604": "As per Hanlon's razor we may assume the big guys decided to spend 125000$ and forgot to assign an employee responsible for the competition.",
    "1574645": "> Before host representatives and Kaggle staff were very active at the beginning of competition\n\n???\n\nIsn't this pretty normal? I can only recall maybe two or three competitions where the hosts remain engaged though out the process. If it was my investment, I'd definitely have someone egging contestants along the entire time, even up to the last second.",
    "1574677": "It is normal for other competitions and I expect (my mistake?) the same from G-Research Crypto Forecasting competition.",
    "1574725": "Good one! I have the same interest and until now, no support from the hosts",
    "1574785": "Maybe we have to wait after the week-end...",
    "1576216": "perhaps big guy already got what he needs so far. lol",
    "1577179": "One week has passed since competition start, still no activity from the competition host/kaggle team. \nSo kagglers may rely on themselves and data available :)",
    "1582953": "the interactions with the hosts are definitely disappointing",
    "1598308": "I guess they just want to use 125k for urging all minds around the world to come up with some possible useful features for cross-instrumental research/trading. They don't care about the result at all. all in all, if you have models overfitting all price movements for multiple instruments then you must have included all useful features in your presented models.",
    "1606176": "I really want to learn more about strategies to predict Cryptocurrency markets and have a place to practice, but the competition is confusing in particular around the target and the evaluation of the submitted notebooks takes a significant amount of time in the system, I will stay for a few more days and evaluate to see if there is more guidance. I hope the competition host/kaggle team can help."
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