{
  "id": 66061,
  "title": "GCP Coupon Credits",
  "url": "/competitions/ga-customer-revenue-prediction/discussion/66061",
  "author_name": "Julia Elliott",
  "post_date": "2018-09-17T21:05:56.589000",
  "votes": 29,
  "comment_count": 15,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>We are offering $300 Google Cloud Platform coupons to the first 200 eligible participants who submit a request via the below form. </p>\n\n<p>Please note the following eligibility requirements:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>You must have made a valid submission to the competition. We will be verifying this, and non-submitters will not be issued coupons, without exception.</li>\n<li>Entries will only be accepted until October 1, 2018 11:59PM UTC or when the maximum number of valid submissions has been reached, whichever comes first.</li>\n<li>The coupons will be issued within a week of the prior bullet's end date.</li>\n<li>You must redeem your credits by October 15, 2018 and use those credits within 45 days thereafter.</li>\n<li>The coupons are intended to be used towards this competition only.</li>\n<li>Note that if you do not have an existing GCP account, the <a href=\"https://cloud.google.com/free/\">GCP Free Tier</a> will give you $300 credits to new registrants. We recommend that you exhaust those prior to requesting these additional credits.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/GCP-Credits-RStudio-GoogleAnalytics\">Here is the submission request form</a>. I will post to this thread when the form is closed to submissions.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 388937,
      "postDate": "2018-09-17T21:05:56.590Z",
      "content": "<p>We are offering $300 Google Cloud Platform coupons to the first 200 eligible participants who submit a request via the below form. </p>\n\n<p>Please note the following eligibility requirements:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>You must have made a valid submission to the competition. We will be verifying this, and non-submitters will not be issued coupons, without exception.</li>\n<li>Entries will only be accepted until October 1, 2018 11:59PM UTC or when the maximum number of valid submissions has been reached, whichever comes first.</li>\n<li>The coupons will be issued within a week of the prior bullet's end date.</li>\n<li>You must redeem your credits by October 15, 2018 and use those credits within 45 days thereafter.</li>\n<li>The coupons are intended to be used towards this competition only.</li>\n<li>Note that if you do not have an existing GCP account, the <a href=\"https://cloud.google.com/free/\">GCP Free Tier</a> will give you $300 credits to new registrants. We recommend that you exhaust those prior to requesting these additional credits.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/GCP-Credits-RStudio-GoogleAnalytics\">Here is the submission request form</a>. I will post to this thread when the form is closed to submissions.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "We are offering $300 Google Cloud Platform coupons to the first 200 eligible participants who submit a request via the below form. \n\nPlease note the following eligibility requirements:\n\n - You must have made a valid submission to the competition. We will be verifying this, and non-submitters will not be issued coupons, without exception.\n - Entries will only be accepted until October 1, 2018 11:59PM UTC or when the maximum number of valid submissions has been reached, whichever comes first.\n - The coupons will be issued within a week of the prior bullet's end date.\n - You must redeem your credits by October 15, 2018 and use those credits within 45 days thereafter.\n - The coupons are intended to be used towards this competition only.\n - Note that if you do not have an existing GCP account, the [GCP Free Tier][1] will give you $300 credits to new registrants. We recommend that you exhaust those prior to requesting these additional credits.\n\n[Here is the submission request form][2]. I will post to this thread when the form is closed to submissions.\n\n\n[1]: https://cloud.google.com/free/\n[2]: https://www.kaggle.com/GCP-Credits-RStudio-GoogleAnalytics",
      "votes": 29
    },
    {
      "id": 389144,
      "postDate": "2018-09-18T08:14:33.450Z",
      "content": "<p>I love you Kaggle :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I love you Kaggle :)",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 407414,
      "postDate": "2018-10-21T06:00:24.990Z",
      "content": "<p>Hello. I wonder if it is allowed to use GCP in this competition? There is only open source software pointed in the rules of competition. But using GCP can greatly gain the process</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello. I wonder if it is allowed to use GCP in this competition? There is only open source software pointed in the rules of competition. But using GCP can greatly gain the process",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 410056,
          "postDate": "2018-10-25T09:45:57.257Z",
          "content": "<p>The organizer is giving GCP coupon, of course it is allowed to use GCP. \nI need those coupons :''( </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "The organizer is giving GCP coupon, of course it is allowed to use GCP. \nI need those coupons :''( "
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 405072,
      "postDate": "2018-10-16T20:27:04.263Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi Julia, as the competition deadline was extended until Nov 30 - would it be possible to extend the expiration date for GCP coupon until the same date? Now my coupon expires at Nov 21. Thanks in advance for the answer!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Julia, as the competition deadline was extended until Nov 30 - would it be possible to extend the expiration date for GCP coupon until the same date? Now my coupon expires at Nov 21. Thanks in advance for the answer!",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 405118,
          "postDate": "2018-10-16T22:08:55.803Z",
          "content": "<p>Vitaly, unfortunately, we're not able to extend coupons past the existing date. Sorry for the inconvenience, and hopefully you'll still be able to make use of the credits during the time they are available.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Vitaly, unfortunately, we're not able to extend coupons past the existing date. Sorry for the inconvenience, and hopefully you'll still be able to make use of the credits during the time they are available."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 398518,
      "postDate": "2018-10-04T08:15:54.067Z",
      "content": "<p>Will we be notified on this thread when the credits will be issued?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Will we be notified on this thread when the credits will be issued?",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 398853,
          "postDate": "2018-10-04T17:24:59.070Z",
          "content": "<p>Yes, we closed the request form on 10/1 and will issue coupons by 10/8 to those requesters who have made a valid submission to the competition. Keep an eye on your e-mail for them in the coming days.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yes, we closed the request form on 10/1 and will issue coupons by 10/8 to those requesters who have made a valid submission to the competition. Keep an eye on your e-mail for them in the coming days.",
          "votes": 3
        },
        {
          "id": 400646,
          "postDate": "2018-10-08T16:59:06.050Z",
          "content": "<p>Yay! I got them <a href=\"/juliaelliott\">@juliaelliott</a> ! Thanks for issuing those. I used up my first free 300$ credits. I thought I should skip this one out. Thanks to kaggle that I can get coupons and still take part in competitions whilst being a student and on low resources. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yay! I got them @juliaelliott ! Thanks for issuing those. I used up my first free 300$ credits. I thought I should skip this one out. Thanks to kaggle that I can get coupons and still take part in competitions whilst being a student and on low resources. ",
          "votes": -1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 393232,
      "postDate": "2018-09-25T02:36:26.900Z",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for offering the credit. Just submitted the request form.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for offering the credit. Just submitted the request form."
    },
    {
      "id": 392160,
      "postDate": "2018-09-23T06:11:17.433Z",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff. Hope I'm not late here ;)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great stuff. Hope I'm not late here ;)"
    },
    {
      "id": 388939,
      "postDate": "2018-09-17T21:11:12.263Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi Julia,\nIf I haven't yet made a submission, will you check for it only on October 1st?\nmeaning, can i submit a request form if i haven't submitted yet but will do so until october 1st?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Julia,\nIf I haven't yet made a submission, will you check for it only on October 1st?\nmeaning, can i submit a request form if i haven't submitted yet but will do so until october 1st?\n\nThanks!\n",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 389393,
          "postDate": "2018-09-18T16:33:37.860Z",
          "content": "<p>We'll be checking at the time we issue credits, which could practically happen before October 1st if we reach the maximum number of eligible entries before then. Therefore, I'd recommend that you make a submission sooner than later. </p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "We'll be checking at the time we issue credits, which could practically happen before October 1st if we reach the maximum number of eligible entries before then. Therefore, I'd recommend that you make a submission sooner than later. "
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 399453,
      "postDate": "2018-10-05T20:00:33.350Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "isDeleted": true
    },
    {
      "id": 400140,
      "postDate": "2018-10-07T17:00:06.873Z",
      "content": "<p>Thank you very much for my coupon! :-)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you very much for my coupon! :-)",
      "votes": 2
    },
    {
      "id": 389372,
      "postDate": "2018-09-18T15:54:09.647Z",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff. Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great stuff. Thanks!"
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 389144,
      "author_name": "Vadim Borisov",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-09-18T08:14:33.450000",
      "content": "<p>I love you Kaggle :)</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 407414,
      "author_name": "DmitriyLamzin",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-10-21T06:00:24.990000",
      "content": "<p>Hello. I wonder if it is allowed to use GCP in this competition? There is only open source software pointed in the rules of competition. But using GCP can greatly gain the process</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 410056,
          "author_name": "yukiya",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-10-25T09:45:57.257000",
          "content": "<p>The organizer is giving GCP coupon, of course it is allowed to use GCP. \nI need those coupons :''( </p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 405072,
      "author_name": "Vitaly Sedelnik",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-10-16T20:27:04.263000",
      "content": "<p>Hi Julia, as the competition deadline was extended until Nov 30 - would it be possible to extend the expiration date for GCP coupon until the same date? Now my coupon expires at Nov 21. Thanks in advance for the answer!</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 405118,
          "author_name": "Julia Elliott",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-10-16T22:08:55.803000",
          "content": "<p>Vitaly, unfortunately, we're not able to extend coupons past the existing date. Sorry for the inconvenience, and hopefully you'll still be able to make use of the credits during the time they are available.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 398518,
      "author_name": "NikhilMishra",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-10-04T08:15:54.067000",
      "content": "<p>Will we be notified on this thread when the credits will be issued?</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 398853,
          "author_name": "Julia Elliott",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-10-04T17:24:59.070000",
          "content": "<p>Yes, we closed the request form on 10/1 and will issue coupons by 10/8 to those requesters who have made a valid submission to the competition. Keep an eye on your e-mail for them in the coming days.</p>",
          "votes": 3,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 400646,
          "author_name": "Shahebaz Mohammad",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-10-08T16:59:06.050000",
          "content": "<p>Yay! I got them <a href=\"/juliaelliott\">@juliaelliott</a> ! Thanks for issuing those. I used up my first free 300$ credits. I thought I should skip this one out. Thanks to kaggle that I can get coupons and still take part in competitions whilst being a student and on low resources. </p>",
          "votes": -1,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 393232,
      "author_name": "xiao-xiao",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-09-25T02:36:26.900000",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for offering the credit. Just submitted the request form.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 392160,
      "author_name": "PiyushMalhotra",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-09-23T06:11:17.433000",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff. Hope I'm not late here ;)</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 388939,
      "author_name": "AmirH",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-09-17T21:11:12.263000",
      "content": "<p>Hi Julia,\nIf I haven't yet made a submission, will you check for it only on October 1st?\nmeaning, can i submit a request form if i haven't submitted yet but will do so until october 1st?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 389393,
          "author_name": "Julia Elliott",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-09-18T16:33:37.860000",
          "content": "<p>We'll be checking at the time we issue credits, which could practically happen before October 1st if we reach the maximum number of eligible entries before then. Therefore, I'd recommend that you make a submission sooner than later. </p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 399453,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-10-05T20:00:33.350000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 400140,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-10-07T17:00:06.873000",
      "content": "<p>Thank you very much for my coupon! :-)</p>",
      "votes": 2,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 389372,
      "author_name": "yilisg",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-09-18T15:54:09.647000",
      "content": "<p>Great stuff. Thanks!</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "388937": "We are offering $300 Google Cloud Platform coupons to the first 200 eligible participants who submit a request via the below form. \n\nPlease note the following eligibility requirements:\n\n - You must have made a valid submission to the competition. We will be verifying this, and non-submitters will not be issued coupons, without exception.\n - Entries will only be accepted until October 1, 2018 11:59PM UTC or when the maximum number of valid submissions has been reached, whichever comes first.\n - The coupons will be issued within a week of the prior bullet's end date.\n - You must redeem your credits by October 15, 2018 and use those credits within 45 days thereafter.\n - The coupons are intended to be used towards this competition only.\n - Note that if you do not have an existing GCP account, the [GCP Free Tier][1] will give you $300 credits to new registrants. We recommend that you exhaust those prior to requesting these additional credits.\n\n[Here is the submission request form][2]. I will post to this thread when the form is closed to submissions.\n\n\n[1]: https://cloud.google.com/free/\n[2]: https://www.kaggle.com/GCP-Credits-RStudio-GoogleAnalytics",
    "389144": "I love you Kaggle :)",
    "407414": "Hello. I wonder if it is allowed to use GCP in this competition? There is only open source software pointed in the rules of competition. But using GCP can greatly gain the process",
    "405072": "Hi Julia, as the competition deadline was extended until Nov 30 - would it be possible to extend the expiration date for GCP coupon until the same date? Now my coupon expires at Nov 21. Thanks in advance for the answer!",
    "398518": "Will we be notified on this thread when the credits will be issued?",
    "393232": "Thanks for offering the credit. Just submitted the request form.",
    "392160": "Great stuff. Hope I'm not late here ;)",
    "388939": "Hi Julia,\nIf I haven't yet made a submission, will you check for it only on October 1st?\nmeaning, can i submit a request form if i haven't submitted yet but will do so until october 1st?\n\nThanks!\n",
    "399453": "",
    "400140": "Thank you very much for my coupon! :-)",
    "389372": "Great stuff. Thanks!"
  }
}