{
  "id": 73226,
  "title": "Competition Update",
  "url": "/competitions/ga-customer-revenue-prediction/discussion/73226",
  "author_name": "Phil Culliton",
  "post_date": "2018-11-30T22:52:07.227000",
  "votes": 2,
  "comment_count": 16,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hey all -</p>\n\n<p>We've reached the final stage of the competition.  In two months we'll be revisiting your predictions and scoring them based on data from December 1st 2018 to January 31st 2019.  <strong>Please</strong> make sure you select your final two submissions - otherwise they will be selected based on your CURRENT public leaderboard score, which is almost certainly <strong>not</strong> what you want.</p>\n\n<p>Please check back in February - we appreciate your patience, and we're looking forward to seeing how your predictions fare.</p>",
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      "id": 430794,
      "postDate": "2018-12-01T00:56:46.970Z",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>\nI made a horrible mistake!!!</p>\n\n<p>In Israel, because of various religious reasons, There is a 1 hour difference between summer and winter. \nAfter 3 Kaggle competitions that i got used to submissions resetting at 3AM local time,\nI came to submit my 2 submissions after 2AM, only to find that the deadline is already passed because in the Winter, UTC 00:00:00 is at 2AM instead of 3AM in the summer.</p>\n\n<p>I worked so hard on this competition, using R, and it feels horrible that it all goes to waste because of this mistake.</p>\n\n<p>Sending an email now to the Support @ Kaggle with my submissions, sent still before 3AM local time.</p>\n\n<p>Please consider getting those in,\nI will accept any penalty.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "@philculliton\nI made a horrible mistake!!!\n\nIn Israel, because of various religious reasons, There is a 1 hour difference between summer and winter. \nAfter 3 Kaggle competitions that i got used to submissions resetting at 3AM local time,\nI came to submit my 2 submissions after 2AM, only to find that the deadline is already passed because in the Winter, UTC 00:00:00 is at 2AM instead of 3AM in the summer.\n\nI worked so hard on this competition, using R, and it feels horrible that it all goes to waste because of this mistake.\n\nSending an email now to the Support @ Kaggle with my submissions, sent still before 3AM local time.\n\nPlease consider getting those in,\nI will accept any penalty.\n\nThanks. ",
      "votes": 4,
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        {
          "id": 431030,
          "postDate": "2018-12-01T13:28:23.997Z",
          "content": "<p>That's not good. I hope the organisers will be understanding in this situation</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "That's not good. I hope the organisers will be understanding in this situation",
          "votes": 1
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        {
          "id": 432315,
          "postDate": "2018-12-03T18:02:49.220Z",
          "content": "<p>Hey AmirH - I'm really sorry to hear that!  I'll be in touch via DM.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Hey AmirH - I'm really sorry to hear that!  I'll be in touch via DM.",
          "votes": 2
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        {
          "id": 437383,
          "postDate": "2018-12-11T20:10:19.723Z",
          "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>,\nAny news regarding this issue?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Hi @philculliton,\nAny news regarding this issue?\n\nThanks!"
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      "id": 430759,
      "postDate": "2018-11-30T23:18:35.507Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi Phil,</p>\n\n<p>two questions - </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Do we just need to select and wait for the background to turn blue then all set for the selection?</li>\n<li>Are we still able to submit now? (or what is the latest deadline)</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Phil,\n\n two questions - \n\n 1. Do we just need to select and wait for the background to turn blue then all set for the selection?\n 2. Are we still able to submit now? (or what is the latest deadline)\n\nThanks",
      "votes": 1,
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        {
          "id": 430783,
          "postDate": "2018-11-30T23:51:33.010Z",
          "content": "<p>Hi Henry - </p>\n\n<p>1) Correct!\n2) Yep, you're still able to submit!  Submissions close at 11:59 PM UTC.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Hi Henry - \n\n1) Correct!\n2) Yep, you're still able to submit!  Submissions close at 11:59 PM UTC.",
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    {
      "id": 430822,
      "postDate": "2018-12-01T02:17:37.090Z",
      "content": "<p>Hi Phil, will you provide the data from Dec to Jan used for scoring post 31st Jan,19? It would be useful for us.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Phil, will you provide the data from Dec to Jan used for scoring post 31st Jan,19? It would be useful for us.",
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    {
      "id": 430746,
      "postDate": "2018-11-30T22:52:07.227Z",
      "content": "<p>Hey all -</p>\n\n<p>We've reached the final stage of the competition.  In two months we'll be revisiting your predictions and scoring them based on data from December 1st 2018 to January 31st 2019.  <strong>Please</strong> make sure you select your final two submissions - otherwise they will be selected based on your CURRENT public leaderboard score, which is almost certainly <strong>not</strong> what you want.</p>\n\n<p>Please check back in February - we appreciate your patience, and we're looking forward to seeing how your predictions fare.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey all -\n\nWe've reached the final stage of the competition.  In two months we'll be revisiting your predictions and scoring them based on data from December 1st 2018 to January 31st 2019.  **Please** make sure you select your final two submissions - otherwise they will be selected based on your CURRENT public leaderboard score, which is almost certainly **not** what you want.\n\nPlease check back in February - we appreciate your patience, and we're looking forward to seeing how your predictions fare.",
      "votes": 2
    },
    {
      "id": 430903,
      "postDate": "2018-12-01T07:06:53.010Z",
      "content": "<p>Hello Phil, Is the private leaderboard gonna get reflected with the final score for this competition after 2 months, as I now see it says 2 months go.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello Phil, Is the private leaderboard gonna get reflected with the final score for this competition after 2 months, as I now see it says 2 months go.",
      "votes": 1
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    {
      "id": 434468,
      "postDate": "2018-12-06T13:05:12.453Z",
      "content": "<p>So, can I submit now? just for check score on leaderboard</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "So, can I submit now? just for check score on leaderboard"
    },
    {
      "id": 433630,
      "postDate": "2018-12-05T09:06:22.537Z",
      "content": "<p>Hello. Phil, when could we download the dataset? before or after 15 February ? Thanks</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello. Phil, when could we download the dataset? before or after 15 February ? Thanks"
    },
    {
      "id": 433572,
      "postDate": "2018-12-05T07:36:16.503Z",
      "content": "<p>I also wanted to participate... no way? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I also wanted to participate... no way? "
    },
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      "id": 430916,
      "postDate": "2018-12-01T07:55:55.690Z",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>\nI am participating on an active challenge for the first time.</p>\n\n<p>I had some issues and I couldn't submit on time. I know that I am not eligible for price money. That is okay. But can you please let me submit my solution. I really want to know my score for the real competition.</p>\n\n<p>Please help.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks a ton.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "@philculliton\nI am participating on an active challenge for the first time.\n\nI had some issues and I couldn't submit on time. I know that I am not eligible for price money. That is okay. But can you please let me submit my solution. I really want to know my score for the real competition.\n\nPlease help.\n\nThanks a ton.",
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 431157,
          "postDate": "2018-12-01T17:24:32.137Z",
          "content": "<p>I have the same situation and concern.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "I have the same situation and concern."
        },
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          "id": 433567,
          "postDate": "2018-12-05T07:33:44.963Z",
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      "postDate": "2018-12-01T10:20:57.003Z",
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      "postDate": "2018-12-01T00:20:46.170Z",
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      "id": 430794,
      "author_name": "AmirH",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-12-01T00:56:46.970000",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>\nI made a horrible mistake!!!</p>\n\n<p>In Israel, because of various religious reasons, There is a 1 hour difference between summer and winter. \nAfter 3 Kaggle competitions that i got used to submissions resetting at 3AM local time,\nI came to submit my 2 submissions after 2AM, only to find that the deadline is already passed because in the Winter, UTC 00:00:00 is at 2AM instead of 3AM in the summer.</p>\n\n<p>I worked so hard on this competition, using R, and it feels horrible that it all goes to waste because of this mistake.</p>\n\n<p>Sending an email now to the Support @ Kaggle with my submissions, sent still before 3AM local time.</p>\n\n<p>Please consider getting those in,\nI will accept any penalty.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks. </p>",
      "votes": 4,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 431030,
          "author_name": "Misha Lisovyi",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-12-01T13:28:23.997000",
          "content": "<p>That's not good. I hope the organisers will be understanding in this situation</p>",
          "votes": 1,
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          "id": 432315,
          "author_name": "Phil Culliton",
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          "post_date": "2018-12-03T18:02:49.220000",
          "content": "<p>Hey AmirH - I'm really sorry to hear that!  I'll be in touch via DM.</p>",
          "votes": 2,
          "replies": []
        },
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          "id": 437383,
          "author_name": "AmirH",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-12-11T20:10:19.723000",
          "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>,\nAny news regarding this issue?</p>\n\n<p>Thanks!</p>",
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      "id": 430759,
      "author_name": "Zhiwei Zhang",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-11-30T23:18:35.507000",
      "content": "<p>Hi Phil,</p>\n\n<p>two questions - </p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Do we just need to select and wait for the background to turn blue then all set for the selection?</li>\n<li>Are we still able to submit now? (or what is the latest deadline)</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>Thanks</p>",
      "votes": 1,
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          "id": 430783,
          "author_name": "Phil Culliton",
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          "post_date": "2018-11-30T23:51:33.010000",
          "content": "<p>Hi Henry - </p>\n\n<p>1) Correct!\n2) Yep, you're still able to submit!  Submissions close at 11:59 PM UTC.</p>",
          "votes": 1,
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      "id": 430822,
      "author_name": "xeeman",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-12-01T02:17:37.090000",
      "content": "<p>Hi Phil, will you provide the data from Dec to Jan used for scoring post 31st Jan,19? It would be useful for us.</p>",
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      "id": 430903,
      "author_name": "Arunkumar Venkataramanan",
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      "post_date": "2018-12-01T07:06:53.010000",
      "content": "<p>Hello Phil, Is the private leaderboard gonna get reflected with the final score for this competition after 2 months, as I now see it says 2 months go.</p>",
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      "id": 434468,
      "author_name": "etc276",
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      "post_date": "2018-12-06T13:05:12.453000",
      "content": "<p>So, can I submit now? just for check score on leaderboard</p>",
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      "id": 433630,
      "author_name": "Allan.png",
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      "post_date": "2018-12-05T09:06:22.537000",
      "content": "<p>Hello. Phil, when could we download the dataset? before or after 15 February ? Thanks</p>",
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      "id": 433572,
      "author_name": "Autarky",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-12-05T07:36:16.503000",
      "content": "<p>I also wanted to participate... no way? </p>",
      "votes": 0,
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      "id": 430916,
      "author_name": "NehaJainSurana",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2018-12-01T07:55:55.690000",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"/philculliton\">@philculliton</a>\nI am participating on an active challenge for the first time.</p>\n\n<p>I had some issues and I couldn't submit on time. I know that I am not eligible for price money. That is okay. But can you please let me submit my solution. I really want to know my score for the real competition.</p>\n\n<p>Please help.</p>\n\n<p>Thanks a ton.</p>",
      "votes": 0,
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          "id": 431157,
          "author_name": "Hsuan-Hao Fan",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2018-12-01T17:24:32.137000",
          "content": "<p>I have the same situation and concern.</p>",
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          "id": 433567,
          "author_name": "",
          "author_url": "",
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      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "2018-12-01T10:20:57.003000",
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    "430794": "@philculliton\nI made a horrible mistake!!!\n\nIn Israel, because of various religious reasons, There is a 1 hour difference between summer and winter. \nAfter 3 Kaggle competitions that i got used to submissions resetting at 3AM local time,\nI came to submit my 2 submissions after 2AM, only to find that the deadline is already passed because in the Winter, UTC 00:00:00 is at 2AM instead of 3AM in the summer.\n\nI worked so hard on this competition, using R, and it feels horrible that it all goes to waste because of this mistake.\n\nSending an email now to the Support @ Kaggle with my submissions, sent still before 3AM local time.\n\nPlease consider getting those in,\nI will accept any penalty.\n\nThanks. ",
    "430759": "Hi Phil,\n\n two questions - \n\n 1. Do we just need to select and wait for the background to turn blue then all set for the selection?\n 2. Are we still able to submit now? (or what is the latest deadline)\n\nThanks",
    "430822": "Hi Phil, will you provide the data from Dec to Jan used for scoring post 31st Jan,19? It would be useful for us.",
    "430746": "Hey all -\n\nWe've reached the final stage of the competition.  In two months we'll be revisiting your predictions and scoring them based on data from December 1st 2018 to January 31st 2019.  **Please** make sure you select your final two submissions - otherwise they will be selected based on your CURRENT public leaderboard score, which is almost certainly **not** what you want.\n\nPlease check back in February - we appreciate your patience, and we're looking forward to seeing how your predictions fare.",
    "430903": "Hello Phil, Is the private leaderboard gonna get reflected with the final score for this competition after 2 months, as I now see it says 2 months go.",
    "434468": "So, can I submit now? just for check score on leaderboard",
    "433630": "Hello. Phil, when could we download the dataset? before or after 15 February ? Thanks",
    "433572": "I also wanted to participate... no way? ",
    "430916": "@philculliton\nI am participating on an active challenge for the first time.\n\nI had some issues and I couldn't submit on time. I know that I am not eligible for price money. That is okay. But can you please let me submit my solution. I really want to know my score for the real competition.\n\nPlease help.\n\nThanks a ton.",
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