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  "id": 7556,
  "title": "New Entrants Still Allowed?",
  "url": "/competitions/galaxy-zoo-the-galaxy-challenge/discussion/7556",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2014-03-31T03:36:31.800Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 4,
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  "content": "<p>It appears that new entrants continue to enter the competition. Is the March 28 deadline for new entrants/team mergers no longer being enforced (see Timeline)?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "41210",
      "postDate": "03/31/2014 03:36:31",
      "content": "<p>It appears that new entrants continue to enter the competition. Is the March 28 deadline for new entrants/team mergers no longer being enforced (see Timeline)?</p>",
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    },
    {
      "id": "41219",
      "postDate": "03/31/2014 09:06:55",
      "content": "<p>I tried to enter this competition but I couldn't...</p>",
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      "id": "41221",
      "postDate": "03/31/2014 11:27:06",
      "content": "<p>The number of entrants/teams has increased yet again from 302 to 303 since I initially posted about 7 hours ago. On a quick look at the Leaderboard, I see at least two entrants/teams with a single submission with a date of March 31.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "41231",
      "postDate": "03/31/2014 15:46:08",
      "content": "<p>Trent,&nbsp;</p>\n<p>We've had an issue with what defines a &quot;new entrant&quot; that we've now addressed but that won't apply to previously launched competitions (like Galaxy Zoo). These entrants have previously silently entered the competition but have not made a submission until now so it looks like they are new, when they are not.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>We are moving to a &quot;first submission deadline&quot; which means a team's first submissions has to be before the deadline, which would be consistent with the behavior you are expecting. Hope this clears things up.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "41233",
      "postDate": "03/31/2014 15:50:35",
      "content": "<p>I understand now. Thank you for the clarification.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 41219,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/31/2014 09:06:55",
      "content": "<p>I tried to enter this competition but I couldn't...</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 41221,
      "author_name": "trentb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/31/2014 11:27:06",
      "content": "<p>The number of entrants/teams has increased yet again from 302 to 303 since I initially posted about 7 hours ago. On a quick look at the Leaderboard, I see at least two entrants/teams with a single submission with a date of March 31.</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 41231,
      "author_name": "joycenv",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/31/2014 15:46:08",
      "content": "<p>Trent,&nbsp;</p>\n<p>We've had an issue with what defines a &quot;new entrant&quot; that we've now addressed but that won't apply to previously launched competitions (like Galaxy Zoo). These entrants have previously silently entered the competition but have not made a submission until now so it looks like they are new, when they are not.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>We are moving to a &quot;first submission deadline&quot; which means a team's first submissions has to be before the deadline, which would be consistent with the behavior you are expecting. Hope this clears things up.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 41233,
      "author_name": "trentb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/31/2014 15:50:35",
      "content": "<p>I understand now. Thank you for the clarification.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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