{
  "id": 23234,
  "title": "Number of teams is changing",
  "url": "/competitions/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/discussion/23234",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2016-08-31T21:45:00.563Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 21,
  "views": 1612,
  "content": "<p>At the end of the competition there were 2003 teams. As of this moment, it is down to 1995. Why the change? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, I'm new here. :-)</p>",
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    {
      "id": "133194",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 21:45:00",
      "content": "<p>At the end of the competition there were 2003 teams. As of this moment, it is down to 1995. Why the change? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, I'm new here. :-)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "At the end of the competition there were 2003 teams. As of this moment, it is down to 1995. Why the change? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, I'm new here. :-)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133195",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 21:45:43",
      "content": "<p>Probably some teams are being disqualified for cheating and such.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Probably some teams are being disqualified for cheating and such.",
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    },
    {
      "id": "133198",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:06:40",
      "content": "<p>First place was removed 0_0</p>\n\n<p>UPD: One more guy from TOP3 was removed also. Actually there were many teams in TOP100 which was removed. I was on ~90th places in the morning now in ~70th. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "First place was removed 0_0\r\n\r\nUPD: One more guy from TOP3 was removed also. Actually there were many teams in TOP100 which was removed. I was on ~90th places in the morning now in ~70th.",
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    },
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      "id": "133200",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:13:01",
      "content": "<p>that sounds reasonable, so two more cheaters in the top 14 please --&gt; gold for us ;)</p>\n\n<p>But how can one cheat?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "that sounds reasonable, so two more cheaters in the top 14 please --> gold for us ;)\r\n\r\nBut how can one cheat?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133201",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:14:34",
      "content": "<p>Most frequent one i heard mentioned in previous instances related to multiple teams submitting from the same IP a.k.a. sock puppets. I can't recall the contest, but there was one instance when 6 or 7 different teams had scores differing in 4th decimal place, all of them ran by Kagglers whose accounts were created on the same day, and - as it turned out later - all using the same IP. I mean, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes skills to figure out what was going on...</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Most frequent one i heard mentioned in previous instances related to multiple teams submitting from the same IP a.k.a. sock puppets. I can't recall the contest, but there was one instance when 6 or 7 different teams had scores differing in 4th decimal place, all of them ran by Kagglers whose accounts were created on the same day, and - as it turned out later - all using the same IP. I mean, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes skills to figure out what was going on...",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133202",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:23:53",
      "content": "<p>Now there is no novices in top 10. I bet they just don't really know the kaggle rules..</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Now there is no novices in top 10. I bet they just don't really know the kaggle rules..",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133204",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:30:07",
      "content": "<p>Yep, I was 52 and now I'm 39 - so 13 &quot;teams&quot; in the top 51 were disqualified. I'd guess it's the same group of people making multiple submissions as Konrad said.  But why would anyone do that? I mean clearly they had a good algorithm,  probably good enough to win or get in the top 3 fair and square if 13 of their submissions were this good.  So silly.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yep, I was 52 and now I'm 39 - so 13 \"teams\" in the top 51 were disqualified. I'd guess it's the same group of people making multiple submissions as Konrad said.  But why would anyone do that? I mean clearly they had a good algorithm,  probably good enough to win or get in the top 3 fair and square if 13 of their submissions were this good.  So silly.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133205",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:31:32",
      "content": "<p>It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133211",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:51:59",
      "content": "<p>3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133212",
      "postDate": "08/31/2016 22:59:26",
      "content": "<p>I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for &quot;in the money&quot; place :D mmm next time :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for \"in the money\" place :D mmm next time :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133223",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 00:22:29",
      "content": "<p>[quote=NimaShahbazi;133212]</p>\n\n<p>I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for &quot;in the money&quot; place :D mmm next time :)</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>I need only one!!! I think I was happier with the 6th place!! :(</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=NimaShahbazi;133212]\r\n\r\nI need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for \"in the money\" place :D mmm next time :)\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nI need only one!!! I think I was happier with the 6th place!! :(",
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    },
    {
      "id": "133224",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 00:29:42",
      "content": "<p>@Regis... Well if I could I would trade my rank with you to make you happy :D</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Regis... Well if I could I would trade my rank with you to make you happy :D",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133240",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 03:04:28",
      "content": "<p>We were at the boundary of gold and silver. Now it makes us gold. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "We were at the boundary of gold and silver. Now it makes us gold.",
      "votes": null
    },
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      "id": "133245",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 03:23:18",
      "content": "<p>@Konrad, maybe this: there was a mass removal (around <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/prudential-life-insurance-assessment/forums/t/19031/cheaters-removed/108512#post108512\">30%</a>) in this <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/crowdflower-weather-twitter/forums\">competition</a>, most affected were students from a school. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Konrad, maybe this: there was a mass removal (around [30%][1]) in this [competition][2], most affected were students from a school. \r\n\r\n  [1]: https://www.kaggle.com/c/prudential-life-insurance-assessment/forums/t/19031/cheaters-removed/108512#post108512\r\n  [2]: https://www.kaggle.com/c/crowdflower-weather-twitter/forums",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133250",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 03:50:05",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Konrad Banachewicz;133205]</p>\n\n<p>It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Konrad, you're right. And yet I pity them a bit....</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=Konrad Banachewicz;133205]\r\n\r\nIt's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nKonrad, you're right. And yet I pity them a bit....",
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    },
    {
      "id": "133251",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 03:54:23",
      "content": "<p>[quote=NimaShahbazi;133211]</p>\n\n<p>3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Thank you!! \n:)))</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=NimaShahbazi;133211]\r\n\r\n3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nThank you!! \r\n:)))",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133266",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 06:39:10",
      "content": "<p>Wow, I got in top 1% now! </p>\n\n<p>It is true that the 3 solution per day limit was really annoying at some time, but taking the risk of cheating wasn't worth it.</p>\n\n<p>It is nice that the team that led for so long is back in the money.</p>\n\n<p>I will only congrat winners again if they share some info on their approach ;)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Wow, I got in top 1% now! \r\n\r\n It is true that the 3 solution per day limit was really annoying at some time, but taking the risk of cheating wasn't worth it.\r\n\r\nIt is nice that the team that led for so long is back in the money.\r\n\r\nI will only congrat winners again if they share some info on their approach ;)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133335",
      "postDate": "09/01/2016 15:17:48",
      "content": "<p>Thank you all! Our team leader Xiaozhou will publish the solution and code soon.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you all! Our team leader Xiaozhou will publish the solution and code soon.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133413",
      "postDate": "09/02/2016 02:37:55",
      "content": "<p>My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133419",
      "postDate": "09/02/2016 03:42:04",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Aaron Klein;133413]</p>\n\n<p>My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Hi Aaron, see this post: </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221</a> </p>\n\n<p>Good luck!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=Aaron Klein;133413]\r\n\r\nMy team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nHi Aaron, see this post: \r\n\r\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221 \r\n\r\nGood luck!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133523",
      "postDate": "09/02/2016 17:58:49",
      "content": "<p>I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \r\nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\r\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "133525",
      "postDate": "09/02/2016 18:07:05",
      "content": "<p>[quote=AngryCat;133523]</p>\n\n<p>I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Not at all. </p>\n\n<p>Generally, cheating involves:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Using multiple account for submissions, or</li>\n<li>Off-line team work (e.g., a group of people working together or sharing outside the forum and submitting as individuals, rather than forming an official team)</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>You can use anything shared in the forums and modify it however you want.</p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, you <em>can't</em> make changes and email the new script to your friend (unless you are officially a team).</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "[quote=AngryCat;133523]\r\n\r\nI am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \r\nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\r\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nNot at all. \r\n\r\nGenerally, cheating involves:\r\n\r\n 1. Using multiple account for submissions, or\r\n 2. Off-line team work (e.g., a group of people working together or sharing outside the forum and submitting as individuals, rather than forming an official team)\r\n\r\nYou can use anything shared in the forums and modify it however you want.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, you _can't_ make changes and email the new script to your friend (unless you are officially a team).",
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    {
      "id": 133195,
      "author_name": "konradb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 21:45:43",
      "content": "<p>Probably some teams are being disqualified for cheating and such.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
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    {
      "id": 133198,
      "author_name": "zfturbo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:06:40",
      "content": "<p>First place was removed 0_0</p>\n\n<p>UPD: One more guy from TOP3 was removed also. Actually there were many teams in TOP100 which was removed. I was on ~90th places in the morning now in ~70th. </p>",
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      "id": 133200,
      "author_name": "sterby",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:13:01",
      "content": "<p>that sounds reasonable, so two more cheaters in the top 14 please --&gt; gold for us ;)</p>\n\n<p>But how can one cheat?</p>",
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      "id": 133201,
      "author_name": "konradb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:14:34",
      "content": "<p>Most frequent one i heard mentioned in previous instances related to multiple teams submitting from the same IP a.k.a. sock puppets. I can't recall the contest, but there was one instance when 6 or 7 different teams had scores differing in 4th decimal place, all of them ran by Kagglers whose accounts were created on the same day, and - as it turned out later - all using the same IP. I mean, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes skills to figure out what was going on...</p>",
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    {
      "id": 133202,
      "author_name": "jiweiliu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:23:53",
      "content": "<p>Now there is no novices in top 10. I bet they just don't really know the kaggle rules..</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    {
      "id": 133204,
      "author_name": "apapiu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:30:07",
      "content": "<p>Yep, I was 52 and now I'm 39 - so 13 &quot;teams&quot; in the top 51 were disqualified. I'd guess it's the same group of people making multiple submissions as Konrad said.  But why would anyone do that? I mean clearly they had a good algorithm,  probably good enough to win or get in the top 3 fair and square if 13 of their submissions were this good.  So silly.</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    {
      "id": 133205,
      "author_name": "konradb",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:31:32",
      "content": "<p>It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)</p>",
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      "replies": []
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    {
      "id": 133211,
      "author_name": "nimashahbazi",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:51:59",
      "content": "<p>3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    {
      "id": 133212,
      "author_name": "nimashahbazi",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "08/31/2016 22:59:26",
      "content": "<p>I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for &quot;in the money&quot; place :D mmm next time :)</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    {
      "id": 133223,
      "author_name": "regisely",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 00:22:29",
      "content": "<p>[quote=NimaShahbazi;133212]</p>\n\n<p>I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for &quot;in the money&quot; place :D mmm next time :)</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>I need only one!!! I think I was happier with the 6th place!! :(</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    {
      "id": 133224,
      "author_name": "nimashahbazi",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 00:29:42",
      "content": "<p>@Regis... Well if I could I would trade my rank with you to make you happy :D</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133240,
      "author_name": "amazingbob",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 03:04:28",
      "content": "<p>We were at the boundary of gold and silver. Now it makes us gold. </p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 133245,
      "author_name": "aldente",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 03:23:18",
      "content": "<p>@Konrad, maybe this: there was a mass removal (around <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/prudential-life-insurance-assessment/forums/t/19031/cheaters-removed/108512#post108512\">30%</a>) in this <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/crowdflower-weather-twitter/forums\">competition</a>, most affected were students from a school. </p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 133250,
      "author_name": "alexxanderlarko",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 03:50:05",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Konrad Banachewicz;133205]</p>\n\n<p>It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Konrad, you're right. And yet I pity them a bit....</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133251,
      "author_name": "alexxanderlarko",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 03:54:23",
      "content": "<p>[quote=NimaShahbazi;133211]</p>\n\n<p>3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Thank you!! \n:)))</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133266,
      "author_name": "cpmpml",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 06:39:10",
      "content": "<p>Wow, I got in top 1% now! </p>\n\n<p>It is true that the 3 solution per day limit was really annoying at some time, but taking the risk of cheating wasn't worth it.</p>\n\n<p>It is nice that the team that led for so long is back in the money.</p>\n\n<p>I will only congrat winners again if they share some info on their approach ;)</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133335,
      "author_name": "jiweiliu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/01/2016 15:17:48",
      "content": "<p>Thank you all! Our team leader Xiaozhou will publish the solution and code soon.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133413,
      "author_name": "aklein",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2016 02:37:55",
      "content": "<p>My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133419,
      "author_name": "alexxanderlarko",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2016 03:42:04",
      "content": "<p>[quote=Aaron Klein;133413]</p>\n\n<p>My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Hi Aaron, see this post: </p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221</a> </p>\n\n<p>Good luck!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133523,
      "author_name": "angrycat",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2016 17:58:49",
      "content": "<p>I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 133525,
      "author_name": "inversion",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/02/2016 18:07:05",
      "content": "<p>[quote=AngryCat;133523]</p>\n\n<p>I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?</p>\n\n<p>[/quote]</p>\n\n<p>Not at all. </p>\n\n<p>Generally, cheating involves:</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Using multiple account for submissions, or</li>\n<li>Off-line team work (e.g., a group of people working together or sharing outside the forum and submitting as individuals, rather than forming an official team)</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p>You can use anything shared in the forums and modify it however you want.</p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, you <em>can't</em> make changes and email the new script to your friend (unless you are officially a team).</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    "133194": "At the end of the competition there were 2003 teams. As of this moment, it is down to 1995. Why the change? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, I'm new here. :-)",
    "133195": "Probably some teams are being disqualified for cheating and such.",
    "133198": "First place was removed 0_0\r\n\r\nUPD: One more guy from TOP3 was removed also. Actually there were many teams in TOP100 which was removed. I was on ~90th places in the morning now in ~70th.",
    "133200": "that sounds reasonable, so two more cheaters in the top 14 please --> gold for us ;)\r\n\r\nBut how can one cheat?",
    "133201": "Most frequent one i heard mentioned in previous instances related to multiple teams submitting from the same IP a.k.a. sock puppets. I can't recall the contest, but there was one instance when 6 or 7 different teams had scores differing in 4th decimal place, all of them ran by Kagglers whose accounts were created on the same day, and - as it turned out later - all using the same IP. I mean, it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes skills to figure out what was going on...",
    "133202": "Now there is no novices in top 10. I bet they just don't really know the kaggle rules..",
    "133204": "Yep, I was 52 and now I'm 39 - so 13 \"teams\" in the top 51 were disqualified. I'd guess it's the same group of people making multiple submissions as Konrad said.  But why would anyone do that? I mean clearly they had a good algorithm,  probably good enough to win or get in the top 3 fair and square if 13 of their submissions were this good.  So silly.",
    "133205": "It's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)",
    "133211": "3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again",
    "133212": "I need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for \"in the money\" place :D mmm next time :)",
    "133223": "[quote=NimaShahbazi;133212]\r\n\r\nI need only 4 more cheaters in top 7 for \"in the money\" place :D mmm next time :)\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nI need only one!!! I think I was happier with the 6th place!! :(",
    "133224": "Regis... Well if I could I would trade my rank with you to make you happy :D",
    "133240": "We were at the boundary of gold and silver. Now it makes us gold.",
    "133245": "Konrad, maybe this: there was a mass removal (around [30%][1]) in this [competition][2], most affected were students from a school. \r\n\r\n  [1]: https://www.kaggle.com/c/prudential-life-insurance-assessment/forums/t/19031/cheaters-removed/108512#post108512\r\n  [2]: https://www.kaggle.com/c/crowdflower-weather-twitter/forums",
    "133250": "[quote=Konrad Banachewicz;133205]\r\n\r\nIt's a bit like with the stock market: everything comes down to greed vs fear :-)\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nKonrad, you're right. And yet I pity them a bit....",
    "133251": "[quote=NimaShahbazi;133211]\r\n\r\n3 cheaters in Top 10! :))) so congrats to the winners again\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nThank you!! \r\n:)))",
    "133266": "Wow, I got in top 1% now! \r\n\r\n It is true that the 3 solution per day limit was really annoying at some time, but taking the risk of cheating wasn't worth it.\r\n\r\nIt is nice that the team that led for so long is back in the money.\r\n\r\nI will only congrat winners again if they share some info on their approach ;)",
    "133335": "Thank you all! Our team leader Xiaozhou will publish the solution and code soon.",
    "133413": "My team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?",
    "133419": "[quote=Aaron Klein;133413]\r\n\r\nMy team was deleted for some reason, I don't think I cheated, but perhaps I didn't read the rules well enough.  I definitely made a lot of submissions (overfitting to the leaderboard), but that is the only thing I could be guilty of.  Does anyone have information on how this could happen, or if there is someone I can appeal to?\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nHi Aaron, see this post: \r\n\r\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/grupo-bimbo-inventory-demand/forums/t/23235/leaderboard-results-final/133221#post133221 \r\n\r\nGood luck!",
    "133523": "I am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \r\nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\r\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?",
    "133525": "[quote=AngryCat;133523]\r\n\r\nI am new to the Kaggle community and would like clarify something. \r\nI used a modified version of a public script and introduced my features to it because Kaggle kernels cannot handle this data set I ran the code offline for submissions.\r\nDoes this make me a cheater ? or a Rule breaker ?\r\n\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nNot at all. \r\n\r\nGenerally, cheating involves:\r\n\r\n 1. Using multiple account for submissions, or\r\n 2. Off-line team work (e.g., a group of people working together or sharing outside the forum and submitting as individuals, rather than forming an official team)\r\n\r\nYou can use anything shared in the forums and modify it however you want.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, you _can't_ make changes and email the new script to your friend (unless you are officially a team)."
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