{
  "id": 163461,
  "title": "[Off Topic] Kaggle showing deleted user on leaderboard",
  "url": "/competitions/prostate-cancer-grade-assessment/discussion/163461",
  "author_name": "Dracarys",
  "post_date": "2020-07-02T06:20:12.438000",
  "votes": 11,
  "comment_count": 6,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>I have recently noticed that Kaggle is showing an entry from a deleted user at place 9 on leaderboard, it must be a bug from Kaggle side. I am wondering if this entry will be removed at the end of competition. </p>\n\n<p>What you guys think, why would someone delete the account after ranking so well on leaderboard. This looks suspicious.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3982638%2F04b7b5ed2d7829f4033eaedce61590a3%2FScreenshot%202020-07-02%20at%2011.47.05%20AM.png?generation=1593670698970635&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\">  </p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": 911972,
      "postDate": "2020-07-02T06:20:12.440Z",
      "content": "<p>I have recently noticed that Kaggle is showing an entry from a deleted user at place 9 on leaderboard, it must be a bug from Kaggle side. I am wondering if this entry will be removed at the end of competition. </p>\n\n<p>What you guys think, why would someone delete the account after ranking so well on leaderboard. This looks suspicious.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3982638%2F04b7b5ed2d7829f4033eaedce61590a3%2FScreenshot%202020-07-02%20at%2011.47.05%20AM.png?generation=1593670698970635&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\">  </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I have recently noticed that Kaggle is showing an entry from a deleted user at place 9 on leaderboard, it must be a bug from Kaggle side. I am wondering if this entry will be removed at the end of competition. \n\nWhat you guys think, why would someone delete the account after ranking so well on leaderboard. This looks suspicious.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3982638%2F04b7b5ed2d7829f4033eaedce61590a3%2FScreenshot%202020-07-02%20at%2011.47.05%20AM.png?generation=1593670698970635&amp;alt=media)  \n\n",
      "votes": 11
    },
    {
      "id": 918609,
      "postDate": "2020-07-07T11:07:04.627Z",
      "content": "<p>we will need a dataset about deleted users in rankings to predict if s/he is a sub-account. :D</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "we will need a dataset about deleted users in rankings to predict if s/he is a sub-account. :D",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 912449,
      "postDate": "2020-07-02T13:32:58.703Z",
      "content": "<p>Noticed this too, the user was deleted almost immediately after making the submission so its kinda suspicious, I'm sure kaggle will/has noticed.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Noticed this too, the user was deleted almost immediately after making the submission so its kinda suspicious, I'm sure kaggle will/has noticed.",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 912485,
          "postDate": "2020-07-02T14:08:44.510Z",
          "content": "<p>Yes, i guess he might have another account active. Again i am not pointing out someone, but i think kaggle should take some sort of action to avoid such activities in future.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Yes, i guess he might have another account active. Again i am not pointing out someone, but i think kaggle should take some sort of action to avoid such activities in future."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 912042,
      "postDate": "2020-07-02T07:11:42.393Z",
      "content": "<p>I'm curious, too.\nIf this account is a sub-account, it is against the rules.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I'm curious, too.\nIf this account is a sub-account, it is against the rules.\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773",
      "votes": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 912035,
      "postDate": "2020-07-02T07:07:52.783Z",
      "content": "<p>My first thought after seeing this was that someone has put their team name as <code>[Deleted]</code> lol! :)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "My first thought after seeing this was that someone has put their team name as `[Deleted]` lol! :)",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 912065,
          "postDate": "2020-07-02T07:30:42.743Z",
          "content": "<p>Initially, i also thought that too.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Initially, i also thought that too."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 918609,
      "author_name": "AJ Pass",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-07-07T11:07:04.627000",
      "content": "<p>we will need a dataset about deleted users in rankings to predict if s/he is a sub-account. :D</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 912449,
      "author_name": "GreatGameDota",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-07-02T13:32:58.703000",
      "content": "<p>Noticed this too, the user was deleted almost immediately after making the submission so its kinda suspicious, I'm sure kaggle will/has noticed.</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 912485,
          "author_name": "Dracarys",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2020-07-02T14:08:44.510000",
          "content": "<p>Yes, i guess he might have another account active. Again i am not pointing out someone, but i think kaggle should take some sort of action to avoid such activities in future.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 912042,
      "author_name": "fam_taro",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-07-02T07:11:42.393000",
      "content": "<p>I'm curious, too.\nIf this account is a sub-account, it is against the rules.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773</a></p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 912035,
      "author_name": "Gajendra Saraswat",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-07-02T07:07:52.783000",
      "content": "<p>My first thought after seeing this was that someone has put their team name as <code>[Deleted]</code> lol! :)</p>",
      "votes": 1,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 912065,
          "author_name": "Dracarys",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2020-07-02T07:30:42.743000",
          "content": "<p>Initially, i also thought that too.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "911972": "I have recently noticed that Kaggle is showing an entry from a deleted user at place 9 on leaderboard, it must be a bug from Kaggle side. I am wondering if this entry will be removed at the end of competition. \n\nWhat you guys think, why would someone delete the account after ranking so well on leaderboard. This looks suspicious.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3982638%2F04b7b5ed2d7829f4033eaedce61590a3%2FScreenshot%202020-07-02%20at%2011.47.05%20AM.png?generation=1593670698970635&amp;alt=media)  \n\n",
    "918609": "we will need a dataset about deleted users in rankings to predict if s/he is a sub-account. :D",
    "912449": "Noticed this too, the user was deleted almost immediately after making the submission so its kinda suspicious, I'm sure kaggle will/has noticed.",
    "912042": "I'm curious, too.\nIf this account is a sub-account, it is against the rules.\n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/google-quest-challenge/discussion/128443#733773",
    "912035": "My first thought after seeing this was that someone has put their team name as `[Deleted]` lol! :)"
  }
}