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During the game, I noticed some strange things that I thought it was necessary to point out. I'll apologize to the person if I'm wrong.
\nI always drop two places at a time on LB, which makes me feel weird, so I recorded some anomalies. Here are some screenshots, in fact, I recorded them so many times that these are just two examples.
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The strange things: Same time to boot score, same time to submit, with same score. The two accounts changed their avatars with the same style at the same time. The account names were similar, and the rankings in the previous game were also close.
\nOf course there are other similar accounts, I only present typical examples. Also, here are some newly registered accounts that have achieved very high rankings using very few submissions.
", "messages": [ { "id": 2082176, "postDate": "2023-01-01T08:19:14.477Z", "content": "During the game, I noticed some strange things that I thought it was necessary to point out. I'll apologize to the person if I'm wrong.
\nI always drop two places at a time on LB, which makes me feel weird, so I recorded some anomalies. Here are some screenshots, in fact, I recorded them so many times that these are just two examples.
\n
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The strange things: Same time to boot score, same time to submit, with same score. The two accounts changed their avatars with the same style at the same time. The account names were similar, and the rankings in the previous game were also close.
\nOf course there are other similar accounts, I only present typical examples. Also, here are some newly registered accounts that have achieved very high rankings using very few submissions.
", "rawMarkdown": "During the game, I noticed some strange things that I thought it was necessary to point out. I'll apologize to the person if I'm wrong.\n\nI always drop two places at a time on LB, which makes me feel weird, so I recorded some anomalies. Here are some screenshots, in fact, I recorded them so many times that these are just two examples.\n\n\n\n\nThe strange things: Same time to boot score, same time to submit, with same score. The two accounts changed their avatars with the same style at the same time. The account names were similar, and the rankings in the previous game were also close.\n\nOf course there are other similar accounts, I only present typical examples. Also, here are some newly registered accounts that have achieved very high rankings using very few submissions.\n\n\n", "votes": 31 }, { "id": 2082253, "postDate": "2023-01-01T10:57:01.093Z", "content": "Oh, what a coincidence.
\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/ranzcr-clip-catheter-line-classification
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yes, I noticed this👀
", "rawMarkdown": "yes, I noticed this👀", "replies": [ { "id": 2083299, "postDate": "2023-01-02T11:55:43.237Z", "content": "Do you know what the procedure is in such case? Should we all report it to kaggle officials for them to investigate? Or should we contact people who organized the competition? And how should we present the evidence?
", "rawMarkdown": "Do you know what the procedure is in such case? Should we all report it to kaggle officials for them to investigate? Or should we contact people who organized the competition? And how should we present the evidence?", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 2083311, "postDate": "2023-01-02T12:05:12.713Z", "content": "I think we should provide our findings to the kaggle staff as much as possible and leave the rest to the kaggle staff.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think we should provide our findings to the kaggle staff as much as possible and leave the rest to the kaggle staff." }, { "id": 2083317, "postDate": "2023-01-02T12:13:52.260Z", "content": "So what's the way to report these users? Email? Or is there some more official way here on the website?
", "rawMarkdown": "So what's the way to report these users? Email? Or is there some more official way here on the website?" }, { "id": 2083447, "postDate": "2023-01-02T14:18:46.477Z", "content": "The official way to report it is using this form I believe: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance
", "rawMarkdown": "The official way to report it is using this form I believe: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance", "votes": 5 } ] } ] }, { "id": 2085210, "postDate": "2023-01-04T01:43:40.433Z", "content": "Not any more. :-)
", "rawMarkdown": "Not any more. :-)", "votes": 9, "replies": [ { "id": 2085217, "postDate": "2023-01-04T01:58:03.503Z", "content": "![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F1354244%2Fe3bb1ae2676673f6f43c9f00b1c3e5a7%2Fohhh.gif?generation=1672797432744945&alt=media\")
These 4 accounts are most likely the same person.
\nThey have been improving their score identically throughout the competition and always 5 subs each day.
\nLooks like LB probing so this individual will probably fall down on private LB, but still not a very nice thing to do.
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I have the same suspicions as you, but I'm more certain about two of the accounts that have remained very similar for a month or two, and the other account is suspicious.
", "rawMarkdown": "I have the same suspicions as you, but I'm more certain about two of the accounts that have remained very similar for a month or two, and the other account is suspicious." }, { "id": 2082415, "postDate": "2023-01-01T15:01:28.503Z", "content": "Hi @ryanholbrook , please check this. One people with four accounts take four gold medals. (4 out of 11).
\nSome suspecious thing:
I think it's easy for Kaggle platform to find more evidence.
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi @ryanholbrook , please check this. One people with four accounts take four gold medals. (4 out of 11).\nSome suspecious thing: \n1. Same time to boost score, same time to submit, with same score.\n2. Three of these accounts had previously participated in only one of the same competitions and had very close LB, PB and shake.\n\nI think it's easy for Kaggle platform to find more evidence.", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 2084517, "postDate": "2023-01-03T15:11:04.007Z", "content": "Hi @forcewithme , Please report through our compliance form: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance
\nWe'll investigate after the competition ends and remove any teams that we can verify have broken the competition rules (including through duplicate accounts).
\nThank you!
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi @forcewithme , Please report through our compliance form: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance\n\nWe'll investigate after the competition ends and remove any teams that we can verify have broken the competition rules (including through duplicate accounts).\n\nThank you!", "votes": 8 } ] } ] }, { "id": 2082750, "postDate": "2023-01-01T21:58:59.007Z", "content": "![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11749477%2F0c4a9814b0862af852840c6f7fb6be02%2F2023-01-01%20215805.jpg?generation=1672610332272132&alt=media\")
@maggiemd speaking about suspicious accounts we also mustn't forget about the duo well known from the neighboring competition NESP: Austin Downey and EnjoyUr, although here they are not so high yet.
\nThey probably learned a lesson from the discussion here and climb much more carefully now.
@maggiemd exactly as I warned before, the notorious duo suddenly moved to medal positions in the last 24 hours exactly at the same time with nearly identical score.
", "rawMarkdown": "@maggiemd exactly as I warned before, the notorious duo suddenly moved to medal positions in the last 24 hours exactly at the same time with nearly identical score." } ] }, { "id": 2082399, "postDate": "2023-01-01T14:29:56.597Z", "content": "https://www.kaggle.com/code/goudas666/cots-detection-w-tensorflow-object-detectissss8
\nThis notebook was created by Goudas666 in the \"TensorFlow - Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef\" competition, forking the ManolisPintelas's notebook.
\nIt was publicly available until about a month ago, but after some time, the page was no longer available. So I cannot prove the above fact now.
\nI was supposed to submit it as one of the evidences that the above accounts are the same person, because I think Kaggle can investigate about it.
\n(Of course, I also have some screenshots which their scores being up at the same time and their submission times being extremely close.)
In my personal opinion, I think that possible Multiaccount cases and Breaking \"New\" Accounts with High Score in a very Short Time in Competition, must be investigated in Respect for those who spend a lot of hours of work (some of them from the beginning). Thank you very much.
", "rawMarkdown": "In my personal opinion, I think that possible Multiaccount cases and Breaking \"New\" Accounts with High Score in a very Short Time in Competition, must be investigated in Respect for those who spend a lot of hours of work (some of them from the beginning). Thank you very much.", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 2082237, "postDate": "2023-01-01T10:10:29.673Z", "content": "Interesting
\nIt may not be a coincidence
yes, I don't think there's such a thing as coincidence.
", "rawMarkdown": "yes, I don't think there's such a thing as coincidence." } ] }, { "id": 2085232, "postDate": "2023-01-04T02:23:10.447Z", "content": "![\"\"](\"https://i.ibb.co/CBcBdF9/76a1ps.jpg\")
How was the over-fitting done?![\"\"](\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-forum-message-attachments/o/inbox%2F11749477%2Ffc92b0b343ee1ea6452ed427f2ad8a43%2F2023-01-04%20000309.jpg?generation=1672790643590902&alt=media\")
Oh, what a coincidence.
\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/ranzcr-clip-catheter-line-classification
yes, I noticed this👀
", "votes": 0, "replies": [ { "id": 2083299, "author_name": "GabeTheHuman", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-02T11:55:43.237000", "content": "Do you know what the procedure is in such case? Should we all report it to kaggle officials for them to investigate? Or should we contact people who organized the competition? And how should we present the evidence?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2083311, "author_name": "zh", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-02T12:05:12.713000", "content": "I think we should provide our findings to the kaggle staff as much as possible and leave the rest to the kaggle staff.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2083317, "author_name": "GabeTheHuman", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-02T12:13:52.260000", "content": "So what's the way to report these users? Email? Or is there some more official way here on the website?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2083447, "author_name": "chris", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-02T14:18:46.477000", "content": "The official way to report it is using this form I believe: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance
", "votes": 5, "replies": [] } ] } ] }, { "id": 2085210, "author_name": "inversion", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-04T01:43:40.433000", "content": "Not any more. :-)
", "votes": 9, "replies": [ { "id": 2085217, "author_name": "GabeTheHuman", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-04T01:58:03.503000", "content": "
These 4 accounts are most likely the same person.
\nThey have been improving their score identically throughout the competition and always 5 subs each day.
\nLooks like LB probing so this individual will probably fall down on private LB, but still not a very nice thing to do.
I have the same suspicions as you, but I'm more certain about two of the accounts that have remained very similar for a month or two, and the other account is suspicious.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2082415, "author_name": "ForcewithMe", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-01T15:01:28.503000", "content": "Hi @ryanholbrook , please check this. One people with four accounts take four gold medals. (4 out of 11).
\nSome suspecious thing:
I think it's easy for Kaggle platform to find more evidence.
", "votes": 4, "replies": [ { "id": 2084517, "author_name": "Ryan Holbrook", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-03T15:11:04.007000", "content": "Hi @forcewithme , Please report through our compliance form: https://www.kaggle.com/compliance
\nWe'll investigate after the competition ends and remove any teams that we can verify have broken the competition rules (including through duplicate accounts).
\nThank you!
", "votes": 8, "replies": [] } ] } ] }, { "id": 2082750, "author_name": "Chen Lin", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-01T21:58:59.007000", "content": "
@maggiemd speaking about suspicious accounts we also mustn't forget about the duo well known from the neighboring competition NESP: Austin Downey and EnjoyUr, although here they are not so high yet.
\nThey probably learned a lesson from the discussion here and climb much more carefully now.
@maggiemd exactly as I warned before, the notorious duo suddenly moved to medal positions in the last 24 hours exactly at the same time with nearly identical score.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 2082399, "author_name": "Shun_PI", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-01T14:29:56.597000", "content": "https://www.kaggle.com/code/goudas666/cots-detection-w-tensorflow-object-detectissss8
\nThis notebook was created by Goudas666 in the \"TensorFlow - Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef\" competition, forking the ManolisPintelas's notebook.
\nIt was publicly available until about a month ago, but after some time, the page was no longer available. So I cannot prove the above fact now.
\nI was supposed to submit it as one of the evidences that the above accounts are the same person, because I think Kaggle can investigate about it.
\n(Of course, I also have some screenshots which their scores being up at the same time and their submission times being extremely close.)
In my personal opinion, I think that possible Multiaccount cases and Breaking \"New\" Accounts with High Score in a very Short Time in Competition, must be investigated in Respect for those who spend a lot of hours of work (some of them from the beginning). Thank you very much.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2082237, "author_name": "Xie Jingcheng", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-01T10:10:29.673000", "content": "Interesting
\nIt may not be a coincidence
yes, I don't think there's such a thing as coincidence.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 2085232, "author_name": "Gleb", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-04T02:23:10.447000", "content": "
How was the over-fitting done?