Testing our new feature: @mentions!

Let's see if this works ...

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

When posting on Brilliant:

Use the emojis to react to an explanation, whether you're congratulating a job well done , or just really confused .
Ask specific questions about the challenge or the steps in somebody's explanation. Well-posed questions can add a lot to the discussion, but posting "I don't understand!" doesn't help anyone.
Try to contribute something new to the discussion, whether it is an extension, generalization or other idea related to the challenge.
Stay on topic — we're all here to learn more about math and science, not to hear about your favorite get-rich-quick scheme or current world events.

Markdown	Appears as
`italics` or `_italics_`	italics
`bold` or `__bold__`	bold
- bulleted - list	bulleted list
1. numbered 2. list	numbered list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
paragraph 1 paragraph 2	paragraph 1 paragraph 2
`[example link](https://brilliant.org)`	example link
`> This is a quote`	This is a quote
# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"	# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

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Although @Silas Hundt and @Suyeon Khim , I'd kind of like to know why this accompanied a switch in voting interface. It seems too much like solutions, and the ability to downvote is gone (sometimes you need it). To be honest, I liked the old layout for that thing. But the @ is a cool addition. Something I'd do is make the "In reply to" on one line to avoid confusion between it and the actual message.

Trevor B. - 5 years, 6 months ago

I definitely agree with Trevor in that a downvote button is needed. I think it should also be available to downvote a solution as well since many people just state the answer in their solutions and don't provide any explanation regardless of how many times you tell them not to.

I also think there should be some distinguishing feature as there was before between upvoting a solution and upvoting a comment. It is sometimes hard to distinguish the two when scrolling down the page as the only difference is the shade of grey the comment box is.

Cole Coupland - 5 years, 6 months ago

I also think there should be some distinguishing feature as there was before between upvoting a solution and upvoting a comment. It is sometimes hard to distinguish the two when scrolling down the page as the only difference is the shade of grey the comment box is.

Agreed!

And the preview button doesn't work for me. All I see is a white box like this:

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Mursalin Habib - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Gabriel Merces !! Type @ into the comment box, and start typing a name.

Silas Hundt Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Will Have New Updates in Brief?

Gabriel Merces - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Caleb Rash Check it out!

Alexander Surin Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

How's it going @Peter Taylor ? Do you think people know how to use @mentions?

Silas Hundt Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Time will tell, my hope is that the people for whom it is useful will discover it effortlessly.

Peter Taylor Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Nice features. Can you briefly tell me what these features are in detail.

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi there, just type in the @ followed by someone's name, and it will notify them so you can bring them into a conversation. :)

Jackie Steck - 5 years, 6 months ago

Thanks, does it give them notifications

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Suyeon Khim ! What happens when there are two users with the same name?

Shabarish Ch - 5 years, 6 months ago

You look at their avatars to figure out which person is the one you want to mention.

Suyeon Khim Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Nice!!

Shabarish Ch - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Thaddeus Abiy

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 6 months ago

Yo @David Altizio check this out

faraz masroor - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hello @Akshaj Kadaveru ! Why don't you ever respond to me? :D

Finn Hulse - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Finn Hulse

Sharky Kesa - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hello there!

Finn Hulse - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hey @Mursalin Habib , check this out!

Trevor B. - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Siyang Qu cool ! :)

Happy Melodies - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Silas Hundt Majja! (Fun in my mother tongue)

Snehal Shekatkar - 5 years, 6 months ago

Marathi?

Shabarish Ch - 5 years, 6 months ago

yup..

Snehal Shekatkar - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Snehal Shekatkar ....... Majjach Majja

Rutvik Paikine - 5 years, 6 months ago

Snehal Shekatkar - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Finn Hulse

Kevin Mo - 5 years, 6 months ago

Bonjour!

Finn Hulse - 5 years, 6 months ago

Thank you @Silas Hundt for mentions! Wow, Brilliant looks completely new now.

Kevin Mo - 5 years, 6 months ago

Oh wow! @Suyeon Khim and @Silas Hundt ,Comments,likes and posts just landed on a whole new dimension.Thank You!

Priyatam Roy - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Priyatam Roy thats true indeed!

Piyal De - 5 years, 6 months ago

@Suyeon Khim Understood.....Cool feature.....The next one should be notifications.....

Eddie The Head - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Justin Wong

Justin Wong - 5 years, 6 months ago

OMG I emailed myself

Justin Wong - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Silas Hundt!

Suyeon Khim Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Suyeon Khim . :P

This is a nice feature. Good job staff! Two thumbs up!! (y)(y)

P.S. : Brilliant will be more cool if the staff also add notification feature instead of sending an email. :)

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hey @Jackie Steck and @Kenji Ejima -- @ mentions seems to be working and look great...

Silas Hundt Staff - 5 years, 6 months ago

Hi @Kenji Ejima

Emil Norisky - 5 years, 6 months ago

Really cool

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 6 months ago

I'll test it as well. @Daniel Liu hi

Sharky Kesa - 5 years, 6 months ago

Sounds great!