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.

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`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. - 6 years 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 - 6 years 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 - 6 years ago

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

Silas Hundt Staff - 6 years ago

Will Have New Updates in Brief?

Gabriel Merces - 6 years ago

@Caleb Rash Check it out!

Alexander Surin Staff - 6 years ago

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

Silas Hundt Staff - 6 years ago

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

Peter Taylor Staff - 6 years ago

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

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years 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 - 6 years ago

Thanks, does it give them notifications

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years ago

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

Shabarish Ch - 6 years ago

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

Suyeon Khim Staff - 6 years ago

Nice!!

Shabarish Ch - 6 years ago

@Thaddeus Abiy

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years ago

Yo @David Altizio check this out

faraz masroor - 6 years ago

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

Finn Hulse - 6 years ago

Hi @Finn Hulse

Sharky Kesa - 6 years ago

Hello there!

Finn Hulse - 6 years ago

Hey @Mursalin Habib , check this out!

Trevor B. - 6 years ago

@Siyang Qu cool ! :)

Happy Melodies - 6 years ago

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

Snehal Shekatkar - 6 years ago

@Finn Hulse

Kevin Mo - 6 years ago

Bonjour!

Finn Hulse - 6 years ago

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

Kevin Mo - 6 years ago

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

Priyatam Roy - 6 years ago

@Priyatam Roy thats true indeed!

Piyal De - 6 years ago

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

Eddie The Head - 6 years ago

Hi @Justin Wong

Justin Wong - 6 years ago

OMG I emailed myself

Justin Wong - 6 years ago

Hi @Silas Hundt!

Suyeon Khim Staff - 6 years 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 - 6 years ago

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

Silas Hundt Staff - 6 years ago

Hi @Kenji Ejima

Emil Norisky - 6 years ago

Really cool

Mardokay Mosazghi - 6 years ago

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

Sharky Kesa - 6 years ago

Sounds great!

Robert Fritz - 6 years ago

Hi Sharky. Will you answer my question on anti gravity for the speed of reflection? Please😁 also, is that your real name? It's pretty amazing. @Sharky Kesa

Robert Fritz - 6 years ago

@Robert Fritz Sharky Kesa is not my real name, but rather a nickname or an Internet name. My real name is Sharvil. I have posted an answer to your question by the way.

Sharky Kesa - 6 years ago

Thx

Robert Fritz - 6 years ago

Hey @Robert Fritz I think you meant @Sharky Kesa .

Silas Hundt Staff - 6 years ago

Yes, but I didn't know how to do that so I figured if I copy what it looks like it would work.

Robert Fritz - 6 years ago

@Banfig Teure

Anubhav Singh - 6 years ago

hey @Trevor B. you are too good man!!

Rishabh Jain - 6 years ago

@Ainah Suma it works!!

Sittie Ainah Suma - 6 years ago

@Trevor B. wooww,,,got it

Tootie Frootie - 6 years ago

@Suyeon Khim this feature is seriously awesome! Thank you so much for that addition. :)

Shreya R - 6 years ago

@Suyeon Khim do we also get email when somebody mentions our name?

Megh Parikh - 6 years ago

@Aaron Saw Min Sern

Zi Song Yeoh - 6 years ago

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}`	$\boxed{123}$