Editing my Problems!

I have recently, and before that, shared a few problems, all of which were changed and edited by I-don't-know-who. In my opinion, they have been made worse: my titles changed, my pictures changed, the very essence of the problem changed. And with spelling mistakes (such as "calander" instead of "calendar". And I hadn't wanted to include calendars in the first place!)

My problems are not my problems any more. They have been changed and made worse.

Stop making unwanted changes to my problems!

@Calvin Lin

Easy Math Editor

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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}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Andrei, I fully agree with your observation. Having said that, I maintain that editorial board has a right to make improvements. It is up to you to revert back, in case the changes are not accurate according to you. It appears that all the staff members cannot be of the level of Calvin Lin.

Rajen Kapur - 5 years, 3 months ago

Hi Andrei,

Thanks for contributing your problems. We really enjoy them, and would love to share them with more people by making it more engaging and relevant. Brilliant staff and moderators make edits to problems for simplicity and clarity. The edits are well-meaning and done with best intentions, but sometimes things slip through.

I was the person that edited your By the fireside problem. I apologize for the spelling mistake "calander". I edited the title and image as I did not see how it was relevant to the problem. I also rephrased the problem to make it clear what "Once upon a time, there came a January." meant.

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 3 months ago

@Calvin Lin

Harsh Shrivastava - 5 years, 3 months 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}`	$\boxed{123}$