feature request

why don't we have the ability to edit our own comment

#FeatureRequests

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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

You do have the ability to edit your own comment. After you post, there is a little pencil icon in the top right corner of the comment. Clicking this will give you the option of either editing or deleting your comment.

Peter Taylor Staff - 8 years, 3 months ago

Hi, Please tell me how I may delete this post. https://brilliant.org/discussions/thread/cheating/

Sri Krishna Priya Dhulipala - 5 years, 7 months ago

yes there is such options

Bodhisatwa Nandi - 8 years, 3 months ago

I just discovered an issue in the computer code (also known as a bug) which you may be referring to where if your comment has been replied to, posting an edit to your comment after previewing it creates a new comment instead of editing the existing comment.

I will attempt to fix it and will reply here when I finish.

Sam Solomon Staff - 8 years, 3 months ago

Okay, the bug I found was actually probably way rarer than I thought so it is unlikely that many people if any encountered it, though I apologize if it effected you.

Basically, it used to be if you edited a comment that was a reply to another comment, and then hit preview, the preview would show up twice, once in the correct place, and another time as a new comment replying to the original comment. This has been fixed now.

Sam Solomon Staff - 8 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}`	$\boxed{123}$