Inappropriate Profile Names

See here. Such usernames are not called for on an educational site, especially one like Brilliant, which is almost like an institution. There are also kids here who may be a bit sensitive to such names.

#Support

Easy Math Editor

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}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

If people would be a little less sensitive to what others did or said the world would be a much better place. :-)

Bart Bosma - 7 years, 7 months ago

Like I always feel, but can't implement! :)

A Brilliant Member - 7 years, 7 months ago

Lol the person changed his profile name because of this discussion. Freedom of Speech yo.

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 years, 7 months ago

I Agree , Here Is Place for Study Seriously !

Gabriel Merces - 7 years, 7 months ago

As the Great Shakespeare said '' What's in a name? The rose by any other name would smell just as sweet''.

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 years, 7 months ago

For the record, the member mentioned changed his name to "Sorry Everyone." So keep in mind he meant no harm :)

In general we would prefer if everyone used their real names on Brilliant. It tends to engender more considerate behavior. If you see a fake name that you find in someway offensive, then feel free to email me at discussions@brilliant.org. Also you should feel free to politely ask someone to change their offensive fake name if you see one.

Peter Taylor Staff - 7 years, 7 months ago

Whats wrong in the name 'sorry E'?

Adeeb Zaman - 7 years, 7 months ago

The name was not Sorry E. He changed it recently.

Mursalin Habib - 7 years, 7 months ago

Names dont affect ones performance...after all its not anything abusive or insulting

Sanjay Banerji - 7 years, 7 months ago

Judging by the profile it looks to be a fake which person uses to cheat rather than study. I hope Calvin and other administrators take a serious look at it.

Mirza Baig - 7 years, 7 months ago

What's the use of cheating? We come here to learn new things. Cheating on an online site is ridiculous. The person would be harming himself.

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 years, 7 months ago

That can be a name. What is vulgar in English need not be so in other languages. In India we have some names which are normal for us but look abusive when uttered in English context. On the other hand there are words in English which look normal but are complete abuse when uttered as Indian languages' context.

Snehal Shekatkar - 7 years, 7 months ago

Trust me. That is not his actual name [Yes, I know it's a 'he']. According to his profile, he's from Bangladesh and has also won a bronze medal at the Asia Pacific Math Olympiad-2013. That narrows it down to 6 names. You could dig into it more to find out his actual name if you are interested. I have better things to do (like solving this week's problem sets!).

@Ahaan: It would have been better if you'd sent the staff a private email about this. This is not something that I would discuss openly.

Mursalin Habib - 7 years, 7 months ago

Well,Ahaan is Bengali(the national language of bangladesh), so am I, and the name does not have any meaning in bengali. -.-

Soham Chanda - 7 years, 7 months ago

I am saying that in general what I am saying is true and we have no right to comment on somebody else's name.

Snehal Shekatkar - 7 years, 7 months ago

I definitely agree. People who have this should forget about joining Brilliant.

Sharky Kesa - 7 years, 7 months ago

What a nonsense...

Víctor Martín - 7 years, 7 months ago

We might discuss about this if his name would have been Lorry E ?

Why are we discussing about this if its just Sorry E ??

Sanjay Banerji - 7 years, 7 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}`	$\boxed{123}$