# Equations do not render properly in blocks

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/equations-do-not-render-properly-in-blocks/393640>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** math, hide-details\
**Created:** [October 23, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/equations-do-not-render-properly-in-blocks/393640 "2024-10-23T03:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethsim2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/32/522255_2.png) [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/equations-do-not-render-properly-in-blocks/393640/7 "2026-01-16T09:08:14Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> It says the post was last updated today (which makes sense. I have added a tag). The date in the raw is “updated\_at” not “created\_at”  
> [discourse/app/controllers/posts\_controller.rb at 8b9fb4e69fab1f2014ab519874e2b548cfdc463f · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/8b9fb4e69fab1f2014ab519874e2b548cfdc463f/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb#L51)

Yep, agreed - thanks for confirming.

The confusion comes from `/raw/<topic_id>` using `updated_at` in the header, which makes historical reports look “newer” than they are.

I think the real question is whether `/raw/<topic_id>` should:

- use `created_at` instead, or
- explicitly label it as “updated”, or
- include both to avoid misinterpretation.

Happy to put together a small PR once there’s agreement on which behaviour is preferred.

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