Talk:E₈ manifold

Renamed article problems[edit]

I have Internet Explorer 7, and this renamed article just looks like E with a box following. Tom Ruen (talk) 05:48, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried bypassing your cache? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 03:27, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's still a box. Tom Ruen (talk) 23:05, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could you tell me what version of windows you're using, and what service pack is installed? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 01:18, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Windows XP Prop - Version 2002, Service Pack 2 Tom Ruen (talk) 02:46, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's very strange, since I tested the code with a very similar configuration and it works fine. Is it just the "Talk:E₈ manifold" that doesn't show up, or is it the actual article name "E₈ manifold"? Have you tried installing Windows XP Service Pack 3? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 17:56, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, first is box, second is good (8). I've not looked at SP3. Tom Ruen (talk) 05:16, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it better now? —Remember the dot ^(talk) 07:05, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "watchlist" still shows a box, but the article title shows a little 8. Tom Ruen (talk) 18:56, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, at least the article title shows up right, and that's what counts. Unfortunately, there's not too much I can do about the watchlist issue on this end. You can fix the problem on your end by using a more advanced browser such as Firefox, Safari, or Opera, or by upgrading to Windows Vista. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 19:16, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's garbage advice, and I'll never touch a Vista system ever unless they take out the security crap. I don't see why Wikipedia ought to conform to the highest system - should work in any system if it pretends to be an encyclopedia for everyone. Tom Ruen (talk) 21:30, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You don't have to upgrade to Windows Vista to use Wikipedia. Vista is one option because it includes improvements that enable any web browser running on it to display this article's title properly, but it is by no means the only or even the best solution.

The problem is that unfortunately, due to the historically splintered and uneven nature of web browser development, it is very difficult for us to accommodate every browser ever made. It is especially difficult for us to completely accommodate Internet Explorer because Microsoft did not do any meaningful development on IE between 2001 and 2006, leaving IE far behind other browsers even today.

Here's what I recommend: give Firefox a shot. Firefox is a relatively small free download, includes automatic spell check (a must-have for me, since I edit Wikipedia frequently), is much faster than Internet Explorer, and has no trouble displaying article titles like this one. Then, if you don't like Firefox, it's easy to uninstall. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 23:15, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Change in the theorem date.[edit]

I took the liberty of changing the year of the discovery of the theorem to 1887 (instead of 1982) according to this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2007/03/19/ecpattern19.xml

If you believe it is incorrect, please revise it as needed.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Polemos (talk • contribs) 15:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lisi theory -> "E8 theory"[edit]

At Talk:An_Exceptionally_Simple_Theory_of_Everything#Requested_move some editors apparently not acquainted with E₈ in other contexts are proposing to move that article to "E8 theory", which I feel would be ambiguous and giving Garrett Lisi's theory excessive weight. Please come and help discuss this. --JWB (talk) 03:56, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]