Author: wikibugs

Description:
Steps to reproduce:

1. Access http://prototype.wikimedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/Main_Page
2. Select a random page and click Edit tab
3. Select a sentence (highlight)
4. Click on Bold/Italic icons

'''Bold text'''
''Italic text''
are inserted after the selected text in IE8

Expected Outcome:
Syntax shall be inserted around the selected text.

Version: unspecified
Severity: critical