  ::Re point 3, since you raised it, those favouring Arabic seem to be mostly native english speakers, apparently from a range of countries.  Those favouring Hindu-Arabic seem to be, well, Hindus.  We don't have an article called American lightbulb or Greek Democracy even though it might show more accuratly where those things were invented, perhaps.  The Hindus might have invented the numbers (except perhaps 0?) but the Arabs spread them to the west, and for whatever reason, the popular name does not happen to reflect the original origin of them.  It happens.  The Indian Rope Trick wasn't invented in India, but that's what the trick's called, so that's the name of the page about it.  It isn't misleading or wrong to call the numbers Arabic - that's what they're called by those who use them, much the same as Kolkata is used by those who live there.  I can't help but feel that for many people here the question is not accuracy but national pride?  Regards,  