User talk:Jakob.scholbach/Archives/2009/April

Review of Euclidean algorithm
Thank you, Jacob, for your kind offer to review Euclidean algorithm in preparation for GAN. I don't think it's quite ready yet; I'm still adding material and references to it, as you'll see. Please give me a few days and then I'll ping you again. But if you have preliminary suggestions for additions/corrections, I'd be grateful. I need to finish the FLT connection and add something about Hurwitz quaternions. Proteins (talk) 15:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've completed a draft of the Euclidean algorithm. I intend to add more images and references, and will continue to tweak the writing, but the overall structure is there.  Would you review the article now, so that I don't spend time fixing small things when large changes need to be made?  My goal for the article is GA, followed by FA.  Thanks for your help, Proteins (talk) 17:42, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you
I think you should know that your update to the lead for Euclidean algorithm is a vast improvement and is much appreciated. I did fix a small typo in it, though. You had put that gcd(a,b) = gcd(a,a-b). Ben (talk) 20:44, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Group -> Groupe
Hello, I translated group (algebra) in French : fr:Groupe (mathématiques). I have seen that you are a main contributor on this article and speak French, so I would be pleased if you comment the translation. Congratulations for this great article! --El Caro (talk) 14:13, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * In order to revive my last three French brain cells: J'ai lu quelques parties de ta traduction, qui a l'air très bien faite. Pour aller plus loin, peut-être une candidature pour un article excellent(?), il faudra, je crois, copier des références (ou mieux remplacer par des equivalents francais), aussi. Tant que je sache le système francais est un peu compliqué, mais au moins des références générales devraient être faisables, n'est-ce pas? Jakob.scholbach (talk) 16:10, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * OK. I removed all the references in order to replace them by french ones (for example, the excellent Serge Lang's has been translated into French). I hope this article will become an "article de qualité" (that is WP:en FA). Thank you. Your three French brain cells are alive (much more than my two English ones, I'm afraid). --El Caro (talk) 16:31, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Electron PR request
Greetings! The article Electron has been posted for a second peer review. We have tried to address all of the concerns that came up during the first FAC for this article. As you participated in this FAC and did not support the article's promotion to featured status, I would greatly appreciate it if you could take another look and see if your concerns have been addressed. Thank you!&mdash;RJH (talk) 20:31, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry I'm busy otherwise. Jakob.scholbach (talk) 18:51, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Axiomatic Development of the article "Group (mathematics)"
While Wikipedia is certainly an excellent place to learn things, would one not also admit that it should also be a quick reference? In the article "Group (mathematics)," I feel that the definition should be stated first, after which, one introduces examples. I feel this minor reorganization gives the best of both worlds, since the illustration is still right below the definition, while the axioms are first for quick reference.

I also take issue with the integers being the first example given of a group. The integers are an abelian group, and the first example is misleading for this reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.194.143.86 (talk) 01:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Might I remark that there is a discussion regarding this issue at the talk page of group (mathematics). I was the first to revert the IP's edits (who is now a user by the way), but now I feel that I should take no further part in this matter. As I have already commented at the talk page, I feel that I should leave it to you and the other FA experts to resolve the matter. -- PS T  07:00, 25 April 2009 (UTC)