UVU:Community Portal

How to register for this Wiki

1. Go to the website https://bou.de/u/

2. Please click on “Login / Create Account” at the top right.

3. Click on “Request One”.

4. Enter the basic data in the form, such as username (must be real name, only Latin letters, with spaces and upper and lower case, e.g. Cai Xukun), password, real name (e.g. Cai Xukun again), personal biography (at least 100 characters, I think), agree to the terms of use and enter the following password: “wikicaptcha”.

5. You will receive an activation link, please activate your account and choose a login password. Important: You will need the password to log in. You can still use the password “wikicaptcha” to save a page.

6. After activation, I will need to confirm your account. This may take a few days. After my confirmation you can create new articles and edit old ones.

7. Once you have been activated, there will be a challenge right away! Find our course on the wiki and register on the course website with your Chinese name in Pinyin and your German (English) name, so that we can see that all students have registered for the course. Please do not forget to confirm with “wikicaptcha” after “Save page”, otherwise your change will not be saved on the page.

German Manual: Wie Sie sich auf diesem Wiki registrieren

1. Gehen Sie zur Webseite https://bou.de/u/
2. Bitte klicken Sie oben rechts auf "Login / Create Account".
3. Klicken Sie auf "Request One".
4. Geben Sie die grundlegenden Daten in das Formular ein, wie Benutzername (muss der echte Name sein, nur lateinische Buchstaben, mit Leerzeichen und Groß- und Kleinschreibung, also z.B. Cai Xukun), Passwort, echter Name (also wieder z.B. Cai Xukun), persönliche Biografie (mindestens 100 Zeichen, glaube ich), stimmen Sie den Nutzungsbedingungen zu und geben Sie die ein folgendes Passwort ein: "wikicaptcha".
5. Sie erhalten einen Aktivierungslink, bitte aktivieren Sie Ihr Konto und wählen Sie ein Login-Passwort. Wichtig: Das Passwort benötigen Sie für den Login. Zum Speichern einer Seite können Sie nach wie vor das Passwort "wikicaptcha" verwenden.
6. Nach der Aktivierung muss ich Ihr Konto bestätigen. Dies kann ein paar Tage dauern. Nach meiner Bestätigung können Sie neue Artikel erstellen und alte bearbeiten.
7. Wenn Sie freigeschaltet sind, gibt es gleich eine Challenge! Finden Sie auf dem Wiki unseren Kurs und tragen Sie sich auf der Kurswebseite mit chinesischem Namen in Pinyin und deutschem (englischen) Namen ein, so dass wir sehen, dass alle Studierenden sich im Kurs angemeldet haben. Bitte vergessen Sie nicht, nach "Seite speichern" mit "wikicaptcha" zu bestätigen, sonst wird Ihre Änderung auf der Seite nicht gespeichert.

How to edit in Wiki

• Normal text can be written normally. If you want to make something bold, you put it in three parantheses. If you want to make something italic, you put it in two parantheses.
• Hyperlinks starting with http://... are clickable.
• If you want to add a link to another webpage on this wiki, you can write the link in brackets, for example a link back to our course webpage reads like this of Chinese Cultures. Everything behind the "|" sign is how the link should look like in the text.
• A header is made by an equal sign, the text of the header, another equal sign and a return. So do not write anything behind the last equal sign of the header, but write it in the next line.
• A subheader is made with two equal signs in front and two at the end of the line.
• A sub-subheader is made with three equal signs.
• If you end a paragraph, you need to make two returns (one line free).
• If you want wiki to show one line free you have to make three returns.
• Do not make an indent (a space) at the beginning of a line. That makes it a box.
• Please sign all of our inputs (not the headers). You sign it by adding the characters "- - ~ ~ ~ ~" without spaces behind your edit. After you click "Save" the characters become a real signature with name and time stamp. Especially when you correct a fellow student homework, you must sign to make clear who corrected it.
• And then there are the special linked files like images, ppt, pdf and Word documents. Most of them you insert with two brackets, like Media:something.doc. These links appear read as long as the file has not yet been uploaded. Click on the red link to upload the respective file. After uploading, it may still take an hour until the red link becomes blue and links to the file itself.
• If you want to save an edit, please input the password wikicaptcha.

How to write a scholarly paper

This is also valid for Bachelor, Master and PhD theses.

Please use the following guides:

• File:APA1.pdf
• File:APA2.pdf
• File:Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten.docx and File:Masterarbeit China.docx | File:MA-Arbeit China Version April 2025.docx (Sorry these are in German only so far.)

How to create a new webpage in Wiki?

• Please write the address of the new webpage on an old webpage. For example on the course website your write http://bou.de/u/homework_for_March_22_2023
• Please make sure that you do not use any spaces or special characters in the address. Instead you can replace them with an understroke.
• Then the address will appear as a link. If you click on it, the new page will be created. You need to write something on it and save it to create the page.
• If you want to save an edit, please input the password wikicaptcha.

Frequently asked questions FAQ

Q:在wiki网编辑了不能保存，不知道是否是当时在课上已经被举例编辑了，请问这种情况，我该怎么办？

A:一般来说，保存的问题只是较少的情况下发生。比如如果你不只编辑自己的名字下的东西，但是编辑一个别的人同时也编辑的更大的阶段，那会有矛盾。解决方法：编辑小的地方，多次试一试保存。如果实在不行的话，那请别人帮忙编辑和保存，然后再编辑一下他的签字变成自己的签字。

Q: I have mistakenly deleted my name in the list of students of the homework section. Does that mean that I do not have to do the homework any more? Or would I have to ask the teacher to add my name again?

A: Please learn how to add your name by yourself. If you are not yet familiar with the tags and style commands, just click on "Edit" after the name in front of your name and add your name beneath that name. If you want to have the same style, you can copy his/her entry together with the equal signs ("=") and add your name in the same way with the same number of equal signs. After signing and clicking on "Save" you will see that your name entry is restored.

Q: Good afternoon, Professor Woesler. I am preparing a presentation about X. But there are still another three classmates preparing the same topic. What I prepare for my presentation may be similar to those of other classmates.

A: In that case, you all need to decide together how many people are doing the topic (normally 1 person 1 topic presentation and 1 person 1 topic handout) and you need to decide together who talks about what to avoid having repetitions.

Q: I have uploaded a file, but the link appears red. When I try to upload it again, I get the error message that the file is already uploaded and I cannot upload it twice.

A: If your link does not appear blue, and you try to upload your powerpoint again, it will tell you that you cannot upload twice. Therefore, check the spelling of your file name again. E.g. if you forgot to add ".pptx" at the end of your filename, the link will stay red. You only need to correct the spelling of your file name in the link and it will appear blue, because the file is already uploaded.

How to find images and how to insert them into your article?

In general, you are allowed to upload and insert all images which you have created on your own, for example using an artificially intelligent image creator, or from depositories of non-copyrighted material, for example from:

• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page or
• http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=4.

In general, you should indicate the source of your picture, for example if you have created it by yourself with an ai graphic program, you can mention your own name and the programs used. If you use an image from a depository or from someone else, please check first if you are allowed to use it and in case that you are allowed, check if any creator or source needs to be indicated. It is also always good to mention the website, where you got the image from and when. If you download a lot of pictures before selecting the ones you want to use, please remember to write down the creator's/photographer's name, any required credits and the original web address.

Then place a dummy in your article. You only need to copy and paste the following box (please do not put the blank spaces between the brackets):

[ [ File:682px-Confucius Monument.JPG|250px|thumb|right|Confucius statue in Rizal Park. Photo by Elmer B. Domingo, cc licence via Flickr. Click [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Confucius_Monument.JPG ] for original source. ] ]

If you got the image from Wikimedia, then please indicate "cc licence via Wikimedia". For a sample article please see The Merchant Elite and Vernacular Writing.

Then you replace the file name (and other information) with your new file name. Press "Save". Normally, it is not yet saved, but needs a confirmation by inputting a captcha. The captcha for this website is "wikicaptcha".

Now only the name of the picture appears in red. Click on it and it will lead you to the "upload file" page. Upload your file from your computer. If you now look at your article again, your image should be there. Sometimes it takes one hour until it appears, because the server may have to re-initialize before it is displayed. So in case you do not see it immediately, just be patient and visit the website again after an hour. Sometimes it also helps to refresh the browser page or to empty the cash.

How to upload a word file that others can download it

Login. Go to your article. Click on "edit". At the beginning of your article, type:

[ [ Media:Smith_Mar_5.docx|This is the word file of Smith March 5] ] - - ~ ~ ~ ~ (don't type the blank spaces in your signature, only in the file name description [])

Explanation: The first part is the file name this links to and the second part, after the "|" is the visible description.

Click "save", the new link appears in red. Click on the red link, you are taken to the upload page. Click on "Browse" and upload your word file by clicking on "Upload". If you go back to your article one hour later, your link appears blue (please be patient, it takes some time to update the link).

Please remember:

1. Please upload word and ppt files with different file names.

2. Please wait after uploading for 1 hour that the link is automatically updated. If you test the link too early, it may suggest you to upload the file again, but the file exists already, so it will produce warnings. Just don't be impatient, upload it and do not test the link to it earlier than 1 hour later.

FAQ: If your link does not appear blue, even not after an hour, and you try to upload your word file again, it will tell you that you cannot upload twice. Therefore, check the spelling of your file name again. E.g. if you forgot to add ".docx" at the end of your filename, the link will stay red. You only need to correct the spelling of your file name in the link and it will appear blue, because the file is already uploaded.

How to insert your powerpoint in an article

Login. Go to your article. Click on "edit". Go to the end of your article. Add a section "Classroom presentations" (don't forget the equal signs). Type: [ [ Media:Mao_Zedong_by_Peter_S.pptx|Peter's presentation on Mao Zedong] ] - - ~ ~ ~ ~ (don't type the blank spaces)

Explanation: The first part is the file name this links to and the second part, after the "|" is the visible description.

Click "save". Scroll down to the end again, the link appears red. Click on the red link, you are taken to the upload page. Click on "Browse" and upload your powerpoint by clicking on "Upload". If you go back to your article about one hour later, your link appears blue (please be patient, the file will not be linked immediately, but takes about an hour time).

Please remember:

1. Please upload word and ppt files with different file names.

2. Please wait after uploading for 1 hour that the link is automatically updated. If you test the link too early, it may suggest you to upload the file again, but the file exists already, so it will produce warnings. Just don't be impatient, upload it and do not test the link to it earlier than 1 hour later.

FAQ: If your link does not appear blue, and you try to upload your powerpoint again, it will tell you that you cannot upload twice. Therefore, check the spelling of your file name again. E.g. if you forgot to add ".pptx" at the end of your filename, the link will stay red. You only need to correct the spelling of your file name in the link and it will appear blue, because the file is already uploaded.

How to write an article on this Wiki?

Welcome. There is a detailed, step-by-step introduction at the end of this page how to write an article. This first paragraph is for advanced users: Just type in your new article title into the search field and press "Go" (not "Search"). You will get a response side stating that your article does not yet exist. Then you click on "create this article" and start to write. You may post your notes. Don't forget to click on "save". You may post your "reading in turn" notes with a 3rd name as long as you do not know your historical figure. Use Chicago Social Sciences Citation Style Chicago Style when citing within your wiki articles, here are examples:

“The actor is acting like wild” (Geoffrey 2010:I 221)

References

Geoffrey, Peter. When kids go crazy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 2010, 2 vols., 517 pp. ISBN 9780744343252

or for journal articles:

“Is this still cinema or is it already part of our lives?” (McAllister 2012:43-46)

References

McAllister, Humphrey. “Interactive movies with dynamic plots – custom-made virtual reality.” Computer Science 3 (2012) 12:17-49

or for films:

Wong Kar-wai 2011

References

Wong Kar-wai. The Moon is more round in China than in America. 2011

How to register for peer review.

This paragraph refers to the peer review process. Please register with at least 2 user names, one should be your real name (first name and initial of last name, like "Mike G") and the other an anonymous alias (peer1, peer2 ...) which allows you to peer review without making anyone upset about anyone. Direct Link to conference peer review section. There, please click on "create account" at the top right corner. Root 00:48, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

For students: You do not have access to the conference peer review section, but you can register in this public UVU wiki with both, your real name and an anonymous alias by clicking on "create account" at the top right corner of this public UVU wiki.Root 18:43, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Please sign everything

you write (the article on your historical figure, your comments to others, your entries here) with "~ ~ ~ ~" (without spaces). Wiki will turn that into your alias name and set a time stamp there. Thanks! It looks like this then: Root 18:43, 7 October 2011 (UTC) - the time indicated is a universal time since people might contribute from different time zones

How to upload and integrate media like pictures, powerpoint presentations etc.

You may upload pictures, powerpoint presentations etc. by clicking on Special:Upload. Please always quote the photographer/sources and only use images from creative common or GNU license pages, e.g. from Wikimedia or from the royalty-free part of the platform Flickr. Just copy the source code lines of other Wiki articles to see how you integrate pictures. You may also click on the "image" symbol on top of the Editing window. Root 00:48, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Free online tools to learn Chinese

The internet is full of sources to learn Chinese. This Wiki article gives an overview and evaluates the offers. It is a team project by students of the class "Beginning Chinese I" at Utah Valley University.

Step-by-step introduction how to write a Wiki article

Martin Woesler, 1/7/2013

1. Go to http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/

2. Click on the top right corner “Log in / create account”

3. Click on “Create an account”

4. Type in your Wiki-Username (First name, understroke, initial of last name, e.g. “Jason_D”), a Wiki-password, retype the password, E-Mail, Real name

5. Now you see on the top right corner, that you are logged in with your Username (if it does not appear, go to “Log in” again and login with your username and password.

6. You can now start your own article or comment on others. To start your own article, first locate the place where you want to write it. It best fits as a sub page of the course page.

7. Go to the course content page first: Click on “Main Page” on the left side. You see a list of courses. Click on your course (Modern/Traditional History/Literature/Film).

8. Scroll down the content to the place where your article fits in. Remember the article on top of it (e.g. “Were Spaghetti invented in China?”).

9. Now scroll up again and click on “edit”. The website now changes, it looks like unformatted text. Don’t get confused. This is the same website, our course content website.

10. Scroll down until you find the article you want to add your own article beneath (here: “Were Spaghetti invented in China?”):

• Were Spahetti invented in China (ca. 280 BC – 233 BC) -- Peter_S 01:15, 07 January 2013 (UTC)

11. Copy the entry of the Spaghetti article that it appears two times.

• Were Spahetti invented in China (ca. 280 BC – 233 BC) -- Peter_S 01:15, 07 January 2013 (UTC)
• Were Spahetti invented in China (ca. 280 BC – 233 BC) -- Peter_S 01:15, 07 January 2013 (UTC)

12. Now replace the old title with your new one (let’s say you want to write about if Marco Polo ever was in China) and replace the old user’s name by your signature tag ~ ~ ~ ~ (without spaces)

• Were Spahetti invented in China (ca. 280 BC – 233 BC) -- Peter_S 01:15, 07 January 2013 (UTC)
• Did Marco Polo ever arrive in China (Historical evidence and scholarly debate) ~ ~ ~ ~ (without spaces)

13. Now scroll down and click on “Save”. Your article is now listed in the contents list, it appears red, indicating it is not yet written.

14. Click on the red link “Did Marco Polo...”. A new, blank article appears.

15. Type something in to start writing the article. A normal article would have at least 7 screen pages, is well structured and has fact sections as well as sections indicating that you have an overview, can come to conclusions and have your own opinion. Click on save. You may come back to this article later any time by following the steps above. Here are some tipps how to write the article:

16. Indicate after each sentence or paragraph the source. You may write (Smith 2009:43-44) and beneath make a section with references and then write Smith 2009: John Smith, Facts and Fiction about Marco Polo, Bloomington Press N.Y. 2009, 128 pp. Another Wikipedia article is not a valid source. If you do not indicate a source, I assume it is your own idea.

17. Add headers and subheaders:

"= Biography ="

"== Early life =="

"== Career =="

"=== Literary career ==="

"=== Career as a merchant ==="

"= Works ="

"= References ="

(without quotation marks)

Uploads (pictures, powerpoints, prezis)

18. Upload your powerpoint presentation. If you upload a prezi presentation, it must be the original file (about 20 MB). Click on “Special Pages” on the left side and then “Upload”.

19. Add and upload creative common or GNU licensed pictures to your article, e.g. from Wikimedia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ or from the royalty-free part of the platform Flickr http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=4. Indicate the sources like in other Wiki articles, see http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/index.php/Gong_Li for reference.

20. Don’t forget to log out.

Comments 21. If you want to make a comment on a peer’s Wiki article, please follow the steps above, but create an anonymous username instead (e.g. “Flash_Gordon”). Please indicate your real name for grading. The real name will not be visible to anybody except from the teacher.

22. On the course contents page, click on the article you want to comment upon.

23. On the top, click on “Discussion”.

24. Just write your comment and don’t forget to make sure that you are logged in with your anonymous alias, not with your real name, and sign with ~ ~ ~ ~ (without spaces). The comment then appears with your alias. Please also watch for comments on your Wiki article from time to time and reflect that you have read the comments by improving your article.

25. Don’t forget to log out.