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Day 2 of the Answers Summit featured two workshops, a panel on answer quality, an Orange Guy competition and an awards ceremony.

How do you capture all that activity in a summary? Maybe you don’t even try… But these photos from Pickleshy, Eliesheva and YourMom1108 can begin to describe the excitement, the inspiration and the fun we had at today’s events.

The rest of this week we will feature more highlights from the Summit… Meanwhile, check out the photos being posted at the Answers.com Ning fan site.

A panel on answers quality.

Sameer from the Cyberbullying Research Center.

Listen up!

A Knowledge Ninja in the ‘flesh.’

Real-time collaboration!

Even more real-time collaboration!

A wall of interpretations.

JonDov and Brave3 have a laugh.

Farmer and his orange matter…

Orange Guys come alive.

Everyone’s a winner when it comes to Orange.

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Here are a few of the highlights: Adam’s fashion statement, Bob’s keynote, and… Bruce’s song.

Myrab51, PBramwell, MGDragonfly and Zanbabe strike their pirate pose…

On Day 1 of the Answers Summit, our group of wiki-folk went back to school… schools of fish, that is. The Georgia Aquarium, a four-year-old tribute to the deep end, hosted the Summit participants with a tour and dinner.

Some fun facts about the aquarium:

The Georgia Aquarium contains between 100,000 and 120,000 fish and other sea creatures, representing more than five hundred species. On June 14, 2005, the total number of specimens was unveiled after having previously being reported as “over 55,000″.

The aquarium’s most famous specimens were four young whale sharks from Taiwan named Ralph, Norton, Alice and Trixie, after the primary characters from The Honeymooners.

The aquarium encompasses 550,000 square feet of covered space and includes 328 tons of acrylic windows, 290 plumbing fixtures, 200 floor drains, 53 roof tops, 61 miles of wires and pipes and 100,000 yards of concrete in the structure. It holds 8,000,000 US gallons of fresh and salt water and houses more than 100,000 fish and animals.

Photo credit: Pickleshy and Monica Garrett.

The Answers Summit is going to be no work and all play… Since even the work(shops) will be fun!

As part of the exciting Answers.com conference schedule, three workshops will be given by three different parties making for a diverse list of speakers. It’s going to be a chance for community members to speak up and share the lessons they’ve learned, too.

You can check out the workshops on the Answers Summit site or skim them below:

Communicating Effectively Online
Presented by: Fred Polirer, Performance Specialist, Administaff
How do you approach a misguided new contributor? What should you do when you don’t see eye-to-eye with another contributor? We’ll have a communications expert share some tips with you. This is an opportunity to brainstorm best practices.

The Fight Against Cyberbullying
Presented by: Cyberbullying Research Center
This discussion provides an overview of adolescent technological concerns related to interactive websites and cyberbullying. Learn from a cyberbullying expert how we can make WikiAnswers an even safer place to share knowledge!

Wikiholics ‘R’ Us: Confessions, Funny Stories and Strategies from True Wikiholics
Presented by: WikiAnswers Community Leadership
This is the support group you’ve been waiting for! Did you call in sick because you were reverting vandalism? Or bump into your cousin on the Community Forum? You can reveal you secrets in this session. You’re among friends!

So will you be joining us in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 5-6? Make sure to RSVP on the Answers Summit registration form!

It’s an age-old question. Seriously, this question has been around for as long as the subjects themselves.

Who is more powerful - ninjas or pirates?

Now, wait a second, you think you know the answer. You’re probably even pretty sure of yourself. But hold on. There are some very compelling arguments for both sides in the WikiAnswer.

I will say this - no matter which is the more powerful, they would each be even more powerful in large groups of their own. Which is why you might want to consider this:

That’s all I’m saying.

Oh, and today is the last day to apply for a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to the Answers Summit. Better move fast, ninja. Or pirate.