My favorite part about the WikiAnswers contributors community is the sheer enthusiasm that runs across the different kinds of community members. This is the kind of enthusiasm and energy reserved for high school cheerleaders, except without all the bleach and squeaking.
This week we’re proud to present Doditov, one such wonderfully dedicated WikiAnswers Mentor and Supervisor, who has been around since November last year. A florist for her day job and nearing 60,000 contributions in under a year, Doditov is a Q&A force that just cannot be stopped - just the way we like it!
How did you originally hear about WikiAnswers?
I have had Answers.com at my default search engine for ages, and one day this box popped up with my material… but there was this added section about questions. I looked, answered and was hooked. Since I’m a suspicious person, I didn’t log in for ages it seems, but when I did, I got a message from Crystal almost immediately.
What motivates you to volunteer your time to the WikiAnswers community?
I’m one of those trivia people and all this knowledge was going to waste. I have a passion to “get things right” and WikiAnswers gives me the opportunity to share what I know. Of course, grammar, spelling, and proper classification are just part of the job.
For me, it’s more about being Marian the Librarian. I “get in the zone” and can usually reclassify a question in about 10 seconds. That how I worked Unanswerable. Hmm… I miss Unanswerable! It was a challenge to figure out what was actually being asked!!!
What are your areas of expertise?
<looks around, decides the question really DOES mean me>
I’m the cataloging queen. I super odds and ends and boy are they odd. Who else do you know would do knitting, crocheting, beading, skating, short stories, and CIGARETTE LIGHTERS??? Since the categories are smallish, I get to indulge my passion of tidying up.
What is your favorite WikiAnswers feature?
Our orange men! Now if I could only teach him to knit! Or play Diablo… he’d be sooo cool to have as a hireling.
What is the funniest question/funniest experience as a Supervisor on WikiAnswers?
My favorite question AND answer is this one:
Why does my wife’s new broomstick only fly in left hand circles she has tried changing her grip and seating but to no avail please help she is getting dizzy?
When I looked at the history, I nearly fell off the bed! <did I mention that my best work is done propped up in the bed with my laptop?> Mark and Golden had a wonderful time I’m sure, and the result is absolutely wonderful. I’m considering a project in which we all start with a writing premise and share it into a novel. Just think of it…the Great Wiki Novel! With the inventive people we have, I’m sure it would be a work for the ages.
What does your username, Doditov, mean?
I was taking a Hebrew class and after class my instructor and I were discussing what names looked like in direct transliteration. I mentioned that my actual name came through the French and wondered what it would be if we translated it into Hebrew. He thought for a second and announced that it would be ‘Dodi Tov’. It struck my fancy and when I needed a unique screen name, I chose that one. It’s short, and is actually my real name yet no one would ever find me unless they chose to realllly hunt.
Share a random fact about yourself.
A random fact… I’m a sloppy romantic. Even though I haven’t been married for 24 years, I still am shopping for Mr. Right. Once upon a time when Crystal did an interview, I told her that I was picky but looking. She replied that this is WikiANSWERS not WikiDate. Hmm… Maybe a new website? <giggles>
Do you want to be interviewed for the Contributor corner? Just leave a comment below and we’ll get to work.
