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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!

Our tireless WIT coordinator, Neila222, has an exciting announcement this week:

WikiAnswers Influential Teens (WIT) is taking a stance against cyberbullying with a new anti-cyberbullying initiative. Cyberbullying occurs any time a person is harassed, threatened, embarrassed or willfully targeted by someone else through any type of electronic technology. It is just as dangerous as a physical schoolyard bullying, if not more so, because cyberbullying can have far-reaching and devastating consequences.

Today’s teens have seen the effects of cyberbullying firsthand and are prepared to take a stand in keeping cyberbullies off of WikiAnswers. WIT members interested in joining the anti-cyberbullying initiative have been researching WikiAnswers to find instances of cyberbullying, and submitting them along with reasons why they believe cyberbullying is wrong. Since the anti-cyberbullying initiative was launched last week, 25 WIT teens so far have taken a stand against cyberbullying.

In addition to receiving an anti-cyberbullying badge on their bio pages, WIT teens are seizing this opportunity to take an active role in reporting cyberbullies on WikiAnswers so they can be removed from the site, along with any derogatory, harassing or insulting posts. This initiative is growing every day, with more WIT members joining the fight against cyberbullying, and striving to keep WikiAnswers a safe place for teens and adults.

To read more about WikiAnswers’ policy on cyberbullying, you can visit the WikiAnswers Help Center. To learn more about WIT, visit the WIT Home Page. If you are between the ages of 13 and 18, and are interested in becoming a WIT member and joining the fight against cyberbullying, send an email to joinWIT @ wikianswers.com (no spaces), and include your user name, date of birth, and tell us how you heard about WIT.

Thank you Neila and all the teens involved for their efforts to make WikiAnswers.com a safe and welcoming environment!