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The last time we spoke with this one-of-a-kind, dedicated, amazing, caring, charming and about a million other positive adjectives to describe her Senior Supervisor it was 2008. That’s right. More than two years ago, Liz had the pleasure of checking in with Doditov who had joined Answers.com in November of 2007. Today, I get the pleasure of following-up with this dynamo of a lady. I actually remember the first conversation I had with Dodi, which was on Yahoo! chat many moons ago. We talked about the possibility of her becoming a Supervisor, flowers, dating and life in general. Sometimes you just know when you have discovered someone special. And on that day, I can say with confidence, that I discovered a real gem. Here’s more from the legend known as Doditov:

What is your Answers.com user name?

I’m Doditov, Dodi to my friends and acquaintances; in short, the entire community.

How long have you been with the community? What are some of the badges you hold? Awards won?

I’ve been here almost three years now. Of course, this is such a good fit for me, it seems like I’ve been here forever. Badges? I don’t keep up with those; I figure that whatever the community hands out they see on my bio…I don’t look that often. Kamuna says that I’m one of four that has the “extra mile” badge, but other than that, I simply don’t know! Maybe I should go look? On second thought, naaaa…I might get vain, and that’s the last thing we need, another vain blond.

Remind us of what brought you to Answers.com and what keeps you around.

What brought me here was research on an obscure religious point. Didn’t find it, but did find some intriguing questions. I hang out around here because I got me a big, shiny flush lever…and a wicked sense of humor. If I left, I think that folks would send out a posse!

Since you were last featured, have there been any changes in your life? Exciting new developments?

Any changes in my life? Hmmm…Mama died, I repaved the driveway, quit my job twice (I’m still there), got older, cut my hair, bought a new heat pump… Naa, nothing new, same ole, same ole. Like I said, very boring life.

Are you involved in any new hobbies or activities (outside of Answers.com)?

No new hobbies, can’t keep up with the ones I (nominally) have now.

What one feature on Answers.com are you directly responsible for suggesting?

Me? Responsible? I’m the most irresponsible person I know! but now that I think about it, I’m responsible for getting Improbable History in the tree. Fun little category, and I’m great friends with the super there, Y’eggs with Flowers. You could say that she’s the responsible one; I’m just along for the ride.

If you could sum up your experiences on Answers.com in five words, what would you say?

Just five words? For me, that’s not even getting started good! but here goes…”We make a difference!” Wait, that’s four words. Sorry, that’s the best I can come up with in so few words; which means of course, that I need a novella to say what I want to say.

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The results of the 3rd Annual WAmmy Awards (our official WikiAnswers awards show) are in! The winners and their acceptance speeches are now on Answers.com.

But keep in mind the following is just a small sampling of all the awards that have been presented to various users for excellence in contributing. Look for one of these award badges on a bio page near you and feel free to congratulate the contributor for their efforts!

Without further ado we hereby present the winners in our “Best Answer” categories:

• JoyceP became the first repeat winner of the coveted Answer of the Year award this year for her answer to “What are the signs of child abuse and how can you help the abused child to overcome the harm it has caused?” She also took home the WAmmy for Best Advice Answer to “How do you explain to young children that their parents are getting divorced to make the transition as easy on them as possible?”
• Doditov snagged the WAmmy for Best How-To Answer with her response to “How do you potty-train a 3-year old boy?”
• Dick Harfield walked away with the award for Best Researched Answer. His award-winning answer addressed the question “Why do scientists think Earth is 4.5 billion years old?”

Way to go everyone and good luck in next year’s competition!

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>

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