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If you look up trailblazer in the dictionary, you’re bound to see the username Shevy1103 mentioned somewhere – well, maybe. But if you don’t find it there, you can definitely find it here, here and here! You see over on the world’s most wonderful Q&A site, Shevy1103 is helping to create new paths by venturing into the unexplored depths of answering questions on Answers.com. That’s right. He’s a WIT Trailblazer and we are proud to have him on board.

What is your Answers.com user name? And how did you come up with it?

My user name is Shevy1103, and if you Google it, you’ll find that I use it on a lot of other sites as well. I guess it’s always stuck with me. I don’t know how I came up with it. I was most likely registering for a site, probably a music site, and I could NOT come up with ANY user name that I was happy with or that matched the demands. After awhile (and about 20 user names) I just started typing, without thinking of what I was typing, and suddenly there it was “Account successfully created”. And I’ve used it ever since. One day I realized it’s based on the pronunciation of my name (Jonny Skjevik). It’s the “Skjev” in Skjevik and the “y” in Jonny. Anywho, that’s it, nothing fancy.

What brought you to Answers.com?

What brought me to Answers.com was, as many others I presume, the search of an answer. I had a report to do, but I was missing some important fact. I looked trough encyclopedias, biographies and other books, until I decided to try the World Wide Web. So I Googled my question, and voila! After an hour and a half (give or take) there it was – the answer I had been searching for. Thank you, Answers.com!

What are some of your hobbies?

My hobbies? Well, I love hiking, and I usually bring my camera so I can take photos of the beauty of nature. And I play both volleyball and basketball. And of course, I sing. I sing every day of every week of every month. You get the point, right? I sing, if not good, at least I sing. And I sing with no care in the world of how badly I actually sing. I listen to music of course, all kinds of it. I believe that everything has both positive and negative sides to it, and that goes for all the genres of music as well. And when we talk about hobbies we can’t avoid running into the fact that I love being on Answers.com and helping other people with all kinds of problems and questions.

What is one goal you’d like to accomplish during your lifetime?

I have many a goal on my “to do before I die” list, but the one on the top has to be to learn Japanese. The Japanese language is so colorful and rich! I would love to be able to speak and write Japanese. Another goal of mine is to move to New Zealand for at least a year. I don’t know why actually. I’ve just developed this over-the-top impression of New Zealand, and so I made it a goal.

Tell us about a unique or quirky habit of yours.

I don’t really know. Well, I’m not shy at all, and I never get socially awkward; plus nothing in the world is/are capable of making me embarrassed of myself, who I am or anything at all really! I can’t think of anything quirky at all.

What is your favorite Answers.com activity?

My favorite activity? Eh, well, I love just being on the site, and I find everything, every piece of it, perfect. I have to say I am a fan of helping people by providing information they need (in other words: answering questions). There is a reason I’m a WIT Trailblazer.

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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!