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DJ Paige Railstone

community experiment · in 2 videos (2009)

A made-up person Nerdfighters invented in 2009, after a Nerdfighter suggested convincing 20q.net's AI that someone fictional was real, complete with a history, career, website and photos. By September 2009 the Nerdfighters had convinced the bots at 20q.net that she was a real person.

Videos by year: 2009: 2

Also known as: Paige Railstone, DJ Railstone, DJ Paige, djrailstone

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What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2009

  • 2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John: A Nerdfighter named Paige emailed suggesting Nerdfighters make someone up and convince 20q.net's AI that the person is real. — 00:01:08
    • John and other Nerdfighters, in a BlogTV room, invented DJ Paige Railstone's identity, history and career; Alan made a website, Karen Kavett photos, plus Twitter and Facebook pages. — 00:01:49
    • Within two days, typing 'Paige' into Google gave Paige Railstone as the first suggestion. — 00:01:49
    • John, author of Paper Towns, says he is a little obsessed with how fictional things can become real, so he liked Paige's idea. — 00:01:49
    • Asked whether Paige Railstone is real, John says they made her up but that does not mean she is not real, because we also made up Rob Pattinson. — 00:02:18
    • John says the point is to find out how real made-up people can become and to remind us we are not innocent bystanders in celebrity: Pattinson has us to thank and blame for his beauty. — 00:02:47
    • John invites anyone interested to learn about Paige Railstone in the sidebar and email original music, fan art or album art to djrailstone at gmail dot com. — 00:02:47
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — John announces that Nerdfighters have convinced the bots at 20q.net that Paige Railstone is a real person. (playful) — 00:00:06
  • …and 1 statement more in 2009 — all statements of 2009