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2007

2008

  • 2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — announcement: John proposes a motto for the Vlogbrothers in 2008: being less frequent doesn't mean the videos will be better. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — John presents the new intro, which Hank designed, and asks nerdfighters to say in the comments whether they like it. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — announcement: John announces that nerdfighting will become more collaborative in 2008: a new site built on Ning where everyone can have a Nerdfighter profile, pictures, videos and blogs. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — ask: John asks everyone to find the new site in the video info, build a profile and become his friend, since Hank has more friends than he does. (playful) — 00:00:36
  • 2008-01-08 · The Return of Question Tuesdays — announcement: John says one of the brothers will post at least one video per week, and on other days there will be pictures and videos from Nerdfighteria on the Ning. — 00:01:06
  • 2008-01-20 (said on 2008-01-18, implied) · John and Hank on NPR Today! — Hank thanks the channel's 15,000th subscriber, a couple with their own YouTube channel. — 00:02:27
  • 2008-02-11 (said on 2008-02-12, implied) · Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! — announcement: Hank launches the Nerdfighting Blurbing Book Club: the brothers and participating Nerdfighters read a book every two weeks and each writes a blurb of ten words or less. — 00:01:31
  • 2008-02-11 (said on 2008-02-12, implied) · Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! — recommendation: Hank picks Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes as the first book, fitting since it is a Nerdfighter's book. (hedged) — 00:02:00
  • 2008-02-11 (said on 2008-02-12, implied) · Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! — ask: Hank asks readers to post their blurb in a blog post and send it to him; he will set up a poll, and the winner gets a free Nerdfighter t-shirt and their face saying the blurb on the Vlogbrothers channel. — 00:02:00
  • 2008-02-14 · The Puff Pwns Gravity — ask: John: To recreate that feeling, John asks Nerdfighters to comment on this video at the Ning, visit each other's profiles to wish happy Valentine's Day, and maybe make new friends. — 00:03:30
  • 2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — announcement: Hank says they will announce the next Blurbing Book Club book before wrapping up the current one, so readers can have it in hand for the next two weeks. — 00:00:32
  • 2008-02-21 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions in the comments; any he doesn't answer in the video he'll try to answer in a big blog post on the Ning. — 00:00:41
  • 2008-02-26 · Best Wishes! — ask: John: To take part in the Blurbing Book Club and maybe win prizes, Nerdfighters must write a blurb of 13 Little Blue Envelopes in 10 words or less and post it as a Ning blog post by Sunday (2 March 2008) midnight. — 00:02:12
  • 2008-02-26 · Best Wishes! — announcement: John: The next Blurbing Book Club book is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, chosen because it's really good, John hasn't read it in a long time, and it's published worldwide so international Nerdfighters can join. — 00:02:32
  • 2008-02-26 · Best Wishes! — John says there has been lots of nerdfighter-like lately, partly thanks to the Ning, where Nerdfighters meet and see each other's interests, blog posts and pictures. — 00:03:08
  • 2008-02-27 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes (The Song) — Hank tells John he is excited about reading Slaughterhouse-Five again. — 00:03:29
  • 2008-02-27 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes (The Song) — ask: Hank asks everyone to post their blurbs at nerdfighters.com and says there will be a vote next week (week of 3 March 2008). — 00:03:29
  • 2008-03-04 · SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD — recommendation: John: To a 17-year-old whom no one at school talks to, John says he wishes he had an answer, but lots of people will talk to them at the Ning. — 00:02:51
  • 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) · Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing — announcement: Hank announces the end of the first Blurbing Book Club blurb fest; blurbs were hard to find, but most are catalogued at nerdfighters.com and in three blog posts below the video. — 00:00:50
  • 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) · Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing — announcement: Hank: New rules for the second Blurbing Book Club: post blurbs in a specific forum topic, blurbs only, no discussion; one blurb per person, ten words per blurb, or no entry. — 00:01:26
  • 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) · Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing — announcement: Hank: For the 20,000th subscriber, Hank, and possibly John, will video-chat via Stickam on Nerdfighters.com's front page tomorrow night at 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern. (hedged) — 00:02:19
  • 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) · Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing — Hank can no longer work out who the 20,000th subscriber is because his counting method stopped working; he calls 20,000 subscribers insane. — 00:02:19
  • 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John announces the winner of the first Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club: a blurb that is an anagram of Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes. — 00:01:30
  • 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John: The winning blurb's author will receive special prizes, but John could not find out who that Nerdfighter is and hopes Hank knows. (hedged) — 00:01:30
  • 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John: Without consulting Hank, John declares a second winner: the vote's runner-up, a LOLbook blurb about Europe, grieving an aunt and kissing. — 00:01:30
  • 2008-03-15 (said on 2008-03-14, implied) · Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club — announcement: John: Starting with Slaughterhouse-Five, the Blurbing Book Club will run two contests: a regular blurb and a LOLbook blurb. — 00:02:05
  • 2008-03-21 (said on 2008-03-22, implied) · Twitter After School Time — announcement: Hank: The Slaughterhouse-Five round of the Blurbing Book Club is complete; all submissions are in the forum at nerdfighters.com. — 00:03:36
  • 2008-03-21 (said on 2008-03-22, implied) · Twitter After School Time — announcement: Hank: The next Blurbing Book Club book is Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. — 00:03:36
  • 2008-03-27 · PEEPS Eating Contest Is Peepstacular, Painful — John: Since watching someone eat Peeps for three minutes is boring, John intercuts his eating with pictures of Nerdfighter awesomeness from the Ning. — 00:01:09
  • 2008-04-01 · Please Google, Take Me to Mars — Hank points to the nerdfighters.com forum for Blurbing Book Club information and says blurbs for the next book (heard as 'Going Coastal', likely Going Postal) can go up now. — 00:03:00
  • 2008-04-01 · Please Google, Take Me to Mars — announcement: Hank tells John he thinks they should make videos more often. (hedged) — 00:03:29
  • 2008-04-14 · PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR — announcement: John: Until publication John will give away as many ARCs to Nerdfighters as he can; today everyone commenting on YouTube or the Ning goes in a hat for this galley. — 00:01:41
  • 2008-04-28 · Ranting and Giving Stuff Away — announcement: John doubles the Paper Towns giveaway: one advance copy to a random commenter on the Ning and one to a random commenter on YouTube. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-04-28 · Ranting and Giving Stuff Away — announcement: John draws random numbers to pick a Ning winner and a YouTube winner; the YouTube winner has 48 hours to claim the prize or it goes to someone else. — 00:00:40
  • 2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — ask: John: Because they might want to do such events more often, they set up an Eventful profile where Nerdfighters can request a visit to their city; they might come. (hedged) — 00:01:50
  • 2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — announcement: John's tripod is a stack of new Paper Towns galleys; he will give an advance reader's copy to one Nerdfighter whose entry is included in the birthday project. — 00:01:50
  • 2008-05-18 · A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! — announcement: John: With every video this week (week of 12 May 2008), including this one, John will give away one copy of Paper Towns to a random commenter. — 00:02:47
  • 2008-05-20 · Guys Love Giraffe Love — announcement: John reminds viewers there is one more Question Tuesday this week (week of 19 May 2008) and that he gives a Paper Towns copy to a random commenter every day; leave questions in comments. — 00:03:40
  • 2008-05-22 · Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! — announcement: Hank gives away a copy of Paper Towns to one random commenter, the first time he gets to give one away. — 00:03:19
  • 2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — announcement: John announces the five winners of Paper Towns advance copies from his punishment week, from the Ning and YouTube, and asks them to email their addresses. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — announcement: John says the Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club will return in the near future. — 00:00:48
  • 2008-06-26 · Don't Suck on That Bone — John: For thing five, more time on the Ning, John updated its favorite photos and started text-based Question Tuesdays there; Hank added a poll to vote on favorite Going Postal blurbs. — 00:01:17
  • 2008-06-26 · Don't Suck on That Bone — announcement: John: For thing six, John brings back the Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club; its new book is The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. — 00:01:47
  • 2008-07-08 (said on 2008-07-07, implied) · Hank Tried to Kill Me With a Hammer — announcement: John has no Paper Towns advance copies to give away; earlier winners are still waiting for theirs, which he hopes to rectify tomorrow. (hedged) — 00:03:22
  • 2008-07-22 · OMFG CATCHER IN THE RYE!!! — announcement: John reminds Hank that the current Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club book is J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-07-22 · OMFG CATCHER IN THE RYE!!! — announcement: John says that over the next two weeks he will make two Catcher in the Rye videos, one on each half of the book, and be 'totally English teacher-y' about it. — 00:01:44
  • 2008-07-22 · OMFG CATCHER IN THE RYE!!! — ask: John asks readers to finish the first half of the book, to the end of chapter 15, by next Tuesday (29 July 2008) so they can discuss it. — 00:02:14
  • 2008-08-02 · Catcher in the Rye, Part 1 — announcement: John begins his belated video on the first half of The Catcher in the Rye, apologizing for its lateness and saying he has always been the kid who asks for an extension. — 00:00:00
  • 2008-08-02 · Catcher in the Rye, Part 1 — ask: John invites discussion of this and anything else in the first 15 chapters in the official Catcher in the Rye thread he started on the Ning. — 00:03:38
  • 2008-08-06 · Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) — announcement: John says he has just posted the Green Green Manifesto on the Ning. — 00:02:38
  • 2008-08-17 · Stockholm Sweden — announcement: The description announces that the clue has been found and links to a Nerdfighter Ning forum thread to discuss it. — video description
  • 2008-08-18 · This Video Comes in Threven Parts — announcement: Hank announces the winner of the Going Postal round of the Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club and hopes she enjoys her prize. — 00:00:35
  • 2008-08-18 · This Video Comes in Threven Parts — announcement: Hank says John started a new, European scavenger hunt; the first clue, in Sweden, has been found and deciphered, giving the letter B, whose meaning is unknown. — 00:03:32
  • 2008-08-20 · Scavenger Hunting — announcement: The description announces that the scavenger-hunt clue has been found and links to a Nerdfighter Ning forum thread for discussion. — video description
  • 2008-08-20 · Scavenger Hunting — ask: The description invites viewers who want to follow the scavenger hunt, with its (existent) prizes, to subscribe to the neverftba YouTube channel. (playful) — video description
  • 2008-08-20 · Scavenger Hunting — announcement: The description says the clue is in a Danish book, calling that pretty simple, and reminds Nerdfighters that calling is cheating. — video description
  • 2008-08-21 · INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH — announcement: Susan Carlson (quoted): The report says that after a year of video-only messages the brothers communicate in other ways again, but the vlogs will continue. — 00:03:27
  • 2008-08-21 · INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH — announcement: John says in the report they will keep making the videos for as long as people will watch them. (hedged) — 00:03:27
  • 2008-08-26 · The Catcher in the Rye, Part 2 — John has Willy tell Nerdfighters that the next scavenger-hunt clue is taped to a sign in Daniel Biss's front yard. (playful) — 00:03:15
  • 2008-08-29 · Sarah Palin: An Introduction — John tells Hank the Nerdfighters finished the second part of the scavenger hunt. — 00:02:33
  • 2008-09-21 · The Pwning of Oprah — John reads YouTube's most-subscribed directors list: the Vlogbrothers have 41,818 subscribers and Oprah 41,365, so they have 'pwned' Oprah. (playful) — 00:00:50
  • 2008-09-21 · The Pwning of Oprah — John credits the awesomeness of Nerdfighteria and of Hank for passing Oprah on the most-subscribed list. — 00:02:50
  • 2008-10-08 (said on 2008-10-07, implied) · Hanks actual Vlog — announcement: Hank says the Nerdfighters' punishment is for the brothers to vlog Brotherhood 2.0-style for an entire month. — 00:01:01
  • 2008-10-28 (said on 2008-10-27, implied) · Early Voting with Hank — announcement: Hank names Paper Towns the new Blurbing Book Club book after a long gap since the last pick. — 00:02:20
  • 2008-10-31 (said on 2008-10-30, implied) · Show 'n Tell Thursday — John: At a signing, a woman who works at Ning.com gave John a hat; he calls meeting someone from the company that made their Ning possible a celebrity sighting. (playful) — 00:00:25
  • 2008-12-26 · Skoodilypooping — announcement: John says that to wrap up the Paper Towns edition of the Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club he will do two videos about the book, ideally answering questions. — 00:02:36

2009

  • 2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — John says the Nerdfighter Ning has suffered from neglect, so much that many viewers probably don't know what it is. (hedged) — 00:01:58
  • 2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — John concludes that the brothers cannot run the Ning by themselves. (hedged) — 00:02:05
  • 2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — announcement: John announces that a few volunteer Ningmasters will soon feature new content on the Ning's main page, organize and moderate its forums and raise its awesomeness. — 00:02:09
  • 2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — ask: John asks committed Nerdfighters who want to be Ningmasters to apply with a Ning blog post saying why; he will pick a few favourites. — 00:02:29
  • 2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — ask: John asks Nerdfighters who want to share creative work on the Ning to post it, including photos and videos, as blog posts so it can be featured on the front page. — 00:02:41
  • 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — announcement: Hank announces, for himself and John, that the Ningmasters have been selected. — 00:01:19
  • 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — Hank: Tom becomes the Images Ningmaster: he will promote the good images submitted to the Ning and post the week's best images every Thursday. — 00:01:19
  • 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — Hank: AmberTheAmberyOne will organise the forum and head Nerdfighter projects, featuring the best Nerdfighter videos on the Ning every Monday. — 00:02:04
  • 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) · Winners and Winners and Ningmasters — announcement: Hank says each Ningmaster position lasts three months, after which people will be rotated in and out depending on circumstances. — 00:03:26
  • 2009-03-24 · Peeps! Prom! Puppy! — John says Ningmaster Tom has done a great job of finding pictures on the Nerdfighter Ning, and shares some. — 00:01:47
  • 2009-03-24 · Peeps! Prom! Puppy! — ask: John tells Nerdfighters to upload their photographs to their Ning profiles to be featured. — 00:03:07
  • 2009-03-29 · Tiny Chickens Cause Epic Fail — John reports weeks of discussions on the Ning about boycotting Hank's videos until he does the Carrie Bradshaw punishment. — 00:00:35
  • 2009-03-29 · Tiny Chickens Cause Epic Fail — ask: John invites Nerdfighters to upload illustrations of their favourite DFTBA acronym to the Ning. — 00:01:56
  • 2009-04-01 (said on 2009-03-31, implied) · A Few Of My Favorite Things — Hank calls Nerdfighteria his favourite thing and shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request, thanking them. — 00:02:40
  • 2009-04-23 · DFTBA — Hank says the song was not all his work and thanks the Nerdfighters who suggested DFTBA acronyms and those who illustrated them. — 00:04:13
  • 2009-06-10 · Eating a FAT SANDWICH — announcement: John: To pay further penance, John promises to answer the first 317 questions asked in comments, particularly on the Ning. — 00:03:46
  • 2009-08-10 (said on 2009-08-09, implied) · HipPOTATOmus — ask: John tells Nerdfighters who want to take part in the fitness challenge that there is a group on the Ning. — 00:01:45
  • 2009-09-08 · My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns) — announcement: John: To celebrate, John will give away one Paper Towns paperback a day for 14 days to his favourite 10-word comment on YouTube or the Ning. — 00:01:36
  • 2009-09-08 · My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns) — announcement: John says he will read all the comments in a special video, and his favourite comment overall will win an additional prize he shows. — 00:01:36
  • 2009-09-09 · Television Crime Shows Suck — ask: Hank reminds viewers that leaving John's favourite 10-word comment of the day wins a free Paper Towns paperback. — 00:03:20
  • 2009-09-12 (said on 2009-09-11, implied) · Special Friday Video! (On Saturday) — announcement: John announces Ningmaster Tom is now officially the senior executive nerdfighter, head of the Ning, who will improve it since the brothers have failed; he urges everyone to go to nerdfighters.com. — 00:01:36
  • 2009-09-12 (said on 2009-09-11, implied) · Special Friday Video! (On Saturday) — John thanks all the Ningmasters who have made the Ning awesome for the last several months. — 00:02:22
  • 2009-09-12 (said on 2009-09-11, implied) · Special Friday Video! (On Saturday) — announcement: John expands the paperback giveaway to Paper Towns-related videos and songs as well as 10-word comments, and admits he has more than 14 books. — 00:02:51
  • 2009-09-12 (said on 2009-09-11, implied) · Special Friday Video! (On Saturday) — John names four winners from the contest's first three days and reads their comments, one of which, saying his books changed her life, moved him. — 00:03:20
  • 2009-09-22 · Paper Towns in Paperback: A How-to Guide — announcement: John says he needs 15 copies of the paperback by Friday (25 September 2009), when he will announce the winners of the 10-word challenge contest. — 00:01:45
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — John announces that Senior Executive Ningmaster Tom has recruited new Ningmasters for the forum, images, chat, books, blogs, anti-worldsuck and 'Ducky's', and, for the first time, the wiki. — 00:00:06
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — announcement: John announces the last ten Paper Towns paperback winners: a song-challenge winner chosen from many great songs, and nine 10-word comment winners. — 00:01:40
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — John: Reading a lolspeak comment built on a Woody Guthrie line he used in Paper Towns, John says Guthrie could not have imagined it. (playful) — 00:02:18
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — announcement: John says there were more than 15,000 entries, a 1 in 1,000 chance of winning, apologizes to non-winners and hopes they still consider getting the book. — 00:02:18
  • 2009-09-28 · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters — John plays part of the winning Paper Towns song, whose lyrics describe someone hiding in a paper town for weeks. — 00:03:04
  • 2009-11-01 · NaNoWriMo!!! — announcement: John says he will update Hank on his progress every day at the Ning link in the sidebar. — 00:02:45
  • 2009-11-01 · NaNoWriMo!!! — ask: John points Nerdfighters joining NaNoWriMo to a group on the Ning and an official discussion forum on the NaNoWriMo website. — 00:02:45
  • 2009-11-10 · ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies — Hank highlights a Ningmaster on the Nerdfighter Ning who makes a rubber duck of whoever wins the weekly ducky contest. — 00:01:38
  • 2009-11-15 · Gus Is A Bug — ask: John: Even without a copy, John proposes Nerdfighters remake the book: draw pictures for the text he reads and upload them to the Ning so he can reconstitute his childhood experience. (hedged) — 00:01:40
  • 2009-11-15 · Gus Is A Bug — John reads the full text of Gus Is a Bug aloud as the text to illustrate: Gus has fuzz, runs, naps, tugs, and ends with no fuzz. (playful) — 00:02:09
  • 2009-11-17 · Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to keep sending Gus illustrations. — 00:02:33
  • 2009-12-06 · LOSERS!!!! — announcement: John calls the balloon challenge a way of limbering up for the Project for Awesome, coming as always on December 17th. — 00:02:54
  • 2009-12-08 · Announcing the 2009 Project for Awesome!!! — announcement: Hank announces the Project for Awesome on December 17th, less than 10 days away since it is December 8th. — 00:02:05
  • 2009-12-08 · Announcing the 2009 Project for Awesome!!! — Hank explains P4A: a day when YouTubers promote charities in videos with the same thumbnail, and thousands promote them, fooling YouTube's algorithms by commenting, watching, favoriting and rating. — 00:02:35
  • 2009-12-13 · Eyelash Malaria — announcement: John says that this year (2009) in the Project for Awesome he will make a video in support of malaria research, joking that it's because curing malaria will make him rich. — 00:02:05
  • 2009-12-13 · Eyelash Malaria — announcement: John tells Nerdfighters to get their commenting and rating fingers ready for the Project for Awesome; a thumbnail for P4A videos can now be downloaded at the Ning. — 00:02:58
  • 2009-12-15 · In Which A Secret Is Revealed — John: Asked how long the Project for Awesome has been going on, John says this will be its third year. — 00:00:05
  • 2009-12-15 · In Which A Secret Is Revealed — John defines the P4A: an annual tradition where many make videos for charities and many more rate, favorite and comment on them, so for one day YouTube's most popular videos are about decreasing world suck. — 00:00:25
  • 2009-12-15 · In Which A Secret Is Revealed — announcement: John says P4A videos should be uploaded as close to noon Eastern time (5 p.m. GMT) as possible. — 00:01:17
  • 2009-12-15 · In Which A Secret Is Revealed — announcement: John announces a live show from Thursday noon to Saturday morning, linked on Thursday morning, to organise going from video to video leaving comments, ratings and favorites. — 00:01:44
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — announcement: Hank says this is his Project for Awesome video and this year (2009) his money goes to his all-time favourite environmental charity, the Nature Conservancy. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-12-16 · Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy — announcement: Hank is auctioning on eBay the original hand-drawn cover of So Jokes and the pen drawings for the CD, by the album artist and signed by both; links are in the sidebar. — 00:01:25
  • 2009-12-17 · THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!! — announcement: John announces that it is time for the 2009 Project for Awesome. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-12-17 · THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!! — John defines the P4A as an annual event where the YouTube community makes videos about charities and rates, favorites and comments on them to push them to the top of YouTube. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-12-17 · THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!! — announcement: John explains the P4A is organised through Livestream this year (2009) because, though imperfect, it puts everyone in the same room; chatting only needs a Twitter account. — 00:00:00
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — announcement: The description lists P4A auctions (bobbleheads for Malaria No More and charity: water; So Jokes cover and disc art for the Nature Conservancy) and says Fall of Autumn Distro matches donations to Save the Music. — video description
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John says the 2009 Project for Awesome was the awesomest ever, putting three years worth of awesome into 48 hours. (playful) — 00:00:27
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John says #P4A trended above the movie Avatar for most of the P4A; Avatar cost $250 million to make, the P4A zero dollars. (playful) — 00:00:27
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John says there were more than 2,000 Project for Awesome videos this year (2009) and participants commented on them more than a million times. — 00:00:27
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John thanks the livestream hosts, from Maureen Johnson and Natalie Tran to several Five Awesome Girls, Liz, Karen Kavett and Alan of Fall of Autumn Distro, and the 2009 logo designer. — 00:01:22
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — announcement: John says several P4A items are still auctioned on eBay, including a nerdfighter's bobblehead of John benefiting charity: water; links are in the doobly-doo. — 00:01:51
  • 2009-12-20 · Awesome Project Is Awesome — John thanks Hank for inventing the idea of the Project for Awesome and for all the work he did to make it happen. — 00:02:21

Also named in: John Loves Amsterdam, HANKO DE MAYO! Happy Birthday Hank!

2010

  • 2010-01-08 · GUS HAS NO FUZZ! — John credits the Nerdfighters who illustrated the Gus is a Bug video book: Dr. Noise, Kaiti, Becca, Andrea, Minna, Sara Roscoe, Suzanne and SamWiseGirl. — video description
  • 2010-01-08 · GUS HAS NO FUZZ! — John says Nerdfighters drew their own versions of Gus is a Bug, which he likes even more than the original, and he made them into a video book that will introduce his baby to Nerdfighteria. — 00:00:58
  • 2010-01-08 · GUS HAS NO FUZZ! — John thanks the Nerdfighter illustrators, regrets not including more, and thanks one who drew Gus as a non-bug larva (species name unclear) for reminding him smart is cooler than cute. — 00:02:03
  • 2010-02-26 (said on 2010-02-27, implied) · Ningmaster Tom — Hank says Tom, known as NingMasterTom, a graphic-design student, is more or less the de facto leader of the community at nerdfighters.com and has done much to make Nerdfighteria better. — 00:00:49
  • 2010-03-01 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — ask: John points Nerdfighters to a letter on the Ning in which Tom's family thanks them for their letters, and asks them to keep writing to NingMasterTom at gmail.com. — 00:00:00
  • 2010-03-10 · New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! — announcement: John says he has five advance reader copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson at home and will give all of them away to random commenters here or on the Ning. — 00:01:07
  • 2010-04-02 · Will Grayson, Will Grayson — announcement: John announces that the YouTube usernames of the advance reader's copy winners are in the description. — 00:03:00

2011

  • 2011-01-19 · YOU ARE WRONG! — The description says Hank Sock posted an essay on why we don't drink pig's milk on the Nerdfighter Ning. — video description
  • 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John notes much conversation on Tumblr, the Ning, YouTube and Twitter about Nerdfighteria changing as it grows and how to keep the community strong, and offers his two cents. — 00:00:56
  • 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John says Nerdfighteria needs better ways to interact: YouTube comments don't lend themselves to relationships or collaboration, and the Ning confuses new users, though Ningmasters are working on it. — 00:02:11
  • 2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — John recalls that when the Yeti was pregnant with Henry, Nerdfighteria illustrated his favourite out-of-print picture book, Gus Is a Bug, so he could read it to Henry. — 00:01:23
  • 2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — John says Suzanne Van Leir went the extra mile, turning her Gus Is a Bug illustrations into an actual book that Henry loves, that is, chews on; he calls it amazing. — 00:01:32
  • 2011-09-12 · Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography — John says the great thing is that the brothers are not the only Nerdfighters: thousands work together through YouTube comments, Twitter, Tumblr, the Ning and Your Pants to improve the maps, making better maps than anyone could alone. — 00:01:50
  • 2011-10-24 · Signing Psychosis Takes Over — ask: John: At Holiday Park in Indianapolis, John asks Nerdfighters to explain the park's weird fake ruins, hoping their combined research powers can figure them out. — 00:02:07
  • 2011-10-24 · Signing Psychosis Takes Over — John says the ruins in the Indianapolis park were built as fake ruins but have kind of become real ruins through decades of neglect. (hedged) — 00:02:16
  • 2011-10-24 · Signing Psychosis Takes Over — announcement: John: Your Pants, which would suit this research, is still broken, so John suggests a forum on the Ning or the YouTube comments instead. (playful) — 00:02:30

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2012

  • 2012-06-19 · Solving Your Problems! — recommendation: John: To find local Nerdfighters, John points to Facebook, the Ning and Your Pants, where there are many location-specific Nerdfighter groups. (playful) — 00:03:16
  • 2012-11-23 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Hank thanks the Nerdcrafteria Minecraft server, Tumblr, the Ning and other online places where Nerdfighters gather, and the people who watch and support his work, even sappy videos like this. — 00:03:14
  • 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John says Nerdfighteria used to be a YouTube-based phenomenon but now has many places, listing Minecrafteria, Facebook groups, the Ning, Our Pants, Reddit, Tumblr and Kiva, and probably more. — 00:00:58