Foundation project: train fare to bring a secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend together (2007)
project history · status: last documented in 2007 (looked back on in 2011) · last event: milestone (2007-11-05) · last mentioned: 2011-11-02
In November 2007 the brothers' foundation set out to pay about $100 in train fare to bring a secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend together. Nerdfighters raised the money within days, and John still recalled the trip in 2011.
Part of: Foundation to Decrease World Suck: the Brotherhood 2.0 fund (2007)
Told alongside: The brothers' 'secret siblings' (2007)
About: anonymous secret sibling (2007), secret sibling's Nerdfighter boyfriend (2007), Foundation to Decrease World Suck
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | launched | John announces that the brothers' foundation will get a secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend, who can't afford it, together by train, at a cost of about $100. | November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like 00:02:23 |
| 2007-11-05 | milestone | Enough money has been raised to bring the secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend together. | November 5th: John's Not Happy about Pakistan 00:01:46 |
| 2011-11-02 | looked back | John recalls that the fund once paid for two Nerdfighters to take the train to meet in real life, one of whom later became a web celebrity. | LECTROJOG! 00:00:37 |
What is said about it
9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — announcement: John: One of the secret siblings, unnamed at her request, has just started seeing a somewhat prominent Nerdfighter. — 00:01:19
- 2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — John: The problem is geography: Liechtenstein is in one place but Nerdfighteria is in about 30,000 places; online hangouts like 'my pants' are fine, but sometimes people need to touch and hug. (playful) — 00:01:58
- 2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — John: The secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend are separated by a distance a train could cover, but as Nerdfighters they have no money for the ticket. (playful) — 00:02:23
- 2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — announcement: John: Remembering that the brothers created a foundation for exactly this kind of problem, John says they are going to do it despite complexities and complications. — 00:02:23
- 2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — ask: John: The project will cost around $100; Nerdfighters who want to contribute can do so at Brotherhood2.com. (hedged) — 00:02:53
- 2007-11-02 · November 2nd: John Green at the Young Author's Award — Hank is willing to help and thinks the brothers' foundation can cover the $100 train fare. (hedged) — 00:00:43
- 2007-11-05 · November 5th: John's Not Happy about Pakistan — John announces that the generosity of many Nerdfighters has raised enough money to bring the secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend together. — 00:01:46
- 2007-11-05 · November 5th: John's Not Happy about Pakistan — John: Though the couple has been basically outed on the forum, John will not name them until they agree; he says they are cuter than the animals on Cute with Chris. (playful) — 00:02:05
- 2011-11-02 · LECTROJOG! — John recalls that in Brotherhood 2.0 they created the Foundation to Decrease World Suck: people donated and the brothers gave the money to things like Save the Children and train fare for two Nerdfighters to meet. — 00:00:37