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Hank asks viewers to sign up for a one-time secret mailing list by Saturday night (August 2012)

ask · status: reported back · last event: thanks (2012-08-28) · owner: Hank

In August 2012 Hank asked viewers to sign up by Saturday night for a one-time secret mailing list. A week later it turned out to be John's birthday present, a picture made of over 5,000 Nerdfighters doing the Nerdfighter sign, and John thanked everyone who sent in photos.

Part of: Happy John Day 2012 edition: Nerdfighters' photo-mosaic birthday present for John

Parts: Hank: use the secret mailing list only once or twice, then delete it (2012)

About: Nerdfighter photo mosaic of the brothers (John's 2012 birthday present)

date event what video
2012-08-17 asked Hank asks viewers to sign up by Saturday (18 August 2012) night (18 August 2012) for a one-time-use mailing list about a secret upcoming important date. Open Letter to the Wizards 00:03:19
2012-08-24 result reported Hank presents the birthday present made of over 5,000 Nerdfighters doing the Nerdfighter sign, the outcome of his secret one-time mailing list ask. Happy Birthday John Green! 00:00:00
2012-08-28 thanks John thanks Nerdfighters for submitting so many pictures and Hank for turning them into him (the birthday mosaic). In Which the Candle Dies 00:02:26

What is said about it

4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2012-08-17 · Open Letter to the Wizards — announcement: The description links the Secret Mailing List and says it will be used only once or twice and then deleted. — video description
  • 2012-08-17 · Open Letter to the Wizards — ask: Hank: Hinting at a secret important date coming soon, Hank asks viewers to sign up for a one-time-use mailing list by Saturday (18 August 2012) night, when the email goes out; helping is little work. — 00:03:09
  • 2012-08-24 · Happy Birthday John Green! — Hank and the Nerdfighters give John a birthday present: a picture of the brothers at VidCon 2011 made up of over 5,000 Nerdfighters doing the Nerdfighter sign. — 00:00:00
  • 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — John thanks Nerdfighters for submitting so many pictures of themselves and Hank for turning those pictures into John. — 00:02:26