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Hank's wall posters: a different poster behind Hank in every video (2011)

project history · status: last documented in 2011 · last event: rule change (2011-12-21)

Hank keeps a poster on the wall behind him in his videos: from April 2011 a new one in every video, and from December 2011 each video's poster went to its most interesting comment.

Punishments and asks under this rule: Hank asks viewers to check out the P4A 2011 eBay auction items at projectforawesome.com (2011)

About: Hank's wall poster

date event what video
2011-04-22 rule change Hank, who has been rotating posters for a while, sets a rule: a new poster behind him in every video; the first commenter to name it gets nothing. 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You) 00:01:34
2011-09-28 milestone Since Alex Day has no poster and said in his recent video people could put his vinyl album on the wall, Hank has done that. (playful) Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking 00:00:29
2011-12-16 milestone Viewers can check out items soon to be auctioned on eBay via projectforawesome.com, including the posters from Hank's wall over the last six months, sold individually. Project for Awesome Logistics 00:01:45
2011-12-21 rule change Hank, who has had a different poster on his wall every day for about a year and auctioned them for P4A, now sends each video's wall poster to its most interesting comment, judged by him within about 24 hours. 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! 00:02:33

What is said about it

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

  • 2011-04-22 · 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You) — announcement: Hank, who has been rotating his wall posters for a while, will now show a new poster in every video; the first comment naming it wins nothing. — 00:01:34
  • 2011-12-16 · Project for Awesome Logistics — announcement: Hank commits to personalizing each poster and sending it to the person who gets it. — 00:01:45
  • 2011-12-16 · Project for Awesome Logistics — announcement: Hank is not sure, but thinks the posters will be sold at a straight flat price. (hedged) — 00:01:45
  • 2011-12-21 · 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! — announcement: Hank: New thing: the poster on the wall in each video will go to that video's most interesting comment, judged by Hank in the first 24 hours or so; the winner gets a YouTube message and sends an address. — 00:02:33
  • 2011-12-26 · Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail — Hank shows the most interesting comment from the last video, but notes there is no poster in this video, so viewers should leave an interesting comment anyway. — 00:01:27
  • 2011-12-30 · How to Tip Properly — Hank asks for the most interesting comment, which wins his Winnie the Pooh wall poster (the 'Pooster'). (playful) — 00:03:30