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John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video (2008)

ask · status: reported back · last event: result reported (2008-10-24) · owner: John

In October 2008 John asked Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his video that ran past four minutes. Hank conceded the video was technically too long, and John told him he was getting punished.

Told alongside: Hank: dress as Carrie Bradshaw, punishment for his 4:16 video (2008)

About: Punishment, Four-minute rule

date event what video
2008-10-22 asked John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video without a montage. → refers to Lonesome Cloud Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. 00:03:09
2008-10-24 result reported Hank indicates the Nerdfighters' vote went against him: he can see 'their point', and the skit Hanks agree they are now getting punished. (playful) Talking to Myself 00:00:00
2008-10-24 result reported John tells Hank he is getting punished, the outcome of John's vote on whether Hank should be punished. (playful) Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! 00:00:00

What is said about it

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

  • 2008-10-22 · Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. — John notes Hank's previous video was 4 minutes 16 seconds long and expects a 'weird semantic argument' against being punished. (playful) — 00:00:36
  • 2008-10-22 · Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. — John says Hank's 4:16 video contained no montage, which is clearly against the rules. — 00:02:00
  • 2008-10-22 · Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. — Hank: On the phone Hank argues his video was 3 minutes 50 seconds; the rest was black space because the song ran longer than the video track. (playful) — 00:02:32
  • 2008-10-24 · Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! — John tells Hank he is being punished by having to do something he once agreed to: dress as Carrie Bradshaw for the Sex and the City movie, at home since it has left theaters. (playful) — 00:00:00