John invites Nerdfighters to write and rewrite Omnictionary (2008)
ask · status: reported back · last event: reminder (2008-06-19) · owner: John
In May 2008 John invited Nerdfighters to write for Omnictionary and rewrite its story as they saw fit. By the end of the month he reported a lot of activity there, with Nerdfighters writing a novel in wiki form.
Part of: Omnictionary: the brothers' wiki as a user-created novel (2008)
Told alongside: John asks Nerdfighters what he can do for them (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters for questions for two Question Tuesdays in one week (May 2008) · John's proposal to say 'jokes' instead of 'cool' (2007) · John: do ten of the Nerdfighters' requests in a video filmed that weekend (2008)
About: Omnictionary (website)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-19 | asked | John invites Nerdfighters to write for Omnictionary and rewrite its story as they see fit. | Three Things 00:03:13 |
| 2008-05-30 | result reported | John reports a lot of interesting activity on Omnictionary, where Nerdfighters are writing a novel in wiki form. | The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) 00:02:19 |
| 2008-06-19 | reminder | John notes that in recent weeks they have asked a lot of Nerdfighters: money for Daniel Biss, Tetris pieces, T-shirt ideas and a collaboratively written novel. | Memo to the Fourteenth Century (and to the Tobians) 00:03:17 |
What is said about it
2 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-05-19 · Three Things — ask: John officially opens Omnictionary to the world and invites viewers to rewrite the story as they see fit, calling it a jokes opportunity for writers. — 00:03:13
- 2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — John says Nerdfighters on Omnictionary are writing a novel wiki-style; the wished-for Nerdfighter encyclopedia is a good idea, but not for Omnictionary. (hedged) — 00:02:19