John's Kiva deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the 1,000th vlogbrothers video, viewers may challenge both brothers to clear their outstanding punishments (2012)
project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2012-08-31) · last mentioned: 2014-07-18
In August 2012 John offered Nerdfighteria a deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reached $1 million before the brothers' 1,000th video, viewers could challenge both brothers. Within days the million was loaned, and each brother ended up with two punishments.
Part of: Bank of Nerdfighteria: the Nerdfighters' Kiva lending team
Parts: John: outstanding 2012 Kiva-deal punishment, ultimately an inkless tattoo (2012–2015) · Hank: his punishment owed under the 2012 Kiva deal, performed as the science of pain (2012)
Later, under the same rule: John: punishment for accidentally CC'ing Hank on an email (2007) · Hank's 2007 punishment voted by viewers (for textual communication) · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest Hank's punishment for his email slip (2007) · Hank: embarrassing moment sock puppet theater (2007 punishment) · Hank asks Nerdfighters for punishment ideas after the brothers' instant-message slip (2007) · John asks Hank to help pick John's punishment on the forum (2007) · Hank: recreate his goth photo as punishment (2007) · John: do a half-naked dance in a golden bow tie as punishment (2007) · Hank asks John to clarify Hank's punishment by Friday (2007) · John asks viewers to suggest a song for his punishment dance (2007) · John: eat a blenderized Happy Meal, wax a leg and lick a cat, for a textual communication (2007) · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for Hank (2007) · Hank: eat a blenderized Christmas meal or give a one-hour public concert, as voted by Nerdfighters (2007) · John asks Nerdfighters to vote between two punishments for Hank (2007) · John: punishment for missing the Question Tuesday deadline (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for John and Hank (2008) · Hank: punishment for losing the Peeps contest and a video over four minutes (2008) · John: a video every day for a week, as punishment for his week and a half without videos (2008) · Hank: punishment for his over-four-minute 'Eight Days of Awesome' video (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for passing Oprah (2008) · John and Hank: Brotherhood 2.1, the Nerdfighters' punishment for passing Oprah (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to vote for their favourite punishment options for passing Oprah (2008) · Hank asks viewers to vote on whether he should be punished for his late video (2008) · John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video (2008) · Hank: dress as Carrie Bradshaw, punishment for his 4:16 video (2008) · Hank asks viewers for suggestions for his punishment for the 4:16 video (2008) · John asks viewers to vote on whether he should be punished for his late Sunday video (May 2009) · Hank asks viewers to post punishment ideas for John's missed video (June 2009) · John: eat a viewer-voted fat sandwich for missing his Sunday video (2009) · Hank asks Nerdfighters to vote on the recipe for John's Carl's Jr. punishment (2009) · John: ride the Frog Hopper, punishment for Nerdfighters finding Gus Is a Bug (2009) · John asks Nerdfighters to suggest and vote on Hank's punishment (2009) · Hank: 15 hours in the Missoula Target for his 4:02 video (2009) · Hank asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for John (2009) · Hank asks viewers to suggest and vote on punishments for the brothers on YouTube Moderator (2010) · John: Fitness for Nerds workout video, punishment for a missed video (2010) · Hank: do a YouTube-style makeup tutorial by September 1 (2010) · Nerdfighters asked to suggest punishments for John's skipped Wednesday video and the Helen Hunt punishments (May 2011) · John: punishment for not posting a video on Wednesday (May 2011) · John: punishment earned by Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see Hank's Helen Hunt video (2011) · Hank: punishment earned by Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see his Helen Hunt video (2011) · Hank asks Nerdfighters to suggest gross ingredients for John's punishment sandwiches (June 2011) · Hank: punishment for missing a video (August 2011) · John asks viewers to suggest a replacement for his sandwich punishment, for Hank to pick (2011) · Live Question Tuesday at Carnegie Hall: electric shock for whoever is talking when time runs out (2012) · John: surprise punishment from Hank that will 'strike when he least expects it' (2012) · John asks Nerdfighters for punishment ideas in case Hank misses his VidCon-week Friday video (2012) · John and Hank: a week of Brotherhood 2.0-style daily vlogs as punishment (2012) · Grace Helbig: punished for an over-four-minute guest video (2013) · John: punishment for his over-four-minute health-insurance video, ruled not educational by Our Pants (2013) · John asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions in comments (2013) · John asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions for Hank in the comments (2014) · Hank asks viewers to suggest John's punishment in the comments (2014) · John asks Hank to name the punishment John owes (2014) · John asks viewers for tattoo ideas for his inkless tattoo punishment, in comments (2015) · John: punishment for his over-four-minute P4A 2015 video (2015) · John asks Nerdfighteria whether they will really punish him for his over-four-minute video on refugee camps in Ethiopia (2015) · Hank: punishment for his over-four-minute tenth-anniversary video, to be performed live at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria (2016) · John asks Nerdfighters for suggestions for Hank's NerdCon: Nerdfighteria punishment in comments (2017) · John asks viewers, by survey, to grant him three weeks of unpunished vacation per year (2018) · Hank: a makeup challenge in a shock collar as punishment (2018) · Hank: punishment for accidentally uploading an over-four-minute Hank's Channel video to Vlogbrothers (2019)
Told alongside: Hank asks viewers to join the Nerdfighteria Kiva lending team so it becomes the biggest group (2012)
About: Bank of Nerdfighteria, Kiva, Punishment
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-28 | launched | John offers Nerdfighteria a deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the brothers' 1,000th video, viewers may challenge both brothers; they do the challenges and the slate is cleared; otherwise the outstanding punishments are wiped. | In Which the Candle Dies 00:01:56 |
| 2012-08-31 | outcome | Hank reports that Nerdfighteria beat John's goal: $1 million raised for Kiva before Hank even made a video promoting it. | Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes 00:03:02 |
| 2014-07-18 | looked back | Hank recounts John's October 28 bet: $1 million in Kiva loans before 1,000 videos would double the brothers' punishments; Nerdfighteria loaned it, so each had two, and one each was cleared by six videos in a week. | EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! 00:03:17 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — In the description John notes he has clearly underestimated Nerdfighteria again, beside the link to the Nerdfighter Kiva group. — video description
- 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — John says both brothers have outstanding punishments they haven't done because punishments suck, which he calls a roadblock in their relationship. (playful) — 00:01:56
- 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — announcement: John's deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the brothers reach 1,000 videos, Nerdfighteria can challenge both; they will do the challenges and the slate is cleared. — 00:01:56
- 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — announcement: John: If the goal is missed before 1,000 videos, the punishment slate is wiped clean; the brothers might make videos more often to avoid punishment; John makes the rules as older brother. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:26
- 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — Hank says that on October 28, 2012, with both brothers owing punishments for reasons he can't find, John bet Nerdfighteria: reach 1,000 videos before $1 million in Kiva loans and the punishments are wiped, otherwise doubled. — 00:03:17
- 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — Hank: Nerdfighteria loaned the million dollars, so each brother had two punishments; they cleared one by making six videos in a week, three each, leaving one punishment each. — 00:03:34