July 3: Decepticons

2007-07-03 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:50 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture) · mode: Announcements · tags: community lore, civic or action cta

Answering John's nerdfighter scheme, Hank praises how fast nerdfighters fund Kiva loans, welcomes new nerdfighters and asks them to comment and send in things bearing the word 'nerdfighter'; he then judges 'Decepticons' a good name for nerdfighters' enemies because, unlike most supervillains, they work as a team.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Greeting; tired of the odd days; filming on the porch swing

• ★ Hank asks how long he will be on the odd days, says he is tired of them, and films on the porch swing, so he keeps moving. — 00:00:12

00:00:25 — John's nerdfighter scheme: Kiva loans funded at once; more nerdfighters, senior executives, no longer nits; comment, forum, rate; send in things with the word 'nerdfighter'

• ★★★ Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. (playful) — 00:00:37 · Brotherhood 2.0, Nerdfighteria
• ★ Hank says people are really excited about the Kiva lending idea, which he thinks they should be. (hedged) — 00:00:49
• ★★ Agreeing with John that there could be more nerdfighters, Hank welcomes the new senior executive nerdfighters and is sure there will be projects for them soon. — 00:00:54 · senior executive nerdfighter, Nerdfighteria
• ★★ Hank tells viewers that anyone who has seen more than one episode of Brotherhood 2.0 is no longer a nit but a nerdfighter. — 00:01:04 · nit, Brotherhood 2.0
• ★★ Hank asks nerdfighters to comment more, come to the forum ('my pants') and rate the videos on YouTube. (playful) — 00:01:10 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, YouTube
• ★★★ Recalling fans' nerdfighter knuckles, an Easter egg and driveway chalk, Hank asks nerdfighters to do things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in, likely to appear on the show. — 00:01:17 · nerdfighter, Nerdfighteria

00:01:51 — Decepticons: Transformers villains; supervillains usually work alone (Dr. Claw, Shredder, Mumm-Ra, Skeletor); a good name for nerdfighters' enemies; sign-off

• ★★ Hank points out that John did not make up 'Decepticon': Decepticons are Transformers, the enemies of the Autobots. — 00:01:54 · Decepticon
• ★★★ Hank first wanted a better supervillain team, but found supervillains almost always work alone with henchmen (Dr. Claw, Shredder, Mumm-Ra, Skeletor); the Decepticons are an exception. — 00:02:01 · Decepticon
• ★★★ Because the enemies of nerdfighters operate in teams without henchmen, Hank thinks 'Decepticons' is, so far, a pretty good name for them. (hedged) — 00:02:34 · Decepticon

Threads in this video

• result reported · John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007) — Hank reports that a new Kiva loan Brotherhood 2.0 sponsored was fully funded by nerdfighters almost at once. (00:00:37)
• callback · John's nerdfighter ranks: Decepticons, nerdfighters, nits and mass promotions (2007) — Hank welcomes the new senior executive nerdfighters and tells regular viewers they are no longer nits but nerdfighters. (00:00:59)
• callback · 'In your pants' suffix game (2007) — Hank says he'd like to see viewers 'in my pants', meaning the forum. (00:01:10)
• asked · Hank asks Nerdfighters to comment more, join the forum and rate the videos on YouTube (2007) — Hank asks nerdfighters to comment more, come to the forum and rate the videos on YouTube. (00:01:10)
• asked · Hank asks Nerdfighters to make things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in (2007) — Hank asks nerdfighters to advertise themselves and do things with the word 'nerdfighter' (like knuckles, an Easter egg, driveway chalk) and send them in for the show. (00:01:31)
• reminder · John asks Nerdfighters to recruit more nerdfighters and more Kiva lenders (2007) — Agreeing with John that more nerdfighters would be a good thing, Hank tells viewers to advertise themselves as nerdfighters. (00:01:39)
• result reported · John asks what the opposite of a nerdfighter is (2007) — Answering John's choice of 'Decepticon' for the nerdfighters' enemy, Hank concludes it is so far a pretty good name, since the Decepticons are a team. (00:02:41)
• kept · Hank: link his Kiva borrower on Brotherhood2.com so viewers complete her loan (2007) — Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. (00:00:37)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• Hank asks Nerdfighters to make things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in (2007) — reported back; last: result reported, 2007-07-06
• John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007) — reported back; last: reminder, 2015-12-08
• John asks what the opposite of a nerdfighter is (2007) — reported back; last: reminder, 2009-12-27
• Hank: link his Kiva borrower on Brotherhood2.com so viewers complete her loan (2007) — kept

Mentioned

Central: Decepticon

Also: Projects: Brotherhood 2.0 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum

Works: Transformers

Organizations: Kiva · YouTube

Rituals: Alternating days

Terms: in your pants · nerdfighter · nit · senior executive nerdfighter

Characters: Autobot · Dr. Claw · Mumm-Ra · Shredder · Skeletor

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