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Re: Vlog 6: Secret Siblinghood!

2007-08-16 · letter vlog · Hank · 2:36 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Internet & YouTube) · mode: Q&A & conversation · tags: community lore

In a video response, Hank thanks YouTuber Melissa (MelissaJenna) for becoming a nerdfighter and secret sibling and for a Nerdfighter Shrinky Dink, and welcomes her as a fellow new YouTube partner.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — First direct webcam upload; thanks Melissa for becoming a nerdfighter and a secret sibling; both becoming partners; feeling part of the YouTube community

  • ★ Hank says this is his first direct webcam upload ever, so he doesn't really know what he's doing. — 00:00:03
  • ★★★ Hank thanks Melissa for becoming a nerdfighter and a secret sibling, saying it's really cool to have such a high-profile user as a secret sibling. — 00:00:03 · Nerdfighteria, secret sibling
  • ★★ Hank is excited that Melissa is also becoming a YouTube partner, so he will know someone from YouTube on the upcoming partner conference call. — 00:00:03 · YouTube
  • ★★ Hank says he now feels part of the larger YouTube community, a 'big, amazing, crazy thing called YouTube'. (hedged) — 00:00:03 · YouTube

00:00:52 — Basement background; Hank holds a world map behind his head to look 'newsy'

00:01:22 — Thanks for the Nerdfighter Shrinky Dink; too old for YouTube; the crayons worked; her upcoming song; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank thanks Melissa for a cute little Nerdfighter Shrinky Dink she made him; he remembers Shrinky Dinks. — 00:01:22
  • ★ Hank thinks he may have had Ninja Turtle Shrinky Dinks as a kid. (hedged) — 00:01:22
  • ★ Hank tells Melissa that if she thinks she's too old for YouTube, he is way too old, being three or four years older. (playful) — 00:01:46 · YouTube
  • ★★ Hank expected crayon colours on a Shrinky Dink to melt into a burned blob, but it worked well and proved him wrong. (playful) — 00:01:46
  • ★★ Hank looks forward to Melissa's Current Affairs Nerdfighter song, or seeing it 'in my pants', and will keep watching her videos if she keeps watching his. — 00:01:46 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum, in your pants

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Central: MelissaJenna · secret sibling · Shrinky Dinks

Also: Brotherhood 2.0 forum (“in my pants”) · in your pants (“in my pants”) · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · YouTube · YouTube Partner Program

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