Winners and Winners and Ningmasters

2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17 — implied: date said in the video; uploaded 1 day later) · announcement · Hank · 4:00 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria · mode: Announcements · tags: community lore, self promotion

Hank announces the winners of his joke contest and of the anglerfish song title contest, then introduces the first Nerdfighter Ningmasters and their duties.

What is said

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

00:00:00 — Business: the 51 Jokes contest winner gets a signed CD; start of the anglerfish-song title decision (every-shirt gag)

★★ Hank gives away the signed copy of his CD to whoever told the best joke in the comments of the 51 Jokes video. — 00:00:00 · Jokes in four minutes
★ Hank says the first 2,000 or so jokes in the 51 Jokes comments held some excellent candidates, and reads two of them. — 00:00:00 · Jokes in four minutes
★★ Hank awards the CD to a viewer's 'my life is a joke' joke, saying he had read so many jokes he was ready for one that challenged the archetype of jokes. — 00:00:27

00:01:19 — Anglerfish song title chosen; the first Ningmasters announced with their roles and days

★★ Hank picks a viewer's long suggestion as the anglerfish song's full title, 'The Anglerfish song regarding the human mentality...'. — 00:01:19

“The Anglerfish song regarding the human mentality in respect to how to interpret perpetually felt emotions”
★ Hank expects everyone will probably just call it the Anglerfish Song, though the long version will be its full title. (hedged) — 00:01:19
★★★ Hank announces, for himself and John, that the Ningmasters have been selected. — 00:01:19 · Ningmaster, Nerdfighter Ning, John Green
★★ Tom becomes the Images Ningmaster: he will promote the good images submitted to the Ning and post the week's best images every Thursday. — 00:01:19 · Ningmaster, Nerdfighter Ning
★★ AmberTheAmberyOne will organise the forum and head Nerdfighter projects, featuring the best Nerdfighter videos on the Ning every Monday. — 00:02:04 · Nerdfighter Ning, Brotherhood 2.0 forum
★★ KatieMonster will be chat moderator and post whatever she wants on Wednesdays; Eric of Eric's Every New Day will be Tuesday's content promoter. — 00:02:04
★★ Sarah (Maddy's Grace), an English teacher, becomes books editor: she will promote book reviews on Fridays and help organise the Blurbing Book Club, which Hank admits they have completely neglected. — 00:02:33
★★ Three forum moderators, Panny (a supermod on a big Zelda forum), Jennafighter (with a Nerdfighter licence plate) and Chip (on the forum since its creation), will feature forum content on weekends. — 00:02:33 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum

00:03:26 — Benny Boo Boo's banana suit and a call for ideas; three-month Ningmaster terms; sign-off

★★ Hank says Ningmaster Benny Boo Boo has a banana suit and will do whatever they ask while wearing it, and asks viewers for suggestions in the comments. (playful) — 00:03:26 · Ningmaster
★★ Hank says each Ningmaster position lasts three months, after which people will be rotated in and out depending on circumstances. — 00:03:26 · Ningmaster

In the description and comments

★ The description says the video is not late: YouTube was undergoing maintenance. — video description · YouTube

Humor (significant)

A candidate joke: a rubber band pistol was confiscated during algebra class. — 00:00:00

“It was a weapon of math disruption.”
The winning joke: today I changed a light bulb, crossed the street and walked into a bar. — 00:00:27

“It was then that I realized my life is a joke.”
Stalling on the title decision, Hank puts on every shirt he owns and gets one stuck. — 00:01:19

“So now I know what it feels like for you to try and put on a medium shirt.”
Panny qualifies as a forum moderator because she supermods a gigantic Zelda forum. — 00:02:57

“I can't say that there's any better qualification for being a nerdfighting Ning Master than supermodding on a Zelda forum.”

Threads in this video

kept · Hank: send a free signed copy of his CD for his favourite joke posted within two days (2009) — Hank gives the signed copy of his CD to the viewer who posted his favourite joke in the 51 Jokes comments. (00:00:00) → refers to 51 Jokes (in Four Minutes)
result reported · Hank asks viewers to leave their favorite jokes in the comments (2008) — Hank reports that viewers posted some 2,000 jokes in the comments of the 51 Jokes video, with some excellent candidates. (00:00:00) → refers to 51 Jokes (in Four Minutes)
result reported · Hank asks viewers to suggest a title for his anglerfish song (2009) — Hank announces the viewer-suggested full title of the anglerfish song. (00:01:19)
kept · Hank: pick the best viewer title for the anglerfish song and link the suggester's channel (2009) — Hank picks the best suggested title, and the description links the winner's channel. (video description)
result reported · John asks Nerdfighters to apply to be Ningmasters with a Ning blog post (2009) — Hank announces that the Ningmasters have been selected from the applicants. (00:01:19)
milestone · Nerdfighter Ning: the community site launches (2008) — The first Ningmasters are appointed to run images, projects, chat, daily content, books and forum moderation on the Nerdfighter Ning. (00:01:19)
rule change · Nerdfighter Ning: the community site launches (2008) — Ningmaster positions are three-month terms, after which people are rotated in and out. (00:03:26)
asked · Hank asks viewers what Ningmaster Benny Boo Boo should do in his banana suit (2009) — Hank asks viewers to suggest in the comments what Benny Boo Boo should do in his banana suit. (00:03:26)
milestone · My Pants: the Brotherhood 2.0 forum (2007) — Three forum moderators, Panny (a supermod on a big Zelda forum), Jennafighter (with a Nerdfighter licence plate) and Chip (on the forum since its creation), will feature forum content on weekends. (00:02:33)
result reported · John asks Nerdfighters to post their creative work on the Ning as blog posts to be featured (2009) — Tom becomes the Images Ningmaster: he will promote the good images submitted to the Ning and post the week's best images every Thursday. (00:01:19)

Where the stories that moved here went next

Nerdfighter Ning: the community site launches (2008) — last documented in 2009 (looked back on in 2011)
Hank asks viewers to suggest a title for his anglerfish song (2009) — reported back; last: result reported, 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied)
John asks Nerdfighters to apply to be Ningmasters with a Ning blog post (2009) — reported back; last: thanks, 2009-09-12 (said on 2009-09-11, implied)
John asks Nerdfighters to post their creative work on the Ning as blog posts to be featured (2009) — reported back; last: reminder, 2009-03-24
Hank asks viewers to leave their favorite jokes in the comments (2008) — reported back; last: thanks, 2011-04-13
Hank: send a free signed copy of his CD for his favourite joke posted within two days (2009) — kept
Hank: pick the best viewer title for the anglerfish song and link the suggester's channel (2009) — kept
My Pants: the Brotherhood 2.0 forum (2007) — last documented in 2009 (looked back on in 2011)

Mentioned

Central: A Song About an Anglerfish · Nerdfighter Ning · Ningmaster

Also: People: AmberTheAmberyOne · Benny Boo Boo · Chip (community member, mentioned from 2009) · Eric · Jennafighter · KatieMonster · Ningmaster Tom · Panny · Sarah (community member, mentioned from 2009)

Projects: Blurbing Book Club · Brotherhood 2.0 forum (“in my pants”)

Works: So Jokes · The Legend of Zelda

Rituals: Jokes in four minutes

Terms: in your pants (“in my pants”)

Only in the description or credits: YouTube

Also centred on A Song About an Anglerfish: A Song About an Anglerfish · This Machine Pwns n00bs! · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall

Also centred on Ningmaster: Before Looking for Alaska… · Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters

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