<s>
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mainly	O
online-based	O
community	O
subculture	O
that	O
originated	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
VlogBrothers	O
(	O
John	O
and	O
Hank	O
Green	O
)	O
rose	O
to	O
prominence	O
in	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
their	O
popularity	O
grew	O
,	O
so	O
did	O
coverage	O
on	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
followers	O
are	O
individually	O
known	O
as	O
Nerdfighters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
was	O
coined	O
when	O
John	O
saw	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
misread	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
Nerd	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
believe	O
in	O
fighting	O
world	O
suck	O
,	O
promoting	O
education	O
,	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
intellect	O
in	O
modern	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Green	O
brothers	O
have	O
collaborated	O
on	O
many	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
charitable	O
drive	O
,	O
Project	O
for	O
Awesome	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
VidCon	O
,	O
the	O
convention	O
focusing	O
on	O
topics	O
surrounding	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
digital	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
have	O
been	O
documented	O
by	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Hollywood	O
Reporter	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
following	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
millions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
online	O
collaborative	O
nature	O
:	O
forums	O
,	O
spinoff	O
blogs	O
,	O
meet-ups	O
,	O
and	O
charitable	O
events	O
have	O
been	O
spawned	O
by	O
its	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
club	O
was	O
founded	O
at	O
Auburn	O
University	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
members	O
have	O
stated	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
do	O
charity	O
work	O
with	O
The	O
Humane	O
Society	O
and	O
This	O
Star	O
Wo	O
n't	O
Go	O
Out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
subculture	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
force	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
The	O
Fault	O
in	O
Our	O
Stars	O
five	O
months	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
symbol	O
in	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
culture	O
is	O
a	O
double-handed	O
gesture	O
with	O
crossed	O
arms	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
hands	O
in	O
a	O
v-symbol	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Star	O
Trek	O
's	O
"	O
Vulcan	O
salute	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celebrities	O
such	O
as	O
actor	O
Benedict	O
Cumberbatch	O
and	O
Olympian	O
Jennifer	O
Pinches	O
have	O
been	O
documented	O
demonstrating	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
hand	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
symbol	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
"	O
gang	O
sign	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
salute	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
initialism	O
"	O
DFTBA	B-Application
"	O
,	O
standing	O
for	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Forget	O
To	O
Be	O
Awesome	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
motto	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
World	O
suck	O
"	O
is	O
another	O
word	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
vocabulary	O
,	O
which	O
refers	O
to	O
unfavorable	O
things	O
that	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
decrease	O
"	O
world	O
suck	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Greens	O
founded	O
a	O
charitable	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Nerdfighters	B-Application
collaborate	O
to	O
promote	O
social	O
activism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collaborative	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
meetups	O
,	O
sometimes	O
involving	O
the	O
Green	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Greens	O
held	O
an	O
event	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
turning	O
point	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Green	O
brothers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hank	O
recalled	O
the	O
event	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
he	O
could	O
sell	O
his	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
for	O
DFTBA	B-Application
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
added	O
to	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
comments	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
I	O
met	O
Rosianna	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
my	O
assistant	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
we	O
really	O
understood	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
nerdfighter	B-Application
gatherings	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
happened	O
at	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Public	O
Library	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
places	O
to	O
get	O
behind	O
my	O
novels	O
in	O
a	O
big	O
institution-wide	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
wow	O
,	O
what	O
an	O
important	O
day	O
in	O
our	O
lives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Hank	O
Green	O
began	O
an	O
annual	O
"	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
Census	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
is	O
the	O
involvement	O
with	O
charity	O
events	O
and	O
fan	O
activism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Events	O
such	O
as	O
Project	O
for	O
Awesome	O
,	O
have	O
allowed	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
involvement	O
with	O
charitable	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
work	O
closely	O
with	O
another	O
group	O
that	O
promotes	O
community	O
activism	O
,	O
the	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
and	O
HPA	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
raise	O
$	O
123,000	O
for	O
Partners	O
in	O
Health	O
,	O
enough	O
to	O
send	O
five	O
cargo	O
planes	O
to	O
Haiti	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Haiti	O
following	O
the	O
2010	O
earthquake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
are	O
the	O
third	O
largest	O
community	O
of	O
lenders	O
to	O
Kiva.org,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
which	O
helps	O
people	O
lacking	O
access	O
to	O
traditional	O
banking	O
systems	O
by	O
granting	O
loans	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
instances	O
of	O
micro	O
loans	O
from	O
Nerdfighters	B-Application
funding	O
entrepreneurs	O
in	O
developing	O
countries	O
have	O
been	O
documented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
44,000	O
Nerdfighters	B-Application
have	O
loaned	O
a	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
$20.2	O
million	O
,	O
ranking	O
#4	O
all-time	O
across	O
all	O
teams	O
on	O
Kiva.org	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exercising	O
the	O
interactive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
the	O
Greens	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
of	O
sorts	O
with	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
:	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
community	O
reach	O
over	O
$1	O
million	O
in	O
funds	O
donated	O
to	O
Kiva	O
before	O
the	O
Greens	O
reached	O
1,000	O
videos	O
on	O
their	O
VlogBrothers	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighters	B-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
feat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
is	O
Project	O
for	O
Awesome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
,	O
initially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
Power	O
Project	O
for	O
Awesome	O
"	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
occurred	O
annually	O
in	O
December	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
February	O
in	O
2022	O
;	O
the	O
2020	O
iteration	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
amounts	O
the	O
event	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
raise	O
,	O
Hank	O
has	O
stated	O
"	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
was	O
caught	O
pretty	O
off	O
guard	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
P4A	O
,	O
but	O
ever	O
since	O
then	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
hugely	O
supportive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Project	O
for	O
Awesome	O
,	O
people	O
post	O
videos	O
advocating	O
for	O
worthy	O
charities	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
votes	O
for	O
the	O
charities	O
they	O
believe	O
are	O
most	O
deserving	O
of	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
charity	O
drives	O
,	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
funding	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
AFC	O
Wimbledon	O
,	O
a	O
fourth-tier	O
football	O
club	O
in	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ad	O
revenue	O
from	O
John	O
's	O
videos	O
on	O
the	O
Green	O
brothers	O
 '	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
gaming	I-General_Concept
channel	O
,	O
Hankgames	O
,	O
go	O
to	O
sponsoring	O
and	O
supporting	O
the	O
football	O
club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
John	O
Green	O
became	O
an	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
club	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
the	O
Greens	O
 '	O
sponsorship	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
logo	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
DFTBA	B-Application
catchphrase	O
being	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
club	O
's	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esther	O
Earl	O
was	O
diagnosed	O
with	O
thyroid	O
cancer	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
before	O
her	O
death	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
developed	O
a	O
bond	O
with	O
the	O
VlogBrothers	O
and	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
would	O
be	O
involved	O
with	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
vlogging	O
personality	O
,	O
until	O
her	O
death	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
following	O
her	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
VlogBrothers	O
made	O
a	O
video	O
titled	O
Rest	O
In	O
Awesome	O
,	O
Esther	O
,	O
remembering	O
her	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
Nerdfighter	B-Application
community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
her	O
memory	O
alive	O
through	O
her	O
foundation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Esther	O
Day	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
celebrated	O
each	O
year	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Green	O
states	O
that	O
Esther	O
Day	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
important	O
holiday	O
in	O
Nerdfighteria	B-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Esther	O
,	O
herself	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
hero	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
