"An AOW War that didn't time out": a faction forum thread bumped for six months
In April 2016 TheHoneyBadger started a thread mocking MarlonBrando and AOW over a war. It drew 217 replies, jokes from a Torn officer, and was bumped again in October.
Involved: TheHoneyBadger [1510489] , MarlonBrando [1337797] , mug [553318] Committee , CindyFury [345050] , KickRocks [1030718] and 3 more
A thread built to be bumped
TheHoneyBadger [1510489] opened "An AOW War that didn't time out" in Faction Discussion on 20 Apr 2016. The post held two images and one line saying they would keep the thread bumped in hopes that Brando feels shame and cries.[1][2]
The opening post collected 90 likes and 12 dislikes. By the archive's last fetch the thread had 217 replies and 4,552 views, with 45 different players posting.[1][2]
Mockery and a reply
Hank [1732212] wrote that AoW was busy having a training break and that JFA clearly took advantage of the situation. The post received 26 likes.[3]
MimeFaceKiller [1518389] wrote that the declarer had turned up without an army and that a faction of one was not good for anything. In another post they asked whether the poster was admitting to being a waste of time and energy.[4][5]
MarlonBrando [1337797] answered that the thread starter had only wasted time, and gave the sum 219x25=5,475 energy and cash. The post drew 12 likes and 71 dislikes.[6]
CindyFury [345050] wrote that MarlonBrando had said they would single handily make JFK lose their next war, and suggested they join the general to make a pair. Participant claim[7]
The officer joins in
mug [553318], a Torn officer/committee member, posted mock AOW recruiting text on 20 Apr 2016, ending with "HOORAH". They also posted a Box of Tissues message sent to MarlonBrando, and an event log of attacks involving CindyFury and Z_junior. Joke[8][9][10]
MarlonBrando posted again on 27 Jun 2016, calling JFA pathetic and adding an insult about the reader's mother. That post drew 5 likes and 65 dislikes. On 29 Jun 2016 they told another poster to stay off AOW's private headquarters island.[11][12]
Summer replies
Weeman [506086] wrote on 28 Jun 2016 that AoW didn't make it to the second beta. RonBurgundy [71545] wrote on 29 Jun 2016 that they were enjoying a map free from AOW's domination. Joke[13][14]
Donandres [1512694] posted on 08 Jul 2016 a log line showing MarlonBrando bought 1 x Plastic Sword from their bazaar for $2,500, and warned that AOW was preparing for war. Joke[15]
PMV [1577993] posted on 17 Jul 2016 what appeared to be a stat result for MarlonBrando, level 67, with a total of 312,081,344, followed by filler text and the words "art of war hoorah".[16]
KickRocks [1030718] wrote on 25 Jul 2016 that they all could agree JamesBond/MarlonBrando was a complete knob. They asked whether the thread would sit at the top of the faction forums forever.[17]
Bumps and later links
On 28 Jun 2016 MarlonBrando started a thread in Graveyard titled "[VOTE] Add Art of War (AOW) in Beta2.0 Territories". Scruffy [1835702] linked to this thread there the same day.[18][19]
Scott [227119] wrote on 28 Sep 2016 that posters were just feeding "this guy". TheHoneyBadger bumped the thread on 06 Oct 2016, writing that territories were near and it was time to remind Brando the AOW faction still sucked. That was the last post.[2][20][21]
PMV linked to the thread on 28 Mar 2017 in a thread of favourite forum posts. On 08 Jul 2017 Nova [1570883] linked to it in "Can someone explain the AOW hate", writing "JFA beat you...".[22][23][24]
Timeline
- 20 Apr 2016 TheHoneyBadger opens the thread; MarlonBrando answers with the 5,475 energy sum.[1][6]
- 27 Jun 2016 MarlonBrando calls JFA pathetic in the thread.[11]
- 28 Jun 2016 MarlonBrando starts a thread to vote AOW into Beta 2.0 Territories; Scruffy links this thread there.[18][19]
- 17 Jul 2016 PMV posts a stat result for MarlonBrando.[16]
- 6 Oct 2016 TheHoneyBadger posts the final bump.[21]
- 8 Jul 2017 Nova links the thread in "Can someone explain the AOW hate".[23]
Original sources 24
- Post by TheHoneyBadger [1510489] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Thread "An AOW War that didn't time out" (Faction Discussion) ·
- Post by Hank [1732212] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by MimeFaceKiller [1518389] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by MimeFaceKiller [1518389] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by MarlonBrando [1337797] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by CindyFury [345050] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by MarlonBrando [1337797] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by MarlonBrando [1337797] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by Weeman [506086] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by RonBurgundy [71545] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by Donandres [1512694] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by PMV [1577993] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by KickRocks [1030718] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Thread "[VOTE] Add Art of War (AOW) in Beta2.0 Territories" (Graveyard) ·
- Post by Scruffy [1835702] in "[VOTE] Add Art of War (AOW) in Beta2.0 Territories" ·
- Post by Scott [227119] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by TheHoneyBadger [1510489] in "An AOW War that didn't time out" ·
- Post by PMV [1577993] in "Link your favorite forum posts of ALL TIME" ·
- Post by Nova [1570883] in "Can someone explain the AOW hate" ·
- Thread "Can someone explain the AOW hate" (Faction Discussion) ·
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