Marshmalllow's 2017 bounty campaign against ralucakiss84 and the thread it filled
In January 2017 Marshmalllow asked high-level players to put 500k bounties on ralucakiss84. The thread ran to 288 replies of accusations and insults, and was moved to the Graveyard in October.
Involved: Marshmalllow [1673331] , ralucakiss84 [1899687] , Icy [2926] , xMrPink [221113] , FIN [527880] Helper and 3 more
A bounty drive posted as a money-making method
Marshmalllow [1673331] started the thread "a unique money making method" on 08 Jan 2017. The opening post called for players to be hired to place 500k bounties on ralucakiss84 [1899687] and to discuss the fee with Marshmalllow first.[1][2]
The thread drew 288 replies and 4,478 views from 57 different players. It is now locked and sits in the Graveyard board.[2]
The call, the replies and the counter-accusations
The opening post said high-level players (lvl 70 +) could bounty ralucakiss84 and get free defends if bounties came back. It said ralucakiss84 could not bounty ten people back, and that no reviver should revive ralucakiss84 for less than 2 M.[1]
Lonestar [1151936] replied that the target was worth 126bil and that bounties only work on players who travel a lot or have a small networth. Lonestar wrote that the only one losing was Marshmalllow. Participant claim[3]
ralucakiss84 replied on 09 Jan 2017 that they had mugged Marshmalllow twice, and denied trade mugging or cheating. ralucakiss84 said the money was left on hand at Marshmalllow's own risk. Participant claim[4]
ralucakiss84 alleged that old players confirmed Marshmalllow was a trade mugger in the beginning and now buy-mugs people. They also alleged Marshmalllow was fedded in the past for cheating. Allegation[4]
Marshmalllow alleged that ralucakiss84 cheated people out of money by cancelling trades, completing trades and mugging. Marshmalllow demanded that every mugged amount be returned, or ralucakiss84 would face bounties and hospital time. Allegation[5][6][7]
On 10 Jan 2017 Marshmalllow wrote that they did not care what it cost and were ready to spend more than ralucakiss84 did. They said they might check the stats again after another 6 months. Participant claim[8]
On 14 Jan 2017 ralucakiss84 called Marshmalllow a sick old man and an incapable bastard. ralucakiss84 alleged that Marshmalllow paid people to say bad things in Trade Chat, and denied cancelling trades or mugging people. Allegation[9]
ralucakiss84 also alleged that Marshmalllow paid people to rate the thread. Allegation[10]
Bystanders take sides or watch
Chibs [1957100] said they had traded with ralucakiss84 a few times and had always been treated fairly. Participant claim[11]
Icy [2926] wrote that anyone who makes a thread about a specific person cannot be upset when that person posts in it.[12]
4832848234 [2033904] said they could confirm both were buy muggers and disliked both as cheats. xMrPink [221113] called Marshmalllow a known buy mugger and, to their recollection, a scammer, and called the thread good entertainment. Allegation[13][14]
Rekker [1761] told the pair to sort out their own problems. Cesare [955996] asked Marshmalllow when they had last seen natural light. Alec [1782664] doubted ralucakiss84 would give up all their money.[15][16][17]
Staff edit, the Graveyard and later links
On 04 Oct 2017 a post under Marshmalllow's name was replaced with a staff edit. It read that there was no need for the harassment and that using personal information to cause distress would not be tolerated.[18]
FIN [527880] wrote the same day that the thread had been warned about staying on topic in the trading post forum. FIN wrote that it was going to the graveyard.[19]
The thread was later linked from other threads. On 06 Mar 2017 shaz1 [270923] asked in "Buy mugs.. not nice" whether Marshmalllow was a known buy mugger. On 01 Apr 2017 Kingstown [1957679] posted it as reading material in "Imma hop on the bandwagon!", a thread that named ralucakiss84 as a buy mugger.[20][21][22][23]
Timeline
- 8 Jan 2017 Marshmalllow opens the thread calling for 500k bounties on ralucakiss84.[1]
- 9 Jan 2017 ralucakiss84 replies, denying trade mugging and accusing Marshmalllow; Chibs, Icy, xMrPink and others post.[4][11][14]
- 10 Jan 2017 Marshmalllow says they will keep placing bounties whatever the cost. Participant claim[8]
- 14 Jan 2017 ralucakiss84 posts a further attack on Marshmalllow and denies cancelling trades.[9]
- 4 Oct 2017 A staff edit appears in the thread and FIN posts that it is going to the graveyard.[18][19]
Original sources 23
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Thread "a unique money making method" (Graveyard) ·
- Post by Lonestar [1151936] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by ralucakiss84 [1899687] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by ralucakiss84 [1899687] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by ralucakiss84 [1899687] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Chibs [1957100] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Icy [2926] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by 4832848234 [2033904] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by xMrPink [221113] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Rekker [1761] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Cesare [955996] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Alec [1782664] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by Marshmalllow [1673331] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by FIN [527880] in "a unique money making method" ·
- Post by shaz1 [270923] in "Buy mugs.. not nice" ·
- Post by Kingstown [1957679] in "Imma hop on the bandwagon!" ·
- Thread "Imma hop on the bandwagon!" (General Discussion) ·
- Thread "Buy mugs.. not nice" (General Discussion) ·
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