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» News for January 2013
Posted by Claws Day 104, Year 3 (31st Jan 13) @ 19:47:07
IST The referral contest ends tonight! These are the best prizes we have ever given out in a referral contest. You have a little over 5 hours left to rack up as many referrals as you can.     1st Place: Account Upgrade: 12 Months + 12000IC & 6 TC ($90 Value)
2nd Place: Account Upgrade: 6 Months + 4500 IC & 2 Treasure Chests ($45 Value)
3rd Place: 10 Pet Slots Key + Custom Avatar
4th Place: Christmas Snow Jar
5th Place: Zabeu Totem
6th - 10th Place: 100,000 IP! Go to Personal > Referrals, to find your referral link. The main referral page shows the top ten referrers of this month; that will show your placing. So far the placing looks like this: 1: Coffin (22) 2: Wonderrabbit (14) 3: valhalla (10) 4: cowpro (9) 5: Kashmir (9) 6: dianosaur (3) 7: Mobian (3) 8: cutecat (3) 9: SableFawn (2) 10: Shawn (2) Make an attempt to move in or move up in ranking with these final hours.
Posted by Claws Day 102, Year 3 (29th Jan 13) @ 13:48:38
IST  Thanks to the amazing work of art from Hornbuckle, by the request of Nyssa as a gift to her friend Irissa, we present to you with great pleasure the Love Ridix!  Love Ridix Morphing Potion is stocking Super Rare in the Snow Jar Igloo, try your hand at restocking one if you're lucky enough to see one! Alternatively it is available for purchase in the ICE Shop for 950 IceCash!
Posted by autobot Day 100, Year 3 (27th Jan 13) @ 01:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by FrogPoppy. They received 5,567,400 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch  | First Place, with a score of 429:
kid
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 | Second Place, with a score of 409:
roar
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Ice Breaker  | First Place, with a score of 766:
Remlyn
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 | Third Place, with a score of 443:
deneze44 |
Ice Snake  | Second Place, with a score of 245:
holla
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Jar Match  | Second Place, with a score of 319:
Tokcando
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Red vs Blue  | First Place, with a score of 92:
Tokcando
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 | Second Place, with a score of 88:
Manu
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 | Third Place, with a score of 76:
Wayne |
Survivor  | First Place, with a score of 210:
TANNA
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 | Second Place, with a score of 206:
okamiden
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 | Third Place, with a score of 200:
Coffin |
Posted by Nate Day 98, Year 3 (25th Jan 13) @ 21:39:02
IST We have had a new Pet Artist join the IcePets team. Say a big welcome to roar! We would like to say a big thank you to all the artists that applied for positions. We look forward to seeing some fantastic art work from roar in the near future!
Posted by Hornbuckle Day 97, Year 3 (24th Jan 13) @ 21:52:54
IST All the current Custom Avatars are complete!! Many thanks and much applause go to one of our lovely avatar artists! The following delightful pixels were done by Read, so be sure to send lots of love her way. ^-^  This creepy killer of a teddy bear is for Sablefawn! Enjoy scaring all the newbies on the forums with this one, my dear...  Looks like Tokcando got into the spirit of Pinata Mania with this smashing avvie!  Eeep! What cute and cuddly spider (yet spooky, I must admit) avatar for Luventas!  Aim for the moon and you will land among stars...a very nice avvie for Plasmastar.  Pretty sure I much rather see the angelic side of ya, my dear HybridTheory... Enjoy!  Meh...Looks like Mellie has got herself a melonchkjhdfjsh makoat...be sure hug that rascal! That is all for avatars for now. We hope you enjoy them and look forward to bringing you even more! And one more time, a BIG THANKS TO READ!
Posted by Nate Day 96, Year 3 (23rd Jan 13) @ 23:15:05
IST    These pinatas are now available in quests as part of their random reward pool! They will be removed at the end of January, so get questing!  We have noticed that most Gold Account purchases occur during the last week of each month. In light of this, we are offering these users a FREE Wonder Zapper with every Gold Account purchased. To receive your (free!) Wonder Zapper (Worth 1,400IC), simply send a Private Message to Nate after you have made your Gold Account Purchase! This promotion will run only for the last week of January. Please Note: You will need to purchase a Gold Account from this page to receive your free gift. Purchasing a Gold Account from another user will not entitle you to a free Wonder Zapper Disclaimer: This promotion will run from the time posted on this news post, until the time on the news post when I post This promotion has ended. Any sales made outside of this time frame will not receive a Wonder Zapper.
Posted by Speedie Day 96, Year 3 (23rd Jan 13) @ 14:59:26
IST   You lookin at me!? Why of course not, m'dear!Yes, the Woodland Makoat and Prankster Wulfer have both been very finely tuned, and are now ready for release!! Who requested these lovelies? Nexinhah is to credit for the Woodland Makoat, modeled after the pygmy goat, and of course Kahvi is the one to request the Prankster Wulfer. ((Did anyone not see that coming? ;D)) Both of these magnificent beasts were drawn by the one and only, Hornbuckle!! How to get? You may obtain a Woodland Makoat by getting your hands on the brand spanking new...  Woodland Makoat Morphing Potion!! Also drawn by Hornbuckle!It is available in the Snow Jar Igloo if you manage to snag it...If not, we've also made it available in the I.C.E. Shop, for those of you who can't wait. As for the Prankster Wulfer? You'll need to stalk Alyson in Sugar Rush in hopes of getting a Prankster Pie. Just smash your Wulfer in the face with this magical pie and he'll become a prankster at heart. ^_^  Thank you so much, Nexinhah and Kahvi for the generous requests, and thank you Hornbuckle for the always stunning art. ^_^ Is that it? Yeah, that's it. Wait no it's not. If you manage to get your hands on one of these Morphing Potions, ((Or any Morphing Potion/Snow Jar)) you may notice a little pop up when you go to use it. This is to ensure you don't accidentally morph the wrong Pet. Because of this little safety measure, we will no longer be reversing the effects of accidental morphings. Please always double check the correct Pet is active before morphing him/her!!
Posted by Hornbuckle Day 95, Year 3 (22nd Jan 13) @ 22:14:25
IST It was almost neck and neck, each winner only one vote off from the other. And so many entries! I do not know how anyone could decide! But you all did. Now meet the winners! FIRST PLACEEntry 23 - Gervasio!  You have won:   and 100,000 IP! SECOND PLACEEntry 15 - Jotynn!  You have won:   and 50,000 IP! THIRD PLACEEntry 8 - Tilas!  You have won:   and 25,000 IP! A big thank you to each and every one of you who participated and voted! Give lots of hugs to the winners and even bigger hugs to those who did not win but submitted such amazing entries. Keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!
Posted by Nate Day 94, Year 3 (21st Jan 13) @ 22:08:11
IST  Nominations are now open!The winner will be announced on the first of February and receive this exclusive secret avatar as well as 50,000 iP!  We are looking for someone who has really made a good impression on users and the community. Someone who is helpful, active on the forums, generous, and just goes that extra mile! To enter your Nomination, simply use the new Member of the Month page. (We are looking for a permanent home for the link!) Nominations will automatically close on January 27th at 23:59! Please remember that you are unable to nominate yourself, a member who has won MotM in the past, or a staff member. Staff decision is final.
Posted by autobot Day 93, Year 3 (20th Jan 13) @ 01:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by Mellie. They received 4,594,500 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch | Second Place, with a score of 408:
Korn
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 | Third Place, with a score of 399:
roar |
Ice Breaker | First Place, with a score of 448:
deneze44
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| Third Place, with a score of 394:
Matt1994 |
Ice Snake Jar Match | Second Place, with a score of 333:
Korn
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 | Third Place, with a score of 318:
Kashmir |
Red vs Blue | First Place, with a score of 90:
Manu
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| Second Place, with a score of 83:
Wayne
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| Third Place, with a score of 72:
Tokcando |
Survivor | First Place, with a score of 220:
Manu
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| Second Place, with a score of 199:
roar
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Posted by Hornbuckle Day 92, Year 3 (19th Jan 13) @ 22:21:21
IST There are a few reminders! Coloring Contest You only have a few hours to get your votes in! That's right, at midnight IST the voting booth will close! So PM Hornbuckle with your three (3) choices and I will tally them up. After midnight, I will NOT be accepting any more votes.  Click HERE to see the entries! Pinata Mania On January 20th the game will be going offline, with the LAST GAME taking place at 6pm IST! So get your last poppings in! Referral Contest We are also currently holding a Referral Contest with some really cool prizes! It will be ending at the end of this month. Happy Saturday!!!
Posted by Nate Day 91, Year 3 (18th Jan 13) @ 18:53:55
IST Today we are announcing our new Moderators and Editors (Artists to be announced)! Unfortunately, I have not been able to respond to each application individually, however this news will clarify who the new staff members will be. Do not be disappointed if you have not been chosen. We had ALOT of applications and unfortunately we had to make some very tough decisions of who to choose to come onto the staff team. The new staff members are: Lycan - Moderator Osteology - Moderator Tokcando - Moderator SaraDelaney - Chief Editor Luventas - Editor Pom - Editor We hope you will join us in saying a big congratulations to all 6 of them as they start in their new role! When IcePets expands further, we will seek to hire more staff, so those who did not get these positions, please apply again in the future! ============= New Avatar Shade requested this ancient avatar for you to unlock! It was drawn by Read! (Thanks Shade and Read!) =============== Bloghttp://blog.icepets.com/This is a trial run to see how it goes. More information about this, and why etc, can be found on the first blog post 
Posted by Nate Day 90, Year 3 (17th Jan 13) @ 17:00:58
IST We have just added a new item to the ICE Shop. Wonder ZapperWonder Zapper is an item you can use to randomly change your pet into one you still need in your Pet Color Closet. There are a few rules that are in place for the use of this item, so we have written a guide which can be found here. This item was drawn by VeloursRose Staff UpdateUnfortunately due to other real-life responsibilities, VeloursRose has stepped down as Item Artist.. She will be missed and is welcome back should her circumstances ever change New StaffIn total we received 34 applications!. We have made our decisions and will be announcing the new staff members very, very soon! We are also renaming Writers! - Going forward, writers will now be called Editors and the head of department will be called the Chief Editor! To clarify (Ive had some people ask) we are going to be announcing staff that will be filling the following positions: 3 x Moderator 2 x Editor 1 x Chief Editor 2 x Artists ~Nate
Posted by Nate Day 87, Year 3 (14th Jan 13) @ 16:45:39
IST Pinata Mania has changed to every 30 minutes! On January 20th the game will be going offline, with the LAST GAME taking place at 6pm IST! Dont worry too much though, as for the last 10 days of January we will be making the Pinatas available through other means.  CONTESTSRemember, we are currently accepting votes for the Art Contest! We are also currently holding a Referral Contest with some really cool prizes! In some other minor news: - We fixed the News Archive. It now views old news correctly. - I totally forgot the move the MPs and SJs in the ICE Shop. They are now added to the Limited Section and will become Historian only at the end of the month!  On December 31st I (Nate) decided to blow the dust off our facebook page and have been updating every time we have a major new post. The effect of this? The number of facebook users we are now reaching has increased 300%! Because you guys Like it, your friends are seeing it on their feeds! This is a fantastic thing for us! (Remember to gives you friends your Referral Link!Not liked us on facebook yet? http://www.facebook.com/IcepetsMini-Nate-Unofficial-ContestWe currently have 159 facebook likes. Get this number to 300 and I will personally giveaway many of my inventory items to random users (I will announce the date when we reach 300 likes!)     
Posted by Hornbuckle Day 86, Year 3 (13th Jan 13) @ 20:14:35
IST Well you should be! All entries are in and we have 23 of them, woo boy! How could anyone ever decide? Choose the best of best or just the cutest. It matters not, just have fun! READ THIS FIRST OR YOUR VOTE WILL NOT COUNT!Rules:1. Do NOT announce who you are voting for in any public forum. If we catch you doing this, your vote will NOT count. 2. You get THREE (3) votes. Each vote only counts as ONE (1). 3. Send Hornbuckle a private message here on Icepets with your votes. 4. If you want to see a larger image of the contest entry, just click the image. 5. If you see your contest entry has (E-MAIL USERNAME) written beneath, you MUST e-mail [email protected] with your Icepets username and contest entry number. DO THIS. If you end up winning, but your entry still says (E-MAIL USERNAME) beneath it, you forfeit your prizes to the next runner up. 6. You have until January 20th, which is next Sunday, to get your votes in! Rule 7: If your account is less than 1 month old, you may NOT vote. Click HERE to vote!
Posted by autobot Day 86, Year 3 (13th Jan 13) @ 01:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by Riverus. They received 4,671,900 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch | Second Place, with a score of 402:
kid
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| Third Place, with a score of 386:
Cowpro |
Ice Breaker  | Second Place, with a score of 448:
Kit
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| Third Place, with a score of 446:
marlong |
Ice Snake  | Third Place, with a score of 210:
Cowpro |
Jar Match | Second Place, with a score of 330:
Kashmir
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Red vs Blue | First Place, with a score of 85:
Wayne
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| Second Place, with a score of 78:
Manu
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| Third Place, with a score of 68:
Tokcando |
Survivor | First Place, with a score of 237:
Manu
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| Second Place, with a score of 231:
Kit
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| Third Place, with a score of 214:
Snowhare |
Posted by Hornbuckle Day 85, Year 3 (12th Jan 13) @ 01:10:46
IST Read's first official Icepets avatars! Today we have six custom avatars to release. Five were made by our newest adition to the art department, Read! And one is user made!  First up, we have a lovely one for the ever patient Window. Not sure what I would do if I saw those eyes peering in at me...  Secondly, we have a personal favorite of mine because I can't help but love the color purple...This cutie is for Purplepanda!  Start Me Up! And keep on rockin'! This avatar is a gift to Crimes from Nexinhah! Super sweet of you, hun.  Looks like WonderRabbit has a beautiful avatar of some iconic pets that represent some very special times of the year. (Was that long winded...?) Bravo!  Oh so cuddly!!! This cute squishy avatar is for Luventas! Enjoy!  And last but not least, a very lovely avatar by desrosiers! Good job, my dear! May I be an astronaut? Always wanted to be one...but it was my older brother who got to go to Space Camp! Sigh... A big thanks to Read for hitting the ground running! Between you and our dear Clobert, these avatars will be outta sight! 
Posted by Nate Day 83, Year 3 (10th Jan 13) @ 13:11:17
IST The New Years Pinatas are now awarding prizes! These 8 Candies were drawn by the fabulous Hornbuckle: 
Devious Dovu Dots | 
Jumping Jakrit Jawbreaker | 
Milk Chocolate Makoat Bar | 
Orange Ori Pop | 
Roaring Ridix Cupcake | 
Tangy Traptur Truffle | 
Wacky Wulfer Taffy | 
Xephyr Popping Rocks |
Collectors! One of them is a Gourmet Food!We have also added a Pinata Snow Jar and Plushie Snow Jar into the mix!* *Totally depends on the pinata you open!
Posted by Nate Day 81, Year 3 (8th Jan 13) @ 22:07:34
IST We have had two new staff members added to our team today! Read has joined the team as Avatar Artist! Her role will involve working with Clobert to complete avatar requests! Plasmastar has joined the team as Wiki Manager. His role (which is self-explanatory in the title) will become more clear over the coming weeks! Please send lots of warm welcomes to these new staff members! ApplicationsWe are still accepting applications! We have not declined any applications yet, so please do not worry that we have not contacted you yet! Thanks! Last New Years Item New Years Stamp 2013(Drawn by the one and only.. Hornbuckle!)This stamp has been added to Pinata Mania!
Posted by Nate Day 80, Year 3 (7th Jan 13) @ 22:23:52
IST  New Years Zabeu Toy 2013This item has been added into the random mix of items available in Pinata Mania! (Drawn by Hornbuckle!)We have also added a super little button to the top right of each page that will allow you to switch between all themes we have ever had (since we went with this layout)! There is also an unreleased theme amongst the mix! Enjoy!
Posted by Nate Day 79, Year 3 (6th Jan 13) @ 21:08:45
IST As promised, we have added the next reward item!  A History of New Years 2013(Drawn by Hornbuckle! Written by Nate) The game has also received an update - instead of 42 pinatas to to click on, there is now 120 pinatas to try and find the prize in! Have Fun!
Posted by autobot Day 79, Year 3 (6th Jan 13) @ 01:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by klohneis15. They received 4,714,200 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch | Second Place, with a score of 396:
kid
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| Third Place, with a score of 379:
tyxl |
Ice Breaker | Third Place, with a score of 450:
Storme |
Ice Snake | Second Place, with a score of 270:
holla
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| Third Place, with a score of 265:
Pom |
Jar Match | Third Place, with a score of 321:
Tokcando |
Red vs Blue | Third Place, with a score of 72:
Tokcando |
Survivor | Second Place, with a score of 208:
Lycan
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| Third Place, with a score of 206:
Meilan |
Posted by Speedie Day 79, Year 3 (6th Jan 13) @ 00:27:52
IST  Ready for action!This adorable little Xephyr is modeled after a red fox and is ready to be released from the wild into your arms! Requested by the wonderful Saudade, and drawn by the fantastic Hornbuckle, this little guy can be obtained by getting your hands on a Woodland Xephyr Morphing Potion.  This snazzy potion is stocking in the Snow Jar Igloo for a mere 12,000 iP, and also in the I.C.E. Shop for 800 IC 720 IC for Gold Members!for those of you who can't wait! Want to request your own Pet? Check out the Requests page!Thank you, Saudade, for your request, and thank you Hornbuckle for the lovely Pet and Morphing Potion art!
Posted by Nate Day 78, Year 3 (5th Jan 13) @ 18:13:03
IST  This snazzy New Years Bow Tie 2013 (drawn by Hornbuckle) is now available from Pinata Mania! We have also made a few changes to the game, which will mean that games should last a little longer than they currently do. We are going to be rolling out an update for this game tomorrow which will almost double the number of pinatas to click on! Site ThemesAs you can see, we are still using the Christmas Theme. This is because Hornbuckle and I are collaborating to develop a fantastic new layout to make icepets more organised, and easier to play and understand. In the next few days, I am going to be allowing you to select most of the themes we have used during icepets history as a temporary measure until we have completed developing the new icepets layout!
Posted by Nate Day 77, Year 3 (4th Jan 13) @ 17:44:43
IST  The recently released Pinata Mania has been give a User Interface update, and now takes out the need to even refresh. Games now start every 10 minutes, and you can now see information on the previous winner, and winners for the current day (since midnight!) We have also added the first (of five!) New Years Themed items into the mix.  New Years Ice Cube 2013This item (and the 4 more that come with it) will be randomly scattered throughout Pinata Mania. The game does not end when you find a New Years Item. Currently, Pinata Mania is the only way to obtain these items
Posted by Nate Day 76, Year 3 (3rd Jan 13) @ 16:00:18
IST Our Seasonal feature, Pinata Mania has returned! Throughout 2012 we have had many variations on this game, with halloween being the most generous. Well, the game I am opening up today is taking us back to basics!. There is one prize added to the grid, and once it is found, the game is then completed until the next time the game is activated. As it is a new release, it is currently set to play 4 times per hour, however we might make this more or less at a later date. The 3 prizes you can currently get from Pinata Mania are:  Pinata Xephyr Pinata 2013  Pinata Zabeu Pinata 2013  Plushie Trido Pinata 2013 (All drawn by Hornbuckle!) Every day for the next 5 days a new ( non-pinata) prize will be added to the reward list, so make sure to keep coming back! Dont worry if you cant win one straight away, the game will be running until the end of january! We will be looking at your feedback to decide if these should be available elsewhere before the month has ended Please also note, that the Pinata items that are available from this game are currently disabled. We will be enabling them in a couple of days to give out some unique items, so to start with, just focus on winning those pinatas! UPDATED: Changed to every 5 minutes
Posted by Hornbuckle Day 75, Year 3 (2nd Jan 13) @ 13:50:20
IST Right-o, its time for another fun filled contest! What better way to start off the New Year than a bit of competitive coloring? Click Image for Full Size Prizes:1st Place: + + 100,000 IP 2nd Place: + + 50,000 IP 3rd Place: + + 25,000 IP Rules:Rule 1 - All work submitted must be your own. Rule 2 - Work submitted cannot contain anything offensive, including but not limited to: Gore, swearing, illegal drugs. Rule 3 - You may use any means to color in. Crayons, paints, digital programs, etc. Rule 4 - One entry per user. Rule 5 - Please keep your entry private. This allows everyone to vote with an unbiased opinion Send all entries to: [email protected]Note: You can either send an attached .jpeg or .png file to the e-mail, or you can upload it to an image host and e-mail the link. We will stop accepting submissions at midnight on January 10th, so be sure to submit your entry before this time! Voting will then take place by YOU guys! So, today is for coloring!? Im sure tomorrow will be.. smashing.
Posted by Nate Day 74, Year 3 (1st Jan 13) @ 17:10:21
IST  Congratulations to Elliesaur for being voted SOTM! Elliesaur has been with us for for 18 months and during this time she has been a fantastic moderator! This month she stepped up to take on the massive responsibility of being Lead Moderator, and as a team, we have voted for her to be recognised for the amazing work she does while patrolling the forums!  PlushiesaurThis item has been released for the month of January to commemorate the hard work that Elliesaur does! The item this month ( drawn by Hornbuckle!) doesnt really need to have a hint.. just appear on the same page as Elliesaur, and you will get your free daily reward! Thank you Elliesaur!
Posted by Nate Day 74, Year 3 (1st Jan 13) @ 14:55:54
IST The Christmas Calendar Keys, and the Christmas Snow Jar have been moved to the Limited Section within the ICE Shop.. Get them while you can! (The Snow Jar will be available or purchase next year, however the keys will not!)    Please also note that we are now operating from a new paypal address. When purchasing IceCash and Gold Accounts, your payment will now be sending to [email protected]. Lastly, fundraiser requests have been officially closed. They will re-open in a new format later this week!    
Posted by Nate Day 74, Year 3 (1st Jan 13) @ 12:19:46
IST  HAPPY NEW YEAR! With 2013 now in full swing, we are delighted to announce that the Member of the Month (with a majority user vote) for January 2013 is... ... Tokcando! Congratulations Tokcando! We appreciate all that you've done for the Icepets community. Enjoy your 50,000 IP and exclusive secret avatar! You will receive these items momentarily. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the next round of the MOTM, and be sure to voice your opinion on who you think is the most deserving in the community to receive the title and rewards that go along with it!
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