Same as Ottis, I just read this discussion again and already I see that the sad news is confirmed 😔
The marvelous thing is how this community has moved to pay tribute to such a wonderful person. You are the best.
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I was going over my GA's from the last summer train and came across many comments from icaio - most of them humorous and lovely... I miss him. Please remember that we are only here for a very brief period of time. Be kind, thank people for giving you a gift, reply when other's reach out. Life is too short not to make life a bit better for others... this is icaio's legacy to us here in this forum of game lovers.
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Train jumped forward by a lot over the holidays. The schedule for arrivals has been updated
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Am I correct in assuming we're trying to keep the train going as long as we can, so each next giveaway can set end date further and further? I recall seeing something about it earlier, but don't see guidlines now
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Some people talked about it, and some tried to suggest some rules around this train.
However, I think the happy chaos on the train is a good reflection of icaio's personality. If all dates are not aligned it's not a big deal
I just know I want the train to last as long as possible
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Same, I like the fact in keep on going and going. Then I'm not gonna worry too much and add something from myself soon enough <3
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Hey all. I am going to start by saying that I do not have any more information than what I am sharing in this post.
EDIT: as it turns out, I do have some more information
ANOTHER EDIT, just a quick update
As some of you know, icaio has not been on SG for a while, and he hasn't logged into his Steam profile either.
I posted on his Steam profile a few weeks ago, just a quick note saying I hoped he was okay.
Yesterday I received a friend request on Steam from someone I did not recognize. I didn't see any obvious red flags, so I accepted.
This new friend sent me a message today, saying that they were icaio's cousin, and they saw my post on his profile and wanted to let me know that icaio passed away on September 30.
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I don't think it's a stretch to say that icaio was an absolute legend of Steamgifts. His generosity, sense of humor and thoughtfulness came through in every 'showerthinking' post and every 'trash' game giveaway and every time he helped to solve a derailment in the community train.
Before I visited Rome a few years ago, caio volunteered to give me his mobile number so I could ask him real-time questions while I was in Italy. And that's exactly what I did! So we didn't quite get a chance to actually meet in person, but it was fun to chat with him while we were in the same country.
Not much more to say right now. Just R.I.P. to icaio, he will always be a Steamgifts legend.
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The icaio Memorial Community Train™ begins here.
EDIT: ashtwo had the idea to turn my giveaway into the start of a miniature community train, which is a pretty great idea.
EDIT: here are a few giveaways from other users that haven't yet been retrofitted into the train:
wigglenose
several from BanjoBearLV
xxxka
eldar4k
eldar4k
ConanOLion
andraste
zelghadis
Sebastien
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