This is extremely sad news. Icaio was one of the first people I think of relating to SG. He was very generous and I've only seen him have positive interactions with others on here. He really added to the SG culture on here. I hope his passing was peaceful. RIP Icaio.
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I'm still pretty noob-ish here, but even I can recognize how much of an impact he had on this community. A real pillar of SG for sure.
I hope he's resting well, and that his loved ones are doing okay. Thank you for everything, Icaio.
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It's always so surreal to know of an internet-acquaintance's passing. It's like reading fiction, but finding out in the end it's non-fiction.
Had just last week finished a game I won from him, but there's still a couple more untouched, and they'll be higher up in my to-play queue now.
R.I.P. icaio; I'd miss his showerthoughts and comments too.
And thank you canis for notifying to bring a closure for us who wondered where he went.
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I normally don't post on discussions because there are some very strong personalities here and people are quick to take offense, as I continue to encounter even today.
But not icaio... He was one of the good ones. His posts were energetic and over the top, and brought a smile many a times.
May we all learn from his example and carry on his memory.
May he and his family find peace.
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icaio were one of the most humble and active part of this community.
someone that everyone was friends with.
You will be missed, have your rest and keep an eye on us.
I pledge for a memorial day on
Dec 19, 2016, 20:00:04 - 7 years ago
on whom icaio enterd this community
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That is a right kick in the teeth. Over the years it's always been a pleasant surprise to drop in and see icaio being icaio. He brought a certain energy to SG that will be sorely missed.
My condolences to the close friends and family. Rest in peace icaio.
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Rest in peace. He quite literally impacted thousands of lives through his words and generosity. Terrible news to hear.
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Oh :(
I, too, have valued icaio as a steam friend. I found him generous, funny, kind, and interested in what others had to say (an undervalued trait). He has had periods of inactivity before so did not think much of this recent one. Really sad news, thank you for letting us know.
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RIP :(
This is all too sudden, it felt like he was still with us just a while ago. Your kindness and generosity will be missed. You did so much for the community, and it's not going to be the same without you.
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This is bullshit! icaio usually goes offline for long periods. The last time he went offline for 3 months or so. I really hope the guy who claimed to be his cousin is just trolling
Edit: Have you thought of giving him a call if you still have his number?
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Excellent idea! Why did no one else think about it yet???
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You might actually be right. If you look at his profile you can see there's a game activation 10th october, unless someone else have used his account, but i highly doubt that.
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where do you see game activations on someones profile?
last I checked that is in friend activity only, from the outside all activities on the profile seem to have stopped as of Sep 30th(no new wishlists, no game activity, no being online, and so on)
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Look at his Ambassador of Amassment badge and click on it
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hmm, that only shows badge unlock date, wouldn't something going from profile limited to full featured also trigger that?
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That is the 4K games badge, it unlocks when you reach that number, it says "10 Oct" but could be october 2023...
He has almost 5K games (4,967) so it was unlocked some time ago.
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the date on the badge definitely updates as you get more games, I checked mine to see as I am still on the 1k badge, its date/time unlocked matches the time I activated 2 games from a trade.
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updates as you get more games
I didn't know that, thanks for the info
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hmmmm.... If you look at the older badges you will see the year... so def. 10 October is from this year.
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On SG, he stopped sending keys suddenly on Sep 30th.
Would be great if he suddenly popped in going WTF happen since the last time I was here.
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I would hope someone wouldn't be that terrible but I also hope you're right and he's just away.
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I too love, or loved, the funny side of icaio...?
I still can't decide.
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I did think of that, but unfortunately I have a different phone and he is not in my WhatsApp contacts on the new phone.
Someone else mentioned that the person claiming to be his cousin could be trolling or messing with me. I will say that definitely did not seem to be the case... but you never know.
If it turns out that caio is fine, I will be very very happy to delete this post.
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I am really shocked, he was really friendly with me when I spoke to him here and I felt more of a "connection" with him since we were both italians. That's sad, RIP Icaio
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A few giveaways in memory of icaio. Hope it's just a very stupid troll and he comes back like, I guess you missed me, huh?
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May eternal light shine upon him and may his soul rest in peace. Prayers for this wonderful soul.
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Thank you for sharing this news. I didn’t know icaio personally, but his generosity and willingness to help other people will definitely be missed by our community. My thoughts go out to his family and friends, rest in peace icaio.
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This is hearbreaking. He was a fantastic person. He will be remembered.
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RIP icaio... One of the first interactions with him was when he was promoting some of his games... So here are a few giveaways in memory of icaio...
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Thank you for being a part of this community and so many people's lives.
Rest in peace icaio.
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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.
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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EDIT: a couple of people have mentioned that icaio has disappeared from SG and Steam before, and come back after a few weeks or months. They have also mentioned that the person identifying as his cousin could be joking or trolling. All I can say is, I had that thought and I just do not see any indication of that... but if it turns out that caio is fine, I will be THRILLED to delete this thread.
Giveaway in memory of icaio
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 ashtwo's little community train:
wigglenose
herbesdeprovence
herbesdeprovence
herbesdeprovence
herbesdeprovence
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