April Journalism

Hello Chobots!

As with each start to the month, Chobots is looking for new writers to join our Journalist program. This program allows members of the community to showcase their distinguished blogs.

Below are the requirements that your site must meet to apply for Journalism.

•     Your blog should be at least one month old and updated weekly.
•     The posts on your blog must be your own and creative. You may not copy from other blogs or websites.
•     Images found on the Official Blog may be used in your posts.
•     At least 1 active author and no more than 3 authors.

Journalists are rewarded with many wonderful perks, such as:

•     Your blog will be featured on the play page.
•     Journalist badge on your playercard with the title of your blog, along with an exclusive playercard.
•     In the beginning of the month, each member of your blog will receive one week of free Citizenship*.
•     You will receive the exclusive feather item automatically.
•     You will be invited to write one blog post here on the Official Blog.
•     The ability to contact a moderator through PC, even when their card is blocked.
•        Your blog will be bookmarked by the Moderators.
•     Your website will be featured on the Official Blog.
•     And, a purple name tag.

If you would like to take the opportunity in becoming a Journalist, submissions will be open until Sunday, April 13th, 2014. Make sure to include your blog link in the comments. After the submissions are closed, the Chobots Team will review all submissions and announce the new April Journalists.

To apply for Journalism, please use the submission format provided below and then published as a comment below:

Site address:
Title of Site:
Site Owner:
Site Contributors:
Opened:
Why do you feel your blog should be featured:

March Journalists: To ensure all Journalists are still eligible to be a Journalist, you must re-apply to keep your status.

Happy blogging,

The Chobots Team

*If your blog has more than 3 contributors, the whole group will not receive free Citizenship.

Easter Drawing Contest

Hey, Chobots!

Spring is in the air, the flowers are starting to bloom, and new life is beginning to spring forth. We love it! This time of year is also a time of celebrating Easter and all the wonderful colorful things that come with it.

To make things a little more interesting, we've decided to host an Easter drawing contest. We know there are some great artists out there in cho-world and we're very excited to see what some of you can come up with. Remember to keep it Cho-related, and be as creative as you can. We love colors! So, show us your best artistic abilities!

The contest will be from April 5th through April 19th of 2014. Please submit your Easter drawings here on the blog. Winners will receive lots of bugs, a few days of citizenship, and of course, a cool prize. Good luck, chobots, and we're really excited to see your drawings.

Have a great day!
Bluewonder

Undergoing Scheduled Maintenance

Downtime

Hello Chobots,

As you may have already noticed, Chobots is currently unavailable and you can't connect to the game. We're experiencing a brief service outage.

As our Developers work to resolve this issue we expect the game to be back up within the next few hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Thank you,
The Chobots Team

April Fool's Day Video Contest (Postponed)

Update: This contest has be postponed until further notice.

Hey Chobots!

April fool’s day is next week and we thought it would be a great time to start a video contest! This contest won't last too long, so that means it’s time to put on your creative hats and make a video!

This contest will end on Monday, March 31st, so work fast! After the time is up, I will watch all the videos. From there I will be picking out the most creative, funniest, and on topic videos to win the grand prize!

Have fun!

Blik

Saint Patrick's Day Research Contest Winners!

Hello Chobots,

I hope you all enjoyed our Saint Patrick's Day Party last week! Speaking of last week, we asked you to showoff your education skills in a Saint Patrick's Day Research Contest.

Now, please join me in congratulating the following winners!

 

In first place, we have Vasa12345, I just absolutely loved the way her card looked so appealing, along with some pretty interesting facts.Congratulations, Vasa, you've won and Education Scroll, 3000 bugs, and one week of Citizenship. 

 

Next, in second place, we have Skater! His card was very appealing, clean and full of cool facts about Saint Patick's Day. Well done, Skater, you've earned yourself an Education Scroll, 2500 bugs, and five days of Citizenship.

 

And, finally we have Xoxoxo9112! I really like the way Xoxoxo included the new Citizenship items into his card, along with providing some cool facts. Awesome job, Xoxoxo, you've earned yourself an Education Scroll, 1500 bugs, and three days of Citizenship.

Congratulations to all three of our winners, everyone did an amazing job, it was so hard to pick only three. Don't worry if you weren't able to come out on top this time, because we plan to have more of these contests in the future!

Have a good day,

Mike

Malicious Software

MALICIOUS SOFTWARE WARNING

We have received multiple reports regarding a potentially dangerous file or program being shared via Skype.

This file or program ends with .exe or .scr and has been found to install malicious content on your computer.

The file or program is said to provide an account with 50,000 bugs once activated or installed on your computer. We strongly advise that you do not accept or download this file or program in anyway.

What this file or program really does:
This program provides remote access to the computer it is installed on.

The file or program is currently being investigated by our Administrators and Developers.

If you have any further information, please provide a report to admin@chobots.net

Let your friends aware of this situation.

Thank you,
Chobots Team

Check Out: The Forum!

Hey Chobots!

A couple weeks ago, we reinstated the Chobots Forum! The Chobots Forum is a community page where you can discuss with other Chobots users about the game and other off-topic stuff. You can participate in contests, earn sweet awards, and even run your own forum blog! User feedback, suggestions, and ideas will be checked frequently on the forum by the Chobots Team.

Unfortunately, after a critical error, if you had an account on the old Chobots Forum, you will have to re-register. Sorry!

Go check it out today - click here!

What are your thoughts on the forum? Feel free to leave your feedback below, or in our Feedback section on the Chobots Forum!

Thomas