March 2023 ~ Player of the Month!

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March 2023 ~ Player of the Month!

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March 9th, 2023 12:53:43am
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Congratulations to our March Player Spotlight Winner!

Whynn!

Whynn (#839) is always a joy to be with in chat! So kind, caring, and fun!!

...Community Chatter...

These little shout-outs come from various players, not just staff!
"She’s just such a breath of fresh air, she’s working really hard with her coding services and I think she deserves the place for galentines!"
"Whynn is so sweet, has a great eye for design, and is always nice to chat with!"

...Interview Questions...

Anyone who wins P.o.t.M. can answer as many or all of the questions as they feel comfortable answering!

~...HP Questions...~
1. How did you first learn about us?
My real life friend Caroline (Kazzie) introduced me to the game!

2. What is your favorite thing about HP?
The friendships I’ve made and have had for the last 10 years.

3. How long have you been playing for?
Since 2009.

4. How did you come up with your player name?
My horses name is Whynn!

5. What is your favorite breed of horse or dog to train?
Direwolves :P I’d like to think when people hear my name, they think of my Direwolves.

6. What caused you to pick the breed(s) you train and breed?
My obsession with Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon.

7. How do you come up with names for your animals?
They are themed after Game of Thrones.

8. What are your current goals on HP?
I just finished a Direwolf project, so nothing crazy at the moment! Just to train and get my animals points up!

9. Do you have a favorite animal? (It can be your own or another player’s you admire!)
Night King, which is mine and Overture’s Direwolf. Nekers morgans, Blitz goldens :)

10. Who’s your go-to graphic artist or coder? Are there any services you offer?
Mango, Trig, Aeon, are just a few coders I can think of off the top of my head that I love! For graphics, Amberellie and Utakata! There are so many others but I am drawing a blank at the moment.

11. What is your favorite Site-Wide yearly event?
Mascot Contest! So much commotion, love it!

12. What other contests or activities do you usually participate in?
Bingo and trivia are always a blast. I also love christmas (secret santa), and double points month ;)

13. Do you have any training or breeding tips to share?
For me, I try and focus one breed at a time! I just finished a Direwolf project, so my next will probably be a NZ Warmblood, or Knabstrupper. I try to rotate to give all my animals attention :D

14. Which seasonal layout art is your favorite?
I am a huge fan of the dark theme. I am not too sure if that changes for season.

15. If you could change one thing about HP, what would it be and why?
I wish there was a bit more competition/more active players, but besides that I would not change a thing about it!

16. What do you spend most of your time on HP doing?
Training, chatting, making layouts!

17. What is your favorite Club?
Mythical and Wild Club.

......Real Life & Random Questions......
1. Where are you from?
I was born and raised on Long Island, New York.

2. Does your place of residence have any sort of quirky history fact or legend/tradition, and if so, what is it?
Nope, it’s boring :P

3. What do you do for work?
I am the director of social media and marketing for an automotive dealership.

4. Do you own any horses or dogs?
I have three dogs! Bryndal, Dahlia, and Calypsi. Calypsi is technically my moms, but I do not like excluding her lol

5. Do you have any other types of pets at home?
Nope.

6. What are your favorite breeds of horse and dog?
I love mutts and pitbulls! Horses, I am not too picky, but I am a sucker for a OTTB.

7. Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they?
I am a huge gamer. I have a PS4 and a PS5 and play a lot of Fortnite as well as other games.

8. What’s your favorite color?
Green.

9. What’s your favorite Holiday or Month?
January (my birthday month).

10. Do you have a favorite vacation spot? If so, what or where is it?
Aruba! I go with my dad every year and it’s one of my favorite places in the whole world. Also, New Zealand. I have only been once, but I wish to go again.

11. Do you have any special talents? If so, what are they?
Talents? No, not really. Not unless you count knowing everything about Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings as a talent lol

12. If you could own any breed of horse, what would it be and why?
A Knabstrupper, because all of those spots!

13. If you could own any breed of dog, what would it be and why?
I’d own them all!

14. If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?
This is a tough one. Anyone from Lord of the Rings, I’d love to hear about their experience filming those movies and what it was like spending so much time in New Zealand.

15. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I’d go back to New Zealand. It’s hard to explain why. The people, the atmosphere, the beauty!

16. What would be your dream job?
Professional gamer/streamer :D

17. What would be your dream meal of choice?
All the fried rice in the world.

18. What is the top thing on your Bucket List?
Travel more!

19. What talent do you wish you had?
I wish that I was more crafty.

20. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Cookies and cream.

21. What is something you fear?
Zombie apocalypse.

24. Any good books or comics that you’ve read recently?
Just finished re-reading Legend series by Marie Lu. It’s one of my absolute favorites!

25. Any good movies or shows you’ve seen lately?
Top Gun Maverick (seen it 100 times now), and The Last of Us.

26. What is your go-to show to stream? (Via Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.)
My comfort shows that are always on are Friends, Gilmore Girls, The Office, and New Girl.

28. What is your favorite kind of pizza?
Cheese :P I am boring.

30. What is your favorite recipe/dish/food to make?
Stir Fry! I probably make it 4x a week. Also, buffalo dip.

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April's Nominees!
Chance (#38123)
Lynelle (#15247)
Beluga (#13567)
Concourse (#1639)
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Voting will be open until 11:59pm HP time on Friday March 24th!

Check out the New & Improved ~Player Of The Month~Hub~!
All information, nominations, voting, and previous winners can be all found there!
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