2007 Finger Lakes Regional!

[Tim Delles]

Originally Posted by kathimm1

on a school computer. takes forever to loadj. can u please just tell me. or do u feel like being a pain like the rest of ur team.

Do not ever disrepsect a team on CD. This boes badly for you, your team, and everyone associated with your team.

MOE is one of the best teams in FIRST. just look at there accomplishments.

yeah okay. ever think of this they have a proffesional build it

[Starke]

Originally Posted by kathimm1

yeah okay. ever think of this they have a proffesional build it

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[Tim Delles]

Ever think of this? Some teams do it? I don't know if they do professionally build it, but isn't the kids building the robot professionally done. I mean who better to build a robot than a bunch of people who have been in FIRST for a while?

Come on I can name 300 teams easy that LOOK like they are professionally done but you haven't called those teams out.

But look this is a place for growth and learning. Not a place for someone to make a personal grudge known to all. If you have an issue with a team please keep it to yourself. No one on here wants to hear about it. Once again it is making you, your team and your sponsors look bad.

[Bill Moore]

Folks,

Please take it easy with the Negative Reputation button. Kathimm1 has already PM'd an apology. Please review this thread started by Jane Young about "What Would You Say to the Newer Members of CD".

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=50532

PM should often be used before the Negative Rep button.

Thanks!

[SSMike]

Originally Posted by kathimm1

yeah okay. ever think of this they have a proffesional build it

Does it even matter? Sure the competitions are important, but they are about something completely different. At the end of the day it doesn't matter whether or not you won or lost(well its nice to win but read on). That's not what FIRST is about. It's about people coming together from all over the world for a great cause. It is our job to spread the word of FIRST, not to win the competitions. When you really get down to it, we are all one big team.

Also to reiterate what the people above me said, don't bash any team ever. Thanks.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by kathimm1

yeah okay. ever think of this they have a proffesional build it

Please.
Just stop it.
I don't know what your issue is with MOE but there is no reason whatsoever for you to personally attack another team for any reason.
If your issues with MOE really runs that deep then take it up with them face to face in Phili but what you are doing is causing your team undue strife with team 365 for whatever personal reasons drive you, probrably without their consent plus you are hijacking a thread, which is a bannable offense here. Therefore cease and desist this behavior immediately please.

[Brandon Martus]

Let's end the discussion (bashing, etc.) of MOE and go back to the 2007 FLR, otherwise this thread (and any spawned from it) will be closed.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

Let's end the discussion (bashing, etc.) of MOE and go back to the 2007 FLR, otherwise this thread (and any spawned from it) will be closed.

Let's go Sparx!!

[SSMike]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

Let's end the discussion (bashing, etc.) of MOE and go back to the 2007 FLR, otherwise this thread (and any spawned from it) will be closed.

Good Idea. Let's get this forum back on track. O.K.?

[Mr MOE]

Folks:

I am Team Coordinator for MOE 365 and had originally not planned to respond to the comments made here. I would hope that, as previously suggested, this thread get back to it's original topic intent.

For information, I have offered to the original poster that I would gladly make myself available to her and any team members to explain how we handle the build season. I will answer any question to the best of my ability.

So, let's move on and get back to our originally scheduled CD thread...

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Mr MOE

Folks:

I am Team Coordinator for MOE 365 and had originally not planned to respond to the comments made here. I would hope that, as previously suggested, this thread get back to it's original topic intent.

For information, I have offered to the original poster that I would gladly make myself available to her and any team members to explain how we handle the build season. I will answer any question to the best of my ability.

So, let's move on and get back to our originally scheduled CD thread...

So anyone wanna come to the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus in October?

[Hiteak]

I tried asking this in the FLR thread about video and photos but I got no response there. Does anyone have the video of the imagery award being given out?

[Dylan Gramlich]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

So anyone wanna come to the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus in October?

I will be there Ed!! and i will be on that planning committee!!! and i am attempting to recruit teams to come out and play!!!

[Kyle]

As a member of MOE 365 I would like to thank all of you for the kind words about MOE and for sticking up for us.

kathimm1, Yes MOE dose build a very high quality robot each year, this is due to having a very high quality team. Each MOE student starts our team in Sept and from then to December each student goes through MOE University. This is where each student is trained in Mechanical, Electrical,Programing, Fund raising, Brainstorming, Web site development, Team Building activities, Proper and safe use of hand tools, machine tools and general safety in a work place and FIRST environment. Each class/ session is taught by professional engineers, teachers and other professionals in their respected fields.


This is how MOE is able to build a quality, and nice looking, robot each year.

You also mentioned out Pit. The MOE pit was build and developed in 2001-2002 and has since then has had minor additions and subtractions to it each year. The pit was build and designed by students, I can personal attest to this because I spend my 2002-2003 winter break helping rebuild parts of it. Just because MOE has a nice looking pit dose not mean we are "rich" most all of the materials for the pit and in the pit were donated by members, families and our sponsors.

MOE is a large team with about 30 students average each year and about 10-15 mentors from engineers to our boosters. Most of the adults on our team are parents or current students or alumni who come back to help the next generation of MOE students.
I am sorry if you find our team annoying, We wear bright MOE GREEN jerseys to let people know that we are there and having FUN. MOE loves to Cheer and show our spirit because we love FIRST and the impact that it has on our students, families, mentors and even our sponsors and we love to support all the other great FIRST teams that worked to make it to the events.

Now to the part about us having a great robot that " we must have a professional build" It is true we do have a professional build it, about 30 of them. Each one is a professional high school student who was trained in MOE university and has help and mentoring from our mentors. MOE is student built and designed, yes we have help from our mentors but its help and guidance not just doing it for the student only trust me each year students build things that don't work that I am positive that some of the mentors could fix for us but the only way to learn is to make mistakes and they do let us make mistakes and then get the great experence on how to fix them thats what FIRST is about, learning.

Thank you for saying that each year we have one of the best bots, I can think of lots of other great bots each year but thanks for the comment.
Also the decorations for the bot are always added on after the robot is built and is always something done just for fun. Most all of the decorations on the robot are just spray paint and cloth with stickers that anyone from any team can get made at a local print shop and buy from a local paint shop.


MOE has been around for almost 8 years now and it has taken almost 8 years to get where we are and it will take even more years to get where some of the other great teams are at right now, yes we have had some great luck by having awesome sponsors who really do value FIRST and its message and also some of the most dedicated parents and mentors that I have ever met. Each and every year we will have set backs and leaps forward just like every other team in FIRST.

If you have any more questions or comments about MOE 365 please refer to our website www.moe365.org or you can PM me, email me at kyle.a.rice@gmail.com or IM me at greenguy365 but please keep negative comments about any team or person off of CD forums so as not to make your team or your self look bad.

Team 104 is a great team, I think last year your team was a finalist at one of your regionals, I hope that in Philly this week that you can have a better idea of MOE and please stop by our pit and talk to our people to see who we are and what we really do, just don't forget your safety glasses.

Best of luck to your team and all other teams attending Philly
-Kyle