FRA elections 2009

[robotwars]

FRA elections 2009

Do you know what I€™ve just laughed my socks off at this mess€¦.

Maybe this will be my first post which will be removed, however I€™ve been quiet for too long !!

After the last FRA meeting I left with a real positive attitude about the future for the UK.

Ed for president€¦, what a joke !!! I€™m sorry but has the world gone mad, people are supporting it???? They obviously haven€™t been involved with him€¦ yet !! Don€™t worry you€™ll get bitten.

He is one of the most destructive people in the robot community, and where there has been trouble in the past , you€™ll bet he€™s in amongst it !!

Don€™t get me wrong, he means well, but I think his business approach to life is very much flawed, and certainly doesn€™t get much respect from me.

The sad part is that people are so two faced that they don€™t dare speak out, well I€™m bored of all this creeping around and its about time the truth came out, well as much as ill say on a public form with the fear of being sued€¦. But everyone knows my number if you want to hear some facts.

And all this support€¦ LMAO !!!

Just reading through his website€¦ where did those endorsements come from€¦. Different to conversations I€™ve had with more than one of them in the not so distant past.

On the running straight for president issue, it doesn€™t matter if he is or isn€™t an event organiser€¦.. he€™s banned for god sake€¦ doesn€™t that tell you something€¦.. and banned for a reason !!

Here€™s a scenario for you€¦. I go out one night and I kill someone€¦.. I go to jail€¦.. 15 years later I come back out after some good behaviour, do I€¦.. a) try and show that I have reformed my character, do I do some volunteer work, help the aged€¦ and gradually work my way into society€¦.. or b) run for priminister? Easy answer I think you€™ll agree.

Also€¦..

a) I work very closely with Geoff Thorpe€¦. Who has read what€™s going on, ( yes another person who has felt his bite before and even went so far to ban him from attending his event ) and instantly we spoke about it, and he himself HAS been in direct communication with ED, I don€™t know the exact details as he says they are confidential, but he has confirmed to me that even on January 13th 2009, the event is still happening, and he still wanted him to grant a licence to use the Robot Wars trade mark.

b) In Ireland, in a reluctant conversation with Alan Young, he admitted that they had been booked to run the event with Ed Hoppitt.

c) And now we have further evidence to suggest this

It doesnt matter even if he now says the event has been cancelled, or hes not running it anymore... what a coincedence.... He in my eyes is STILL an event organisor, and all this crap about not being interested in organising an event..... what a load of nonsence !

Is this the workings with everything considered of your new FRA president, no it is another example of how someone can twist the truth, lie, and manipulate people to his own gain.

Let me put it bluntly€¦. If Ed gets anyway near the FRA€¦.. I€™m off, and I know so are a lot of other people !! The last 18 months have been bliss without him.

HEAR HEAR TO THE EXISTING COMMITTEE€¦ A JOB WELL DONE IN FENDING HIM OFF !!

John
Someone who IS actively driving roboteering forward around the WORLD

[craig_anto]

FRA elections 2009

JONNO FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

I know he cant be but still

Jonno For President!!!!!!!

[blazerbotics]

FRA elections 2009

Just to clarify Jonnos post. We were approached by Robot Arenas Ltd for a qoute to provide an arena. We have supplied them with this but have yet to here back and no booking has been made.

[robotwars]

FRA elections 2009

ok Alan,

Im not wanting to implicate you in anything... nothing against you.... its by the by now.

John

[anukhet]

FRA elections 2009

There is, of course, the reason why it all started in the 1st place - that was the fact that the FRA President Manifesto email sent on 31/1/09 was nothing more than spam and I and many others objected most strongly to our personal details being exploited in such a manner.

Edit: Which was clearly for personal gain

(Message edited by anukhet on February 01, 2009)

[anukhet]

FRA elections 2009

Swanny, you have mail :wink:

[john]

FRA elections 2009

o jonno i do love you

[john]

FRA elections 2009

craig danby! on the aussie forum ur so wrong! heavys r the true weight!

iv dominated feathers for 2 long and will do for many more years to come with beauty 2

heavys is so much harder in competition its alot harder to dominate, iron awe is doing a great job and has prob done the best for a heavy for as long as i can remember but it will do some beatin to beat what beauty has done :P

but ye HEAVYS is the best weight division

[craig_anto]

FRA elections 2009

I never said feathers were the best I said feathers are the true world weight division, which is true in the sense that more countries run feathers than heavies

[john]

FRA elections 2009

nooooo

heavys will ALWAYS be the true weight

but feather numbers are rapidly growing which is good but build some heavys people

[m2xt]

FRA elections 2009

I salute Jonno for his courage in saying what has been overdue for being made public for a very long time. His strong views are shared by a significant number of respected members of the community.

[james...venom]

FRA elections 2009

Feathers are the F1 division of robot wars and are way advance compared to heavyweights. beside heavies only play :P lol that should get it stired up!

Having read eds site it is a proffesional approach which highlights current problems and how to resolve them. Many of the things on there have already been discussed by the FRA but no action taken. If i were running as a candidate i would look very closly at the site. We need somebody (whoever it is) to be active.

Does Geoff have any visions, tasks and solutions to current issues that he wishes to share with us all so we the membership can make an educated decission as to who we want to vote for? At the moment i feel as though i cant vote for anybody as i dont know anybodies aims...

[robotwars]

FRA elections 2009

I agree james.

Im looking forward to reading candidates visions for the future and where they see things going, at the moment noone can really vote as they havent had all the facts to make a rash decision.

I think the FRA should do the following...

1)It should Archive all of the previous messey discussion. Things have been sidetracked.

2)It should set up one thread..... and each candidate gets one chance to sell himself/herself. One central focus point for us to read which is easy to follow.... A list of the candidates nominated, ( is there anyone standing against geoff? ) and their respective words.

3)Set up another thread named election chat .

4)Moderate these threads ( within reason )to keep them on track and dont let them be side tracked at all.

Then the community can make a decision based on facts given to them.

Or.... just make me president !!

On a serious note though, the committee do have to take note of the things Ed has written about, many of the items have already been discussed within the FRA, and maybe nothing has been done. I am hoping the new committee will not have to spend their time fighting off conspiricy theory threats and allocations, and more time focusing on whats important.. and thats moving forward and getting things done!!

John
http://www.RoamingRobots.co.ukwww.RoamingRobots.co.uk

[kronic]

FRA elections 2009

Eds standing against Geoff isnt he? If hes not organising an event (http://www.teamstorm.com/fra/eo.htmhttp://www.teamstorm.com/fra/eo.htm - and thats what stopped him being a candidate) then surely he should be allowed back as a candidate?

[pressure]

FRA elections 2009

I put my support on Eds website because of the things he planned to do and because I believed he would actually get those things done!
I am gratified to see that some of his fearsest critics agree with me. I do not have any facts of what has gone on in the past and based my decision on what I have seen myself in the last few years.
There are, no doubt, some that will tar me with the same brush that has been used on Ed so I dont expect to get elected.
However, If I am I will do everything I can to keep the FRAs aims on track and not let proceedings get bogged down by any personal grudges, infighting or dragging up of the past, as far as Im concerned the FRA will not have a reverse gear!
As to me personally, I am my own man, I will not be brow beaten, led or pushed by anyone else.
I will listen, take note and be the voice of the whole community to my best ability.