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'''J. Andre Bardin''', more commonly known online under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS''' and now known as '''Dracophile'''), was one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 AI development community for creating the self-titled [[RFS AI Pack]]. He is also known as being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired and was also the owner of [[RFSHQ]], a website community which outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet (February 12th, 2004 - June 22, 2008 although it is still online today).

'''J. Andre Bardin''', more commonly known online under the moniker '''Radio F Software''' (frequently abbreviated as '''RFS''' and now known as '''Dracophile'''), was one of the most influential personalities in the Robot Arena 2 AI development community for creating the self-titled [[RFS AI Pack]]. He is also known as being the first (and last) [[AceUplink]] staff member to be fired and was also the owner of [[RFSHQ]], a website community which outlived nearly every other Robot Arena 2 community on the Internet (February 12th, 2004 - June 22, 2008 although it is still online today).

==Timeline==

==History==

===AceUplink Era===

===AceUplink===

[[Image:RFS2003.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software, 2003]]During his time spent on AceUplink, RFS quickly learned the [[Python]] programming language as he played the game. He created all of his game modifications during this time period, including the RFS AI Pack and [[Personalized Components|personalized components]]. He was also well known for writing tutorials on how to code AI, edit components, and how to beat AI robots; his efforts gave him the custom rank "The Tutorial Man". In December 2003, [[JFranco]], the webmaster of AceUplink, appointed RFS to work on the [[AceUplink Robot Database]], an online encyclopedia of robotics information. With the stiff request of 1,000 articles, RFS attempted to resign from his position and when permission was denied, he simply stopped working and filled the database with entries of his own robotic creations until his FTP permissions were stripped.

[[Image:RFS2003.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Radio F Software, 2003]]During his time spent on AceUplink, RFS quickly learned the [[Python]] programming language as he played the game. He created all of his game modifications during this time period, including the RFS AI Pack and [[Personalized Components|personalized components]]. He was also well known for writing tutorials on how to code AI, edit components, and how to beat AI robots; his efforts gave him the custom rank "The Tutorial Man". In December 2003, [[JFranco]], the webmaster of AceUplink, appointed RFS to work on the [[AceUplink Robot Database]], an online encyclopedia of robotics information. With the stiff request of 1,000 articles, RFS attempted to resign from his position and when permission was denied, he simply stopped working and filled the database with entries of his own robotic creations until his FTP permissions were stripped.

RFS was unceremoniously fired from AceUplink staff in January 2004. His account, banished to the "Pending Validation" group, was the only such validating account to have several thousand forum posts and be listed with the "Super Heavyweight" post rank. For several months after being banned RFS remained the top poster on the forums only to eventually be surpassed by [[AW]].

RFS was unceremoniously fired from AceUplink staff in January 2004. His account, banished to the "Pending Validation" group, was the only such validating account to have several thousand forum posts and be listed with the "Super Heavyweight" post rank. For several months after being banned RFS remained the top poster on the forums only to eventually be surpassed by [[AW]].

===RFSHQ Era===

===RFSHQ===

The first incarnation of RFSHQ opened on February 12th, 2004. February 12th was the day that AceUplink's domain was purchased/expired, and the intent of the site was to "beat out" AceUplink. The first version of RFSHQ was used as an outlet to host all of RFS' creations for Robot Arena 2; and while partnered with [[TheDisturbedOne]] his mods were featured and other modifications were announced but never completed. Their joint-effort production name was Radio F Disturbedware and their only credit lies in The [[RFS AI Pack|RFS AI Pack V1.5]].

The first incarnation of RFSHQ opened on February 12th, 2004. February 12th was the day that AceUplink's domain was purchased/expired, and the intent of the site was to "beat out" AceUplink. The first version of RFSHQ was used as an outlet to host all of RFS' creations for Robot Arena 2; and while partnered with [[TheDisturbedOne]] his mods were featured and other modifications were announced but never completed. Their joint-effort production name was Radio F Disturbedware and their only credit lies in The [[RFS AI Pack|RFS AI Pack V1.5]].

When the Robot Arena 2 community began to falter RFS quickly changed the format of the website to stay afloat. RFSHQ "reopened" on May 9th, 2004 as a comedy/satire website. The first article on the website was a sarcastic review of ''The Adventures of Bayou Billy'' on the Nintendo NES. From May 2004 through July 2008 RFS was the lead content supervisor of the website which at the time grew to a community of over 12,000 users and several "guest writers". Also during this time the RFSHQ website began to compile a complete database of every episode from the television series "BattleBots".

When the Robot Arena 2 community began to falter RFS quickly changed the format of the website to stay afloat. RFSHQ "reopened" on May 9th, 2004 as a comedy/satire website. The first article on the website was a sarcastic review of ''The Adventures of Bayou Billy'' on the Nintendo NES. From May 2004 through July 2008 RFS was the lead content supervisor of the website which at the time grew to a community of over 12,000 users and several "guest writers". Also during this time the RFSHQ website began to compile a complete database of every episode from the television series "BattleBots".

===Post-RFSHQ Era===

===Post-RFSHQ===

In July 2008 RFS, now under his pseudonym "Dracophile", outed himself as a "half-member" of the furry fandom, apologized to his audiences for lying to them for four years, and retired from his position as RFSHQ's lead writer. He has mostly vanished online and blended back into the original communities he came from. His various backwards and shady antics committed during his stay in the Robot Arena 2 community have left him mostly unwelcome from many of the communities he burned bridges with over the years.

In July 2008 RFS, now under his pseudonym "Dracophile", outed himself as a "half-member" of the furry fandom, apologized to his audiences for lying to them for four years, and retired from his position as RFSHQ's lead writer. He has mostly vanished online and blended back into the original communities he came from. His various backwards and shady antics committed during his stay in the Robot Arena 2 community have left him mostly unwelcome from many of the communities he burned bridges with over the years.