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_Chief Delphi is the name of team [47](/frc0000/47), but this page is
dedicated to the Chief Delphi web forums._

The **Chief Delphi forums** ([chiefdelphi.com](http://chiefdelphi.com
"http://chiefdelphi.com" )) is a web forum, founded by the [47](/frc0000/47)
and kept up-to-date by the dedicated work of
[Brandon Martus](brandon-martus), that serves the
FIRST community. It has
transcended the realm of a team forum, and is truly an effort to unite the
entire FIRST community. Through ventures such as Unsung FIRST
Heroes the forums give
back to the community. Members from all walks of [FIRST](FIRST) life regularly
visit the forums, both on- and off-season.

## History

The original Chief Delphi website debuted in 1997 at _<http://pchs-
delphi.com>_. In 1998, plans were made to register a new domain,
_<http://www.chiefdelphi.com>_. Here are links to archived copies of Chief
Delphi from throughout the years:

  * [June 1997](http://web.archive.org/web/19970601092730/http://www.pchs-delphi.com/ "http://web.archive.org/web/19970601092730/http://www.pchs-delphi.com/" )
  * [December 1998](http://web.archive.org/web/19981212023729/www.chiefdelphi.com/ "http://web.archive.org/web/19981212023729/www.chiefdelphi.com/" )
  * [November 1999](http://web.archive.org/web/19991109145536/www.chiefdelphi.com/ "http://web.archive.org/web/19991109145536/www.chiefdelphi.com/" )
  * [December 2000](http://web.archive.org/web/20001204221400/http://www.chiefdelphi.com/ "http://web.archive.org/web/20001204221400/http://www.chiefdelphi.com/" )
  * [April 2001](http://web.archive.org/web/20010401193933/http://www.chiefdelphi.com/ "http://web.archive.org/web/20010401193933/http://www.chiefdelphi.com/" )
  * [August 2002](http://web.archive.org/web/20020728025134/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php "http://web.archive.org/web/20020728025134/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php" )
  * [September 2003](http://web.archive.org/web/20031003073306/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php "http://web.archive.org/web/20031003073306/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php" )
  * [May 2004](http://web.archive.org/web/20040605182030/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php "http://web.archive.org/web/20040605182030/www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/portal.php" )

## Statistics

As of February 26, 2009:

* Threads: 64,072 
* Posts: 788,444 
* Members: 25,820 
* Active Members: 7,950 
* Most users online at one time: 635, on 01-06-2007 

## Significance

This forum site has a large amount of registered users and is _the_ place to
find out about anything and everything. Most of the users are friendly and if
you ask any question you are most likely to get an answer back from someone.
It is a good place for rookie teams to start. It has forums for every thing
from programming to mechanical to just chatting.