The Mobius, WFA and WFFA site

[kmehta]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

I created a quick code that sorts through the data (allowing me to finally get WF stats!)

With this data (not taking into account for team switches), the most WFFA(+WFA) winners any team has is 3.

The teams with 3 WFFA winners are as follows:

103
116
155
341
357
469
612
987
1114
1538
1574
1675

You can now add 604 to the list! Jim Mori won at Silicon Valley tonight, in addition with Helen Arrington (Sacramento 2010), and Maggie Best (Sacramento 2011). Threepeat!

I will try and post some pictures on our website later taken after Andy Baker presented it to Jim Mori. Edit: Photos are posted here.

[Andy Baker]

OK, I was able to make a few changes.

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

I also would like to know who makes them, and how they are made. Who is the designated ball bearing popper-inner?

Met-L-Flo out of Rockford, IL makes them. Also, I added a "trophy design" page.

Originally Posted by RMiller

Just an FYI: you appear to be missing the 2009 Minnesota (North Star and 10k) winners.
North Star: 1816 - Mark Lawrence
10k: 2177 - Kurt Aschenbeck

Thanks, they are listed now.

Originally Posted by Carol

I love! Would it be possible to put pictures of the WFA winners? So we can recognize them when we see them?

Some of them have pictures and bios. I've written most of the WFA bios, and could use some help here. If anyone has more pics and wants to give input on a bio, that would be great. Just sent me a PM.

Originally Posted by jblay

NY seems to be left out
Jeanne Boyarsky 694 was the winner
woot^

The Sunday thing messed me up here, and I missed listing Jeanne. Sorry 'bout that. She is listed now.

Originally Posted by Libby K

There is some description of it in a "25 Years of DEKA" publication (that currently exists at Dean's house / DEKA / is given to invited guests of Dean's), as one of the DEKA 'christmas gifts' (a geeky-cool present secretly designed and built by DEKA engineers each year for Dean) was a mobius similar to the WFA trophy and is featured in the book. I will try and see if I can get a copy that snippet and send it to Andy so that it can go up on the site.

Whatever you can get, Libby, would be very appreciated.

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

I created a quick code that sorts through the data (allowing me to finally get WF stats!)

With this data (not taking into account for team switches), the most WFFA(+WFA) winners any team has is 3.

Dina Campagna moved from team 341 to team 357 a couple of years ago, but I never updated the list so she is with the three guys on 357. She brings the WFFA total on team 357 to 4 winners. They are now alone in the lead.

I updated the list tonight (excel file and html list), and I captured about 10-12 WFFA mentors who have changed teams. From Scott Ritchie and his new team (3947) to Dave Scarcella moving to team 231, there are various changes.

Originally Posted by Rich Kressly

...oh one more picky thing ... the drop down list of all the WFA is a little too long. Is it possible to put the names in two columns?

Um, I dunno how to do that yet.

Originally Posted by DCA Fan

This is great, I'd love to see some of the essays as well. I can contribute the few that I have if you'd like them.

Yes, feed me any info you guys want to provide, and I can make WFFA pages with essays included.

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

It may be worth adding another column, one for team when they won, and one for current team.

It doesn't appear that everyone's teams have been updated, Pat Fairbank is still listed as 1503 but is now with 254. Obviously mentors moving between teams is tough to track since their is no database of team members or mentors.

Yep, got it. A "notes" column is added. If anything needs to be added there, please let me know. This is also a good place to list that a few of these wonderful mentors have sadly passed away.

Sincerely,
Andy

[Carol]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

I created a quick code that sorts through the data (allowing me to finally get WF stats!)

With this data (not taking into account for team switches), the most WFFA(+WFA) winners any team has is 3.

The teams with 3 WFFA winners are as follows:

103
116
155
341
357
469
612
987
1114
1538
1574
1675

This does not include teams with a WFA (which does not beat the 3 mentor record).

If you include the WFA, these teams are added to the list:
111
131
188
234
365
812

Isn't data fun? If anyone wants any more numbers, let me know.

Well, if you want to be technical about it, (since you love playing with data) the last list should be on the list with 3 WFFA, since all the WFAs had to win a WFFA first.

Although I can see the rationale about leaving them off the WFFA list since it is long already.

[efoote868]

Heh, I recognize that exact WFFA trophy on the design page (BMR 2008). That was one of the highlights of my senior year.

I also remember going to the grocery store shortly after on a short bus, getting a blank b-day cake, and laughing as my teammates struggled to put icing on it themselves as we drove back to Earhart dining court for dinner.

[Joe Ross]

Are there plans to update the site this year? Do you need any help?

[DonRotolo]

Ditto.
Oh, and the spreadsheet is missing the MAR WFFA winner from 1676, who won last year.