I’ve made a lot of updates to the division notifier website for the 2016 FRC World Championship. Over 900 division notification text messages were sent last year to people from almost 350 different teams.
Very cool. I do not have any teams attending championships, but I am curious about multiple teams. Is there any ways I can get multiple teams to the same phone number?
You could just choose one team and sign up for a text message, then check the website after you get that notification to see all the teams you’re interested in.
Email notifications are the only type where you can specify a list of teams to be notified about currently.
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I signed up for text message, but my team is not going to Championship. I just want to know when the list comes out. Since the team number I entered won’t be on the list, does that mean I won’t get a message at all?
With all pre-championship matches complete, I’ve added a simple auto-checker to the main page of the site. If you’re feeling impatient, just stare at the site for hours on end- no refreshing required.
Last year, I believe the division lists were announced the Wednesday before Championship. So if HQ were to follow suit, the announcement would be on or near 4/20 this year. Of course, an earlier release would be swell.
In 2002 through 2004 the divisions were released the Tuesday 9 days before the beginning of the championship. That ended up ranging anywhere from before the last regional ended (2003) to 10 days after the last regional ended (2002).
In 2005, the divisions were released on a Monday, 10 days before the beginning of the championship (9 days after the end of the last regionals).
In 2006, the divisions were released on a Friday, 13 days before the beginning of the championship (13 days after the end of the last regionals).
In 2007-2009, the divisions were released on a Wednesday, 8 days before the beginning of the championship (3-4 days after the end of the last regionals).
In 2010, the divisions were released on a Thursday, 7 days before the beginning of the championship (4 days after the end of the last regionals)
In 2011, the divisions were released on a Friday, 13 days before the beginning of the championship (6 days after the end of the last regionals)
In 2012-2015, the divisions were released on a Wednesday, 8 days before the beginning of the championship (4 days after the end of the district championships).
Although it ended up not being much of a surprise this year, many people still signed up to receive notifications. Divisions were released only a few minutes past the announced time.
Here are some numbers:
SMS
: 974 sent - Email
: 918 sent - Push
: 156 sent
The most common teams added to email watch lists:
254
118 people - 1114
108 people - 118
97 people - 2056
95 people
The team who had the most people sign up for notifications was 987.
Let me know if you have any questions or recommendations. Would anyone still be interested in having a notifier next year even if they announce the release ahead of time?
