Guest Post: An update on FiloWiki - Robert.

Thank you to Robert for an up-date on FiloWiki, if you haven't discovered it yet, it has the answers to most of your questions

Pen-loop sizes

I don’t use the pen-loops in my planners at all as I use a cut-to-fit Filofax Flex A5 pen-loop insert I punched and added to my EDC. This way I can always have the same pen-loop size with me.

But people have expressed interest in the size of the pen-loops in the Filofax models, so I added an overview page and a few categories in an attempt to provide a bit more information. The overview-page can be reached via:

http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Pen-loop_sizes

The most common pen-loop-size categories are already listed, including pens that do have that measurement. Sometimes the measurement is not exactly the size e.g. “11mm”, but more leaning against “10mm”. In those cases I have added “10mm-11mm” in the model-description.

I would like to stress that the measurements of the flexible pen-loops are made to be a “comfortable fit”. A good or nice usage of the pen-loop. The pen does have a good foothold and does not overly stretch the pen-loop.

I added as many measurements as possible, the pens and planners listed are from my own little herd. If anyone wants to help out, you can send missing measurements by email to filowiki (at) robert-mayr.com. Please send mm-information or the pen you used. If you are not sure that I have the specific pen in my little collection (don’t ask!), just drop me a line …

Browsing production years

With more Filofax-catalogues available I converted the majority of production information entries in the Filowiki away from pointing to decades to listing the years a model was available. This is something I wanted to do early on but only now got the chance to realise it. The overview-page can be reached via:

http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Category:Production_years

Like always the information is as good as possible and not free from errors. If you encounter an error, please contact me via email or Facebook. Every entry is up for debate.

The models with production-time information state the start and end year for the model. Every year-information is clickable and sends the user to the year-listing with every model in that year.

There is a navigation-line at the top of every year, listing it’s nearest neighbors to ease the navigation to the other years.

Is this a vintage model???
Maybe one of most often asked questions in the community is “Is this a vintage model?”. The questions behind this are quite often: “Was it a bargain?” “Can I sell it at a premium?”

Ethics aside, as this has led to quite some confusion with newbies and regulars, so I chime in to make another definition nobody accepts … no, only joking. I’d like to create a page, a listing which everybody can accept and maybe refer to. So, in discussion with others, I have created three categories, their pages with remarks on top about the content and started categorizing models to these categories.

Before I describe the categories I would like to stress that this is a work-in-progress! They are not listed on the front page and only reachable via the links below. The categories and their contents are up for debate and I don’t want to dismiss any objections or ideas on this. That aside, the categories:

Vintage model: Models of the legendary Filofax-era, the 1980s. Up until about 1992 when the last real "Made in England"-models were made and production was moved to Asia. Link: http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Category:Vintage_model


Vintage-style models: Models made after the legendary Filofax-era of the 1980s which are reminiscent of that style and/or it's quality. Link: http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Category:Vintage-style_model


Vintage-ish models: Models that copy the look of the classic Filofax-style, but do fall short in one aspect or another. Like inferior leather or low-quality ring mechanisms. Link: http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Category:Vintage-ish_model

Ok, the last one is a bit tongue-in-cheek and might lead to a bit of a chuckle here and there, but I wanted to acknowledge models that have a classic look and have been sold in high numbers. Models that might have started people with Filofax and do represent Filofax for many customers.

At the end I would like to take the opportunity to point to my currently running “Planner of the week”-series showcasing a different model of my personal planners every week. Showing the old, the slightly newer, the obscure and maybe some unknown creatures. Link: http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=Planner_of_the_week_series

If you are a member of the Philofaxy-Facebookgroup you can follow the series on Facebook-Hashtag too. Link: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/planneroftheweek?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG

I have a soft spot for oddballs and yes, my personal collection-page is hopelessly outdated. Link: http://filowiki.robert-mayr.com/index.php?title=My_collection

So for now, keep on planning. Robert.