The 100 most popular videos on diabolo.ca

[Sean]

The following are the 100 most viewed video threads on diabolo.ca (as of May 2010) from an analysis of the forum database. It shows the 100 most viewed video threads after controlling for the trend of overall thread views over time. It only includes videos from the main video section. Older videos are going to have a lower average views/day since they've been around for a lot longer. Newer videos are going to have a higher than average views/day. Some years there were more people using the forum than others. This analysis picks out the 100 videos (the red dots) that deviate the most from this trend (the red line). The trend line was derived from a generalized additive model using the mgcv package in R.


Update February 28 2013: A plot with the top 180 videos from 2004–2012:

Note the log scaled vertical axis.
The second plot doesn't precisely match the tables below. I ran the 2010–2013 analysis separately because I didn't want to touch the original table as posted.

Some of the usernames need to be changed to reflect the actual creator of the video. Also, I think it could benefit from a handcrafted section highlighting some of the great videos before the forum started. Suggestions for those? Two Loose in Toulouse for sure...

2004
Niels, 10 year old Belgian	Niels	2004-11-27
Quentin Bancel - 3 Diabolo Juggling	Quentin	2004-11-30
Loop string video	barnesy	2004-12-16
2005
Ryo Yabe at WJF	norbi	2005-01-11
israeli nike video!	AssaF	2005-05-05
Ryo Yabe WJF Profile Video	Andy S	2005-08-04
Feel Good Inc.	Dai	2005-08-20
FEDC03 results (and Makky, Saito & others videos)	sean_	2005-08-27
Video to celebrate the 10000th post!	Arjan	2005-09-03
T.S.T!! my new vidéo	Tahia	2005-09-25
Czech Freestyle competition Ladronka 2005 edited video	CZ UFO Peci	2005-10-01
Drop And Change	diabolumberto	2005-10-04
"Shirtless Man Doing Diabolo", by Jacob Sharpes	Sharpes	2005-10-06
Favourite videos	guppygould	2005-11-26
The Best of Circusplanet 2005	Martijn	2005-12-03
2006
Silver Creek Jugglers---New video!	Matt_	2006-02-01
Video of William! (from WJF)	Timtom	2006-02-20
Ypres 2006	Martijn	2006-03-04
BuskoNature	busk	2006-04-18
my first diabolo movie {3 and 4 diabolos}	dekel a	2006-05-31
Pure ownage perhaps? [mind blowing tricks inside]	clickdeath	2006-07-20
"Better Together"	Arjan	2006-08-09
D.ca Collaboration video	Martijn	2006-08-15
William's streaming videos	Rîkû	2006-09-21
Imperfect Cirquel	busk	2006-10-12
Video: Sharpes '06 - "Wheels"	Sharpes	2006-11-06
Video of a spanish forum circoforum.net	DiaboloFeeling	2006-11-11
Ryo Yabe in Taiwan	Christopher	2006-11-24
2007
The Best of Circusplanet 2006	Martijn	2007-01-01
Hot Teen On Cam	sean_	2007-01-23
Diabolo.ca Video Tennis 1	Martijn	2007-02-14
My short videos (Updated 4th January 09)	Crackers	2007-04-04
Tony Frebourg 5d record	Tony Frebourg	2007-04-22
Liquid Lights	Martijn	2007-04-30
Matt Hall & Chris Garcia - Excalibur Evolution	Matt_	2007-06-13
To steal or not to steal (from yospin vid)	looby	2007-07-11
Short and Long	sean_	2007-07-18
[Busk]Small	busk	2007-09-04
CaRnAgE	LaNgErZ	2007-09-12
Diabolo.ca Collaboration Video 2007	Sean	2007-10-02
The Beat of the Diabolo	pranay	2007-10-10
Choices...	norbi	2007-11-10
Be Sharpe	Sharpes	2007-12-16
SnowBound: DiaboloBros	Diabolo Bro	2007-12-30
2008
Arata's Videos	Arata	2008-03-21
"Up to the sky" - Documentary	noel	2008-04-30
[sigalit] Stepz	busk	2008-05-06
Useless information	k3nt1n	2008-05-17
L.C.A.B. (edit: What you didn't see in LCAB) (05/05/2009)	De Hoest	2008-06-24
Martijn presents: Dang-Diggy-Dang	Martijn	2008-07-20
Vertax - down-vertax / four points vertax tutorial	Marko	2008-07-26
Baghead: Living in Darkness	Baghead	2008-07-29
CoNtInGeNcY	LaNgErZ	2008-08-03
Malte²	Diabolo Klon	2008-08-15
Juggling in Frankfurt 3	pranay	2008-08-18
Do the Hokey Pokey!	Will.	2008-08-24
4 low from Jack Chen of MHD diabolo art Taiwan	angela945	2008-08-29
"Whirlcool" - video by Ceri-Anne	Ceri-Anne	2008-09-03
The ''big'' FDC (Finnish Diabolo Convention) video thread	Niclas	2008-09-09
It's Tricky	pranay	2008-09-20
Happy Oree Friends - Flight Of The Yohos	orka	2008-09-30
EJC 2008 Diabolo	sparx	2008-10-03
Horizon by Clement and Petit Lu	Petit Lu	2008-10-09
Diabolo video: Leaves. By Marijn	S4X	2008-10-19
Integral error	VeiviLate	2008-10-28
Magic wall	hathaway04	2008-10-31
4 diabolos low practice by dekel	dekel a	2008-11-03
Diabolo.ca Collaboration video 2008: "Work in progress"	Martijn	2008-11-17
Lame. William Lame.	Crackers	2008-11-21
2009
M4U - The Tune	M4U	2009-01-15
Dialeted	dednightwarriorjamxp	2009-02-03
New video by Ofek Shilton - 2,3,4,5 diabolos	Ofek Shilton	2009-03-14
La-la-land, a new video by Arjan & Martijn	Martijn	2009-03-21
William Campbell - Australia's got Talent! Semi-Finals.	Will.	2009-03-25
Turn It Out	Elkku	2009-04-03
New Video: Don't stop the rock.	tk_tobe	2009-04-10
In Case of Emergency... A new video by Jesse	Jesse	2009-04-24
Marijn & Martijn - The 5th Element	Martijn	2009-05-14
Around	dednightwarriorjamxp	2009-05-19
Teardrop	Clément	2009-05-31
Encore du 3	nutt531	2009-06-09
Greetings from Germany – diabolotreff.de Collaboration Video 2009	Ace	2009-06-10
Sergej & Pranay - Wiedergekommen!!	kamikace	2009-06-14
Diabolotri waiting	vale	2009-06-17
Fields	Elkku	2009-07-24
Sharpe Attack!	Sharpes	2009-07-30
Epic Starts Here [Trailer]	Martijn	2009-08-24
On and On [New Diabolo Video]	Timaeschulze	2009-08-29
Sagnat	Tiamat	2009-09-02
Tricka Technology	dednightwarriorjamxp	2009-09-28
2009 summer homework 「I love turn」	tancle	2009-10-08
3 Diabolo Ofek suicide trick - by Ofek Shilton	Ofek Shilton	2009-10-22
Epic Starts Here	Martijn	2009-11-04
Put Together Beautifully	Jesse	2009-11-16
The french Touch	Clément	2009-11-21
Diabolo.ca Collaboration Video 2009	Jesse	2009-12-20

Update, Feb 28 2013: The top ~80 videos from 2010–2012:

2010
Top 40 jugglers of 2009 voting is open	Luke Burrage	2010-01-13
Fav vids of 2009	Not Skilled Yet	2010-01-16
Awake - Diabolo video by hOOk3r	hOOk3r	2010-01-30
My 4 diabolo 53*	tino1402	2010-02-25
Out of Practice	Jesse	2010-03-06
Thomas September 2009	nutt531	2010-03-14
Diabolo is a trip - 2010 version for Luke's video contest	Nico	2010-03-16
Tricks Without Sticks	Dracodragon	2010-04-11
Hold On Tight	Tobi	2010-04-19
Backstages	Donald the Trekky	2010-04-21
[Excalibur 3] by Axaros and Grums	axaros	2010-04-27
A.M.C.B.B.	Elkku	2010-05-05
Jungle Shadow (jtv + download version updated)	noel	2010-05-21
The 100 most popular videos on diabolo.ca	Sean	2010-05-28
PEH cup2010 1diabolo prop 1st Liu Wen xiong	Crackers	2010-06-03
Sharpe as a Tack.	Sharpes	2010-06-14
2222	Crackers	2010-06-22
4 Diabolo low - New world Record by Ofek Shilton	Ofek Shilton	2010-07-23
Guillaume Karpowicz - Purple clock, white prop.	Guillaume Karpowicz	2010-07-24
Ofek 5d Low Attempt	Not Skilled Yet	2010-08-06
Flutterby	Jarle	2010-08-14
Official FDC 2010 videos	Marko	2010-08-18
Double cheese and Nuggets	Clément	2010-08-18
Triangles - a video by Ceri-Anne	Ceri-Anne	2010-09-17
Bref... by Thomas	nutt531	2010-09-29
Abandoning Burning Ships	Timaeschulze	2010-10-19
2010 Collaboration Video: Call for Videos by Nov. 30th	Sean	2010-10-21
8 Siteswaps with 4 diabolos by Guillaume Karpowicz	Guillaume Karpowicz	2010-10-24
Adjectives	dednightwarriorjamxp	2010-10-26
Spin!	visjes112	2010-11-05
GJB 2	mataasi	2010-11-06
this this an diabolo movie???	jacky	2010-11-11
william lin wei liang on tv	jacky	2010-11-28
[bearing diabolo] Yang's champion	tancle	2010-11-29
Sleepyhead	Jarle	2010-12-11
2010 Diabolo.ca Collaboration Video	Sean	2010-12-24
Ambitions	Håvard	2010-12-26
2011
Never Released	Elkku	2011-01-06
Mirrors	greg2709	2011-01-07
Made in Taiwan [Trailer]	Martijn	2011-01-16
Åsåm	Jarle	2011-01-25
Brussels 2010 Diabolo !	Donald the Trekky	2011-01-27
Taiwan Diabolo Collaboration 2010	spryoyabe	2011-02-02
I.C.E.	pietvansteen	2011-03-08
2011327雙鈴招(2d video)	spryoyabe	2011-03-27
3 & 4 diabolo in slow motion 3000FPS by Ofek Shilton	Ofek Shilton	2011-04-03
Animal crackers	Marko	2011-04-10
(E)QUALITY	Mario	2011-04-24
Happy Up Here	Håvard	2011-04-25
New Diabolo Performances( Arata, Aoi, Makky, and more)	spryoyabe	2011-05-20
New 林韋良(William Wei-Liang Lin) Video(Includes 4d low)	spryoyabe	2011-06-07
Bois de 20-scènes #2	Donald the Trekky	2011-06-26
CɹǝɐʇıʌʇıY	Jarle	2011-07-14
Z.O.O.	pietvansteen	2011-08-15
Perspectives	albertalsacien	2011-08-19
Etiennne Lands a Feed the sun 3-4! First 4 diabolo feed the sun?	AznnBoyaZ	2011-09-05
hum well just me!	Tahia	2011-09-20
The mental hospital	Jarle	2011-10-21
5 Diabolo - New world record by Ofek Shilton	Ofek Shilton	2011-11-19
Albert	cie-triobolo	2011-11-28
2012
VotW Compilations, since 2004	luabduch	2012-01-04
Midterm Session 2012	Icebox	2012-02-18
7 days,7 tricks	hOOk3r	2012-03-06
Weekly Tricks	Abe	2012-04-07
Projekt NMN	samuli	2012-05-08
陳玠竹(Chén Jiè Zhú) 4d low (Possible world record?)	spryoyabe	2012-05-15
Alexis & myself	dom.	2012-05-31
Free Your Mind	Clément	2012-09-14
1,2,3 Vertax	grums	2012-09-19
NEW WORLD RECORD: 6 diabolos, 8 throws by Pieter Slachmuylders	Scharling	2012-10-02
Join3d	kampfjapanertaro	2012-10-06
Etienne Chauzy - Assemblage long version	Donald the Trekky	2012-10-13
Somedays	The D	2012-10-14
The Diabolo Network - Diabolotreff Collaboration Video 2012	spryoyabe	2012-12-10
Diabolo.ca Collaboration video 2012 - Watch it!	luabduch	2012-12-18
Intermezzo - Etienne Chauzy	Donald the Trekky	2012-12-19

 

[Martijn]

That looks pretty, pretty, pretty awesome!

[Arjan]

I ****ing love it! But what one was overall the most popular? Top ten maybe?

[Sean]

Thanks.

But what one was overall the most popular? Top ten maybe?

It's a bit hard to tell because the older video threads had to stand the test of time (or at least rank well on Google, ahem, Hot Teen On Cam) whereas newer threads might have just had a spike of views during some heated discussion. In that sense this is approximate and it's hard to compare too closely across years. Using replies might be a better way because people don't tend to post in video threads after a certain amount of time. I've already played with that and will see about putting something together. There's so much that can be done with this data now that I'm dusting off my SQL skills!

We could do so much more if we new when each thread view occurred, but unfortunately we don't.

My point of doing this was to:
1. remind us about some of the old great videos we haven't seen in a while
2. help new people discover great videos
3. help people find videos that were around before they started regularly reading the forum.

Also, because it's all scripted, it can be easily updated, which is less work than having someone manually maintain this type of thing.

[Indy]

nice b ut no there's missing a Tijn & Indy vid!

[seán_]

Thanks.
...(or at least rank well on Google, ahem, Hot Teen On Cam)...

What can I say, it's a quality vid
Google ranking huh? thought Zack and Chris's '2 cup and an axle' stuff would make a better showing then

[Marijn]

You are awesome Sean:-)

[Donald the Trekky]

thanks

[tomangleberger]

Wow that brought back memories. Especially Barnsey's loop video! Has it ever been topped?

And Ryo Yabe's WJF profile video has perhaps my all-time favorite trick in it: that crazy 1d-duicide caught behind the back to start 2d.

But where's Man's Chew and Baguettes!?!

[Sean]

But where's Man's Chew and Baguettes!?!

They are both from the pre-forum days! Are those votes to include them in the B.Dca (before Diabolo.ca) time period?

[norbi]

I'm flattered to have a video in there. One of these days i will have the time for another one.
Great list! I look forward to rewatching a fair few..!

[Diabolo88]

Also, I think it could benefit from a handcrafted section highlighting some of the great videos before the forum started. Suggestions for those? Two Loose in Toulouse for sure...

Cool list...pre-forum:

All of the MFP's old stuff, some vids on the Diarythm site (hah best of the 90's here even?), Guy Heathcotes 3D shuffle throwstart and run on Barnesys site, Martin Malls old promovideo with smoke and stuff, Lena Köhns 3D rocketstart (supershort but first time I saw a 3D rocket start), Barnesys vids on 2diabolo.net...some of the ones I can instantly think of are nice but there are many more ofcourse. Do Diabolofollies count ?

Most of these aren't those kinds of edited vids but pre-forum and above all pre-youtube you didn't really see that.

[kamikace]

All of the MFP's old stuff, some vids on the Diarythm site (hah best of the 90's here even?), Guy Heathcotes 3D shuffle throwstart and run on Barnesys site, Martin Malls old promovideo with smoke and stuff, Lena Köhns 3D rocketstart (supershort but first time I saw a 3D rocket start), Barnesys vids on 2diabolo.net...some of the ones I can instantly think of are nice but there are many more ofcourse. Do Diabolofollies count ?

All jewels!

[Noah Nielsen]

Thanks for putting this together!

[Marko]

Would it be too impolite to ask for 2010 top videos listing? Cheers.

[Sean]

Sure, I could update this. I'll add it to my todo list. Might wait a bit though until it approaches a year since the last time (i.e. May).

[nabilarubaiya]

This is simply a great research done by you.

[dimensions]

It really needs to get updated
It's now 2013 and the list only finished at 09

[Olive]

Magic word, newbie... Maybe you could run a list up?

[Mediaboy13]

Same with the diabolo records page  I would be happy to update this list although i think we would have to ask a mod or admin like Duncan, Sean etc...

-Alex