The JISCON

[Varkor]

Just a small question I've had for some time.
The JISCON seem to be the official committee for validating numbers
juggling world records. However, they seem to do a very poor job of
actually keeping track or validating juggling world records. There are
quite a few records that have been on the internet for a while now,
but no sign of them has appeared on the JISCON's website. Surely it's
not that hard to validate a record?
Is JISCON actually still active? If they are, why the poor activity?
Do we need a new group to step up and take control?

[Adam Rowney]

While I am not sure whether JISCON actively pursues keeping the records up
to date at all any more (they don't seem to), most records are kept up to
date via here --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggling_world_records

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[Thanar]

As a long-time editor of the Wikipedia page above, I've had the
opportunity to correspond briefly with some members of JISCON within the
past year. Here are my comments:

1) JISCON doesn't track all numbers juggling records. They only track solo
balls, clubs and rings, and duo club passing. Much recent record-breaking
activity has been in ball & ring passing, which is outside their purview.

2) JISCON only evaluates what is submitted to them. I'd guess that many
records are simply not submitted.

3) Back when JISCON began, things were recorded on VHS tapes and a copy
was mailed to JISCON. Nowadays, everything is digital and it's more common
(and probably easier) to upload to YouTube than to submit to JISCON.

I would encourage record breakers to submit their video evidence to JISCON
if they haven't already. I think it is helpful to have official bodies
actively involved in verification. Without the rules and definitions
established by JISCON, the Wikipedia page on Juggling World Records would
likely not even exist, since it would have no external reliable sources
for its guidelines.

That having been said, there is a benefit to the immediacy of having
someone break a record on Tuesday, post it that afternoon, and having the
internet "record books" updated promptly in reaction to that event.

Another official body, which verifies bounce juggling records, is The
Bounce Page (www.bouncepage.com).