Editorial Page
We take what we publish seriously. A lot of content online exists to fill space, chase clicks, or move product. That’s not what this is. This page explains how Toronto Skateboarding works, how we research and write, how we handle recommendations, and what you can expect from us as a reader.
What This Site Is For
Toronto Skateboarding exists to be genuinely useful and honest about the things we cover. Skateboarding is the core, but the site extends into the wider culture around it, streetwear, city life, gear, neighbourhoods, creative people doing interesting things in Toronto. Whatever the topic, the standard is the same: we only publish something if it’s worth your time to read it.
Who Writes Here
Our lead writer and editor is Jordan Calloway. Jordan has been skating Toronto for over a decade and has lived in the city long enough to have real opinions about it. Guest contributors are people with direct, firsthand experience in whatever they’re writing about, we don’t publish pieces from writers who are researching a topic from the outside and packaging it up. That approach produces content that sounds right but reads hollow. We’d rather not.
How We Research
Before anything goes live, the person writing it is expected to actually know what they’re talking about. For gear, that means personal use or hands-on testing, not spec sheets and manufacturer copy. For location content, that means actually going there. For technique and how-to content, that means real practice, not a summary of what other sites have already said.
Where factual claims need external verification, product certifications, safety standards, technical specifications, we cross-reference against primary sources and note where information comes from.
Recommendations and Affiliate Links
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you buy something after clicking through, we may earn a small commission at no cost to you. This does not change what we recommend. We link to things because we think they’re worth buying, full stop.
We don’t accept payment for positive coverage. If a brand sends us something to test, we’ll say so in the article. Our assessment of it will be honest regardless. If a product is mediocre, we’ll say that or just not write about it at all, a half-hearted recommendation isn’t useful to anyone.
We don’t publish sponsored content disguised as editorial. If something is paid or partnered, it’s clearly labelled at the top. We keep this rare.
Corrections and Updates
We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it. If you spot an error, factual, technical, anything, flag it through the contact page. We’ll review it within 48 hours. If the correction is valid, we update the article, note the change at the bottom of the post with a date, and credit you if you want it.
We don’t quietly rewrite published content to change its meaning. Any substantive edit gets a visible update note.
Gear changes, spots open and close, prices shift. We review our most-read articles on a rolling basis and update them when the information has gone stale. The publish date and last-updated date are always visible at the top of every post.
Contact
Questions about how we operate, correction requests, contribution pitches, or anything editorial, use the contact page. We read everything. Also make sure to check our About page.