// WHAT DTS IS
Down to Skate is the "I'm out, who else is?" signal. Toggle it on and other skaters in your radius can wave back. Toggle it off and you go invisible. There is no in-between.
DTS is not a public location feed. It is not a check-in. It does not post anywhere. It exists only inside the app and only while it's on.
// TURNING IT ON
Open /dts. Hit the toggle. Pick a radius — small (a few blocks), medium (a neighborhood), wide (the city). The default is medium. You can change the radius at any time without leaving DTS.
While DTS is on, your fuzzy location (not your exact location) is visible to other skaters who also have DTS on within the same radius. We round to the nearest block so you're not pinpointed.
// ACCEPTING A WAVE
When another skater within range waves at you, you get a notification. You can:
- Accept. A short, ephemeral chat opens. Trade meeting points. The chat disappears when both sides leave DTS or the session ends.
- Decline. They get a quiet "not available" — no shaming, no callout.
- Block. They can't wave at you again. Use this if someone's persistent.
// PRIVACY DEFAULTS
- DTS is off by default. You turn it on; you turn it off.
- Closing the app turns DTS off automatically after a short grace period (so you're not signaling all night when you forgot to toggle).
- Your DTS history is not stored on a public profile.
- Family mode hides DTS entirely.
// ETIQUETTE
If you wave at someone and they decline, leave it. The decline is the answer. DTS is for skating together; it's not a dating surface.