// WHY TRUST EXISTS
A skate map is only useful if you can believe the pins. We've all driven thirty minutes to find a "spot" that turned out to be three feet of curb in a strip-mall parking lot. The trust score is the signal that other skaters have actually been there and confirmed the spot is real, still standing, and worth the trip.
// WHAT THE SCORE IS
Each spot has a trust score. It is not a star rating. It is a confidence number: how sure we are the spot exists as described, right now. The higher the score, the more skaters have verified it recently with photos, clips, or check-ins.
// HOW A SPOT EARNS TRUST
When a spot is first submitted it starts with a low score. Trust climbs as the community engages:
- Other skaters confirm the location is correct.
- Clips and photos get attached.
- Visits get logged.
- Time passes without a "lost" or "modified" report.
// SPOT STATUS
A spot has one of these statuses:
active— open, skateablelost— knobbed, gated, paved over, demolishedmodified— still there but changed (new run-up, gnarlier crack, etc.)closed_temporarily— construction, event, weatherunder_construction— DIY in progress or a new build
If a spot is reported as lost or modified, the trust score drops and the status reflects it. A spot that was great in 2019 can be a parking lot by 2026; the map should show that.
// WHEN TRUST IS LOW
A low score doesn't mean the spot is fake. It just means not many skaters have checked in lately. Help: if you went and it's still there, post a clip or hit the verify control on the spot page. That's the whole loop.