Editorial policy
How we work: our editorial method
Where our facts come from, how we check them, and what happens when we get something wrong.
Primary sources first
Each guide is compiled from primary and official material: leaderboard and category rules published by speedrun communities, tournament rulebooks, governing and membership bodies such as national esports organisations, and the terms of service, community guidelines and help centres of streaming platforms. Where those do not cover a point, we use reputable reporting and say so.
Every guide lists what we read
At the foot of each guide is a list of the sources we opened while writing it, with a "last checked" date. Platform rules and age limits change, so if a source has moved on since that date, trust the source over us and tell us.
No hands-on testing claims
We are explainers, not a test lab. We do not claim to have played, timed or reviewed anything ourselves, and we do not publish star ratings, scores or rankings. Where we offer a view, for example which format is easier for a newcomer to follow, it is labelled as an editorial opinion.
Demos are clearly invented
The interactive split timer and bracket builder are teaching tools. Their segment names, times, teams and results are invented or randomly simulated and are labelled as such. They do not represent any real game, run, team or event.
Images
All photographs on the site are original generated images. They are not of real people or events, and we deliberately avoid logos, products, box art and screenshots.
Safety and wellbeing
For online safety and health topics we point to official bodies such as the NHS, the UK Safer Internet Centre and platform safety centres. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.
Corrections
Email [email protected] with the page and the problem. We aim to review reports within a few working days and update the "last checked" date when we change a fact.